UCF Restores Clinic

UCF RESTORES provides immediate peer support to agencies responding to line-of-duty deaths, officer-involved shootings, mass casualty events and other traumatic incidents.

UCF RESTORES is a nonprofit clinical research center and treatment clinic established to change how PTSD and other trauma-related disorders are understood, diagnosed and treated. It began as a government-funded research initiative in 2011.

UCF RESTORES’ multidisciplinary team of licensed behavioral health professionals with backgrounds in psychology and social work provides collaborative treatment for trauma- and stress-related disorders.

UCF RESTORES began as a government-funded research initiative in 2011 and serves the Orlando community, Florida and beyond. Its treatment approach includes a two-week intensive outpatient program combining exposure therapy, emerging technology, and individual and group therapy.

UCF RESTORES helps individuals regain control after trauma and provides research and treatment for trauma-related disorders and concerns through a team of licensed behavioral health professionals.

Jeff Orrange, an Orlando Fire Dept. lieutenant and FFSHC Statewide Peer Team Coordinator, says his team has saved lives.

In early 2025, the 2nd Alarm Project joined UCF RESTORES, combining its frontline relationships and regional expertise with UCF RESTORES’ clinical, research and statewide resources. The programs and services people relied on remain available.

UCF RESTORES lists (407) 823-3910 for general inquiries and treatment consultations and (407) 823-1657 for its Single Session Consultation Program. Phone inquiries are handled Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

UCF Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor Deborah C. Beidel, who serves as executive director of UCF RESTORES, has been named a finalist for the Orlando Sentinel’s 2026 Central Floridian of the Year award, an honor recognizing those whose leadership and community impact shape the region.