Support Groups

Abuse, Bulimia & Restrictive Eating Disorders (ABR)

This group is for survivors of abuse and sexual trauma who are struggling with bulimia and restrictive eating disorders and are seeking recovery and support.  It provides accountability, information, education and focuses on discussions on recovery, self-worth, struggles, successes and more.  This is a co-ed group.

Binge Eating & Trauma (BET)

This group is for survivors of abuse and sexual trauma who desire recovery and support from binge eating and abuse or sexual trauma.  It provides accountability, information, education and focuses on discussions on recovery, self-worth, struggles, successes and more.  This is a co-ed group.

DID Educational Group

This support group is for adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma who have been diagnosed with DID by a mental health professional and is focused on learning about living with alternate ego states (“parts”).    This group is not appropriate for survivors who are not dealing with parts.  This group requires permission of your therapist or psychiatrist and requires signing a release of information due to the nature of this group.  Also, due to the nature of dealing with parts, this group may be triggering.  Please have a support system in place (your therapist can help with this) to be available to you in the event that you are triggered and need extra support after group. This is a co-ed group.

Domestic Violence Recovery (DVR)

This group is for survivors of domestic violence who are seeking to discuss the challenges of coping after leaving a violent relationship.  This addresses a variety of issues of recovery and coping skills as well as the impact of domestic violence on relationships. This is a co-ed group.

Domestic Violence Recovery – Christian (DVR-C)

This group is for survivors of domestic violence who are seeking to discuss the challenges of coping after leaving a violent relationship and how this impacts your Christian faith, or how your faith impacts your recovery.  This addresses a variety of issues of recovery and coping skills as well as the impact of domestic violence on relationships. This also allows the discussion of how to deal with hurt that has occurred from protection that wasn’t provided if requested from the church. This is a co-ed group.

Faith & Trauma Recovery (F&T)

This group is for survivors of abuse and sexual trauma who are seeking to discuss how the Christian faith is impacting their healing progress and to discuss ideas for managing faith in the midst of recovery. This group is for survivors who have experienced any type of abuse or sexual trauma. This is a co-ed group.

Grief, Loss & Trauma (G&L)

This support group is for survivors who are wanting to learn more about addressing the feelings, thoughts and coping skills with grief and loss after trauma.  This includes loss that is traumatizing.  Sharing of experiences may be allowed based on the week’s focused discussion, except for graphic descriptions to prevent triggering. This is an 8-week closed group. This is a co-ed group.

Journaling (JUR)

This group for survivors looks at various ways to journal and uses different topics to journal on each week. This is a 6-week closed group. This is a co-ed group.

Men’s Survivor (MSS)

This group is for adult men who are survivors of abuse and/or sexual trauma who want a safe place to discuss issues such as emotions, self-esteem, coping, effects of trauma, PTSD, forgiveness, spirituality, men’s issues and more.  This is a men’s only group.

Relapse Prevention & Trauma (RPT)

This group is for adult survivors who have or are struggling with addiction (not just substance) and want to work on preventing a return to the behavior or substance and understand the challenges to keep from doing so. This is a co-ed group.

Relationships & Boundaries (R&B)

This group for survivors explores what unhealthy and healthy relationships as well as boundaries are and how to begin to set boundaries. This is educational and supportive with discussion on progressing topics. This is an 8-week closed group. This is a co-ed group.

Transgender & Non-Conforming (TNC)

This group for survivors is an ongoing support group for transmasculine and transfeminine survivors who desire to address issues related to the abuse or sexual assault experienced.  Various topics include how to develop a support system, emotions, coping skills, self-esteem and more.  This is a co-ed group.

Trauma Recovery (TR)

This group is an ongoing support group for survivors of any type of abuse or sexual trauma and addresses issues such as emotions, self-esteem, coping, effects of trauma, PTSD, forgiveness, spirituality and more. This is a co-ed group.

Women’s Sexual Assault (WSA)

This group is for women who are survivors of rape, attempted rape, childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking.  Various topics for this group include but are not limited to coping, managing emotions, reclaiming your body, and more.  This is a women’s only group.

Workshops

Addiction, Trauma & Coping Skills

This workshop looks at the relationship of the trauma of abuse and sexual assault and addiction, the signs of addiction and ways to cope if you are struggling with symptoms of addiction. This looks at a variety of types of addictions, not just alcohol and drugs. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

Coping with Dissociation

The goal of this workshop is to explore the various types of dissociation, and to facilitate discussion and learn a several coping skills for managing dissociative symptoms.  Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

Coping with PTSD

This workshop is educational with some interactive experiential activities and discussion on how to cope with the symptoms of PTSD, and what to do to help manage, addressing feelings, thoughts and actions to help cope with PTSD.  This workshop is for those newly diagnosed or wanting a reminder on basic coping skills.  Includes information, grounding skills, visualization, and containment. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

DBT Skills

The goal of this workshop is to develop skills that can be applied to everyday situations to manage emotional reactions, learn core mindfulness techniques, and become aware of techniques that can be implemented in one’s life to manage stressful situations.  This workshop will provide background on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), what it has been shown to be helpful for, as well as teach DBT techniques. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

I Am Me

This workshop discusses finding identity after experiencing domestic violence.  It goes over different types of identities, how to find identity, how domestic violence affects the brain and different age groups and providing resources.  It will have multiple discussions and an activity included. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

Inner Child

This workshop looks at the various parts of us after experiencing abuse or sexual trauma. With discussion and a few exercises, this workshop looks at the different types of inner children a survivor may have and some ways to connect. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

Self-Care

The goal of this workshop is to assist survivors in becoming aware of and improve self-care while learning coping skills to manage triggers that may occur in either group or daily life. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.

Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem is a very vital element in our mental health and well-being.  The Self-Esteem workshop’s goals are to inform survivors of how trauma can lead to low self-esteem, helping identify signs of low self-esteem, and provide various strategies for coping with low self-esteem.  By identifying and learning more about self-esteem, this workshop will allow the opportunity to explore techniques to begin or continue rebuilding self-esteem and self-confidence. Handouts are provided at the end of the workshop to those who attend.