Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
This support group provides the opportunity to be surrounded by other women coping with their experience of childhood sexual abuse. In the safety of the group setting, members have opportunities to experience connection, validation, commonality, encouragement and new learning as they reenter the larger, healing community.
Benefits of this group include:
1. Recognition of commonalities among members
2. Establishment of therapeutic alliance with members
3. Acknowledgment of the abuse & breaking of unhealthy secrets
2. Establishment of therapeutic alliance with members
3. Acknowledgment of the abuse & breaking of unhealthy secrets
4. Provision of a support network & “new family”
5. Exploration of emotions & beliefs
6. Provision of a safe context & catalyst for challenging beliefs
7. A safe place for grieving
Please call 415.595.8963 for more information
Co-facilitated with Alyssa Steiger, MA,
Supervised by: Dr. Julie Austin
Supervised by: Dr. Julie Austin
For individuals who have experienced the victimization and trauma of sexual abuse, the search for solutions is often a very challenging and demanding journey. Despite the difficulties, healing is possible. People can and do heal (Dolan, 1991).