Groups for Adult Survivors of Sex Assault or Childhood Sexual Abuse
Details:
WHO: For survivors of sexual violence who have lived experience as women. Some groups focus on survivors of sexual assault. Other groups are for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Most groups are entirely women, but if everyone is comfortable with mixed genders, we can include nonbinary folks or men.
WHAT: Group for support, learning, healing
WHERE: 2760 29th St., Suite 2C, Boulder, CO 80301 or online
WHEN: New groups start whenever I have enough members
HOW to join: Contact Peg at (720) 340-6261 or peg@pegshippert.com or click below to request an intake session
COST: $65 per session
We’ll Set the Agenda Together. Usually it covers:
Dealing with work, family, friends
Understanding trauma and the brain
Sharing stories and support
Dealing with shame, anger, fear and other big emotions
About the Group
I keep my groups small (4 to 6 participants) to encourage a sense of safety
We meet in a warm, private setting in my therapy office or some groups meet partially or entirely online
Groups last 8 to 12 weeks, depending on the time of year
We have video funerals, like we have video conferences, and video doctor visits. We’re starting to gather, in some cases, with 6 feet between a handful of local mourners. It doesn’t feel like enough to me. Even the most satisfying funeral for a single COVID death isn’t the place to address the connection between all the deaths, and all the mourners. All the common threads among the lives that will never be the same after this pandemic. I feel a need for an additional way to mourn that acknowledges the global community of mourners, and honors the collective nature of our losses. One that enables mutual support among mourners who perhaps have different losses that are all part of the larger phenomenon.