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          YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE........

                  YOU HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD........


Support Groups

You are not alone in your healing process.

SASO offers the following free, confidential support groups. All groups are offered three times per year, and are each 12 weeks long. Themes include: trauma, grief and loss, trauma’s effect on the brain, boundaries/assertiveness, self-care/coping, managing strong emotions, relationships with support people, body image/awareness, and sexuality and intimacy.
  • Female adult survivors of adult sexual violence, facilitated by Emily Newcomer, MEd.
  • Female adult survivors of adult childhood sexual violence, facilitated by Ruby Jo Walker, LCSW.
  • Male adult survivors of adult/childhood sexual violence, facilitated by Leigh Meigs, MSW.
  • Spanish support group for adult survivors of adult/childhood sexual violence, facilitated by Darlene Clayton, MSW.
 
To provide more choices for healing, SASO collaborates with Medicine Horse Center to provide Equine-Assisted Therapy groups to survivors for a small fee. Horses and Healing, is offered periodically throughout the year. The groups can help to increase confidence, assertiveness and empowerment through interaction with horses in a safe and peaceful environment.
 

2 free Support Groups starting in January 2012!

Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Assault

Facilitated by local psychotherapist Ruby Jo Waler, LCSW
(EMDR & Hakomi Certified, Somatic Experiencing Trained)

Build supportive relationships
Learn Self Care and Coping
Explore deeper causal issues
Set and maintain boundaries
Express and manage strong emotions
Improve relationship skills
Understand trauma's affect on the nervous system


Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Support Group

SASO is offering a 12-week free support group for male survivors of child sexual abuse and survivors of adult sexual assault. Themes of the group will cover the effects of trauma on the brain, grief & loss, managing strong emotions, sexuality/intimacy, coping, relationships with support people, and self image.

Call SASO for more information on both support groups
970-259-3074