S.T.A.R Group 12 Week Class & Support Group for Abuse Survivors

Reclaim your power, find validation and safety from within your own heart, and live a life full of joy and purpose!

The effects of sexual assault and abuse can be devastating, but there is hope! You don’t have to go through it alone, we can help you climb out the seemingly endless abyss and help you find your unique path to healing, and start feeling better now by giving you the tools and resources you need to take back your power, take back your identity and move forward in your life!

S.T.A.R. Group (Sexual Trauma & Abuse Recovery) is an evidenced-based FREE support group for survivors of any type of abuse; including childhood trauma, rape, spouse/partner sexual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, physical and even spiritual abuse. The purpose of the group is to increase understanding of the impact trauma has on the brain, body, spirit, and your relationships with yourself, family, friends, and even God.

We have combined the renowned Seeking Safety curriculum that's been used by THOUSANDS of treatment centers and programs through the world since 1990 with other proven resources, tools and healing modalities into one powerful program that is sure to offer education, support and the tools you need to move forward on your healing journey.

This curriculum is combined with a support group to provide both a learning environment and a support system.

This group does not replace therapy but may be used in conjunction with various therapy modalities. We are happy to make recommendations if participants want them.

Class Schedule:

1. Week One: Introduction - how to make this group a safe place; preview topics; define types of abuse; power/control wheel; What is consent vs. coercion?
2. Week Two: Stages of trauma recovery - what does progress really look like? The healing rollercoaster, healing journey vision board & self assessment
3. Week Three: The effects trauma has on our mind, bodies and spirit; PTSD, Triggers, Safe coping strategies
4. Week Four: Support systems, tools and community resources (including self-care)
5. Week Five: Mental Gardening Workshop - How to identify & process through depleting emotions, unsafe/unhelpful beliefs/thoughts and turn them around and create NEW healthy and safe patterns (neural pathway retraining)
6. Week Six: Check-in & Self Esteem - where are you in your healing journey? Self-assessment of where you are in regards to the goals you set in week 2. Who am I now?
7. Week Seven: Coping with grief, guilt, and self-sabotage
8. Week 8: Understanding how culture, intergenerational/family patterns, and passed down trauma effects us and creates toxicity, abuse patterns and unhealthy thinking patterns and belief systems.
9. Week 9: Breaking the abuse cycle - now that we learned what causes trauma, we can now learn how to end cultural and intergenerational trauma and break free from unhealthy patterns and create a better life for ourselves and our posterity!
10. Week 10: Creating healthy boundaries and relationships
11. Week 11: Secondary victims - our families and friends feel the effects of our abuse too so we will learn how to help them cope and share resources for them.
12. Week 12: New beginnings - next steps & celebration of getting this far in our journey! The Gratitude for Trauma exercise

Meeting Details:
Format: Closed/Private Group (Requires registration to join - see form below)
Number of Participants allowed to join each group: 10 cap

Length: approximate 60-90 minute sessions for 12 weeks;

Location: Online & In-person - Private zoom link and private location.

Virtual meeting: Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2 pm MST via private zoom link ***In-Person meeting: ***Tuesdays, 6 - 7:30 pm MST in Layton (address will only be given to registrants)

When are we starting?
We will start as soon as we have 7 participants in each group. Right now we have about 5. So, as soon we have a couple more we can get started!

The goal is to start February 13th with the online group and February 20th for the in-person group.

Please register with the form below to receive the private Zoom info, and/or the address. Registration Policy: Out of respect, confidentiality and due to the sensitive nature of this class & support group, women who are interested in this group will need to complete an intake form and a short, 15 minute “get to know you” meeting with Bonnie, the group instructor.

Bonnie has been trained in heart-centered life coaching and domestic violence advocacy, in addition to taking a dozen other trauma informed psychological classes and programs.

To register please use this link to fill out the in-take form & sign the privacy agreement.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk6RMufI0jopJLY7h8aoZVVszKB8EHwc_gHdU4kQGLbPYctQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you!