Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Group - 2023 Sydney
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Sexual Abuse Recovery Group in Sydney
8-week Group
$140 / week
Located in the Sydney CBD
Open to people who identify as women or non-binary & have experienced sexual abuse before age 18
Led by Sam Forbes, Social Worker & Tiggy Foster, Counsellor
Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Group
This Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Group (CSA Group) is intended for people who identify as women or non-binary and who experienced sexual abuse before age 18.
This CSA Groups offers an opportunity to meet with other survivors of CSA to reduce isolation and overcome the effects of complex trauma, according to a biopsychosocial perspective.
Participants do not have to talk about the details of the abuse.
Why Attend a Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Group?
Groups are a supplementary treatment to individual therapy and can help lessen the stigma of CSA. Groups can also be a place to gain a better understanding of how you relate to yourself and your world in the context of CSA as well as just generally.
Research shows that groups powerfully address the secrecy and isolation surrounding CSA by bringing survivors together, identifying common effects of abuse, and demonstrating that it is not the survivor's fault that this happened. And we’re all about helping eliminate stigmas, lowering feelings of shame, and eliminating barriers to living life to your fullest.
Believe it or not, groups are fun, and interesting. and you will likely leave sessions laughing!
You may also learn some important information from experts in the field. Although it’s not required, groups are also an avenue to support others, and get support from others with similar experiences.
What will this group focus on and what things will I learn?
This Childhood Sexual Abuse Group Content will include the following:
✧ Psychoeducation about childhood trauma and Childhood Sexual Abuse
✧ Overcoming the effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
✧ How traumatic memories are stored and working with trauma and EMDR
✧ Exploring Practices of Power
✧ Addressing Shame and Grief
✧ The Social Context of Childhood Sexual Abuse
✧ From Surviving to Thriving
How Do I Become Eligible for This CSA Group?
It is encouraged and highly recommended that each member of this CSA group be in individual therapy to help process the group content. It is also recommended that members have access to external support while the group is in process.
Alternatively, members who have had previous adequate counselling before joining the group are asked to maintain adequate social support for which they can call upon as needed.
These questions will need to be addressed prior to gaining access to the group.
What are the CSA Group Details?
This will be an 8-week closed group (the same participants will attend each week)
September 12 to October 31, 2023
Every Tuesday @ 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The Cost:
$140 each per participant,
$1,120 for the 8 weeks.
The full price of the group is due upfront. If this is a hardship, please contact the facilitators.
So, Yea. I’m interested. What next?
There are going to be a few steps before getting started. It’s going to go something like this:
1- Contact Sam or Tiggy and let them know you’re interested
2- Sam’s assistant will get back with you and help set up a time for a quick chat to see if this will be a good fit
3- If it’s not a good fit, Sam will let you know some other options. If it is a good fit, Sam will start the intake process. Intake will consist of reading an Informed Consent document as well as other relevant documents
4- Sam will let you know when/ where to show up for the first meeting
Childhood Sexual Assault Group Facilitators
The CSA Group is facilitated by Samantha Forbes and Tiggy Foster of Sam Forbes Counselling.
You can read more about Sam Forbes HERE
Samantha Forbes
Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Relationship Therapist
Tiggy Foster
Counsellor