Childhood Sexual Abuse Recovery Group - 2024 Sydney

October to December

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Sexual Abuse Recovery Group in Sydney

  • 8-week Group

  • $150 / week

  • Located in the Sydney Central Business District

  • Open to people who identify as women or non-binary & have experienced sexual abuse before age 18

  • Open to ages 18+

This group will be led by:

  • Tiggy Foster, counsellor

  • Sonia Scali, counsellor and trauma sensitive yoga facilitator

  • Samantha Forbes is supervisor of the group facilitators

The program has been developed by Samantha Forbes, Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Relationships therapist

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

✧ Exploring Practices of Power

✧ Addressing Shame and Grief

✧ The Social Context of Childhood Sexual Abuse

✧ Somatic techniques for emotional regulation

✧ 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)

October 16 - December 4, 2024

Every Wednesday @ 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

The Cost:

$150 each per participant,

$1,200 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. Click on the ‘Help Me Get Started’ button to the left and complete the required webform

2. One of the CSA team will contact you to set up a quick 5 -minute chat to see if this group is a good fit. It’s possible this isn’t the right time for this. If this is the case, the CSA team will provide some other support options.

3. If the fit seems right, the team will move into the registration process including scheduling a 30 minute intake interview.

Childhood Sexual Assault Group Facilitators

GROUP LEAD: Antigone Foster

CO-FACILITATOR: Sonia Scali

SUPERVISOR TO THE FACILITATORS: Sam Forbes

The CSA Recovery Group Program is developed by Samantha Forbes

Samantha Forbes

Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Supervisor of the Facilitators

Tiggy Foster

Counsellor, Group Facilitator

Sonia Scali

Counsellor, Co-facilitator