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2012 Peer Adult Support Groups
Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse

New groups starting in early 2012. 

The Gatehouse offers 15 week psychoeducational program for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  Each week presents a different topic for facilitated group discussion.

The groups are

  • free
  • separate groups for women and men
  • led by trained volunteer peer facilitators

Learn why you feel the way you do

  • Know and feel that you are not alone
  • Understand many of your behaviors that may have puzzled you for years
  • Discover hope
  • Create new ways to live your life with freedom

If you're interested in joining, the next step is to sschedule a group readiness interview.  Please call Pat Parisi, Program Coordinator, 416-255-5900 xt 221 to schedule a confidential interview. 


One woman group participant writes...

I feel more energized through participating in this group. I’ve spent my whole life feeling different, ashamed and dirty but here, it’s amazing how comfortable I am to feel accepted and understood.

I’ve learned a lot about myself. I think we are a product of our experiences and whether you were abused or not, our experiences make us who we are today. These feelings have been hard wired into our minds and our souls but it’s through discussions like these,  that we can consciously change the way we think and feel about ourselves. This takes a lot of effort on our part but I’ve learned that we are worth it!  We can’t change the past but we can give ourselves permission to choose which path to take going forward. “Worry about the things you can change”.  

Together we discussed issues like anger, secrecy, forgiveness, sexuality, boundaries, addictions, intimacy, inner child and the journey to creating our sacred path. By being here I’ve opened myself up to dealing with my anger about my abuse and feeling misunderstood, and my issues with my mother. 

 

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