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a workshop or event, please click Please click here for registration information. If you have additional questions about our community workshops or registration, contact Emily Rose at 847-491-0530 or by email at register@womencarecounseling.com Healing Trauma: Skill-Building
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Choose between two workshop dates: Presented by Amy Steinhauer Assaults on women and girls take many forms: childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, physical abuse, date rape, and other violating intrusions. These abuses rob women in many ways. Often, one of the precious things that is lost is sexuality: sexual discovery, sexual desire, sexual pleasure and sexual intimacy. This workshop is intended for women whose trauma experience interferes with having a satisfying sexual relationship. We will address issues such as sexual fear and avoidance, flashbacks, dissociation, pain and other blocks. In a safe and respectful environment, survivors of abuse will have an opportunity to give voice to their experience of sexuality as adults, receive accurate information about sex and learn strategies to embrace their sexuality. Women of all sexual orientations are welcome.
While the topic of touch will be explored, no physical touch
will be involved in this workshop. Held at Womencare Counseling Center, Evanston Click to download a PDF of this brochure |
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Choose between two workshop dates: Presented by Judith Ierulli After experiencing trauma, be it a single incident or ongoing abuse, people can experience strong reactions that interfere with their daily lives including flashbacks, nightmares, overwhelming feelings, numbness, anxiety, isolation or avoidance of everyday situations. These reactions can be short-lived. For some people, however, they can persist for years after the trauma. This workshop is for women who have experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse and continue to have disruptive and recurring thoughts, feelings and behaviors in response. We will explore healthy ways to cope and develop new strategies for reducing disruptions in everyday life. Held at Womencare Counseling Center, Evanston Click to download a PDF of this brochure |
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Male Partners of Abuse Survivors Presented by Amy Steinhauer Sexual abuse exacts a tremendous toll on people and on relationships, and the journey to healing is often long and arduous. Sharing this journey as a partner can be a very difficult yet deeply rewarding experience. This workshop will provide partners with information about the aftermath of abuse, including the potential emotional, relational and sexual impacts. Participants will be invited to consider the strengths and explore the dilemmas of their relationships. We will support participants in being allies to their survivor-partners, in caring for themselves, and in joining with their partners to deepen connectedness and intimacy. Held at Womencare Counseling Center, Evanston Click to download a PDF of this brochure |
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Choose between two workshop dates: Presented by Amy Derringer Chandler Boundaries keep us safe as individuals, in control as communities and healthy as persons in relationship. For survivors of abuse and trauma, boundaries are often blurred, negated and violated. In this workshop, participants will learn about physical, psychological, emotional and sexual boundaries. As a group, we will explore the connection between boundary violations and trauma and consider how establishing personal boundaries can aid in rebuilding a sense of grounding and control. We will identify tools for clarifying one’s own limits and asserting them with others. Held at Womencare Counseling Center, Evanston Click to download a PDF of this brochure |
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Sunday, February 10, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Presented by Judith Ierulli Despite our best parenting and care, bad things sometimes happen in children’s lives. Sexual assault, the witnessing of violence, sudden death or suicide all affect children in significant ways. Research shows that the presence of even a single supportive, compassionate and caring adult has a major impact on a child’s healing process. How are children affected when they witness or experience a traumatic event? What are the normal pediatric reactions to difficult and traumatic events? What are signs of distress in our children and what might we, as parents, find distressing? In this workshop, parents and care providers will find guidance as they begin to answer these difficult questions. The workshop will outline the symptoms of post-traumatic stress and the trajectories of trauma and recovery. In addition, we will explore the personal and emotional impact on those closest to traumatized children. Held at Womencare Counseling Center, Evanston Click to download a PDF of this brochure |
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