Group Therapy Offerings
All groups are led by licensed therapists who specialize in the treatment of adult survivors. New groups form continuously at Roanoke Park Counseling. Our therapy groups are closed groups, which means that members commit to attend every session and no new group members will join after the first group. All groups are 2 hours long. Email Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, for more information, or call 206.323.7131.
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Group therapy has given me an experience that I have never given myself — a chance to share, be witnessed, be heard, and a space to tell my story.
Group Therapy Client
Introductory Groups
We offer separate introductory groups for male and female-identified survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This group is ideal for survivors who are beginning to address the effects of childhood sexual abuse in their lives and wish to join with other survivors for support and education. Groups focus on topics selected by group members and address life-impacts of sexual abuse in childhood. Each group cycle is 10 weeks.
Group members must be currently in individual therapy (at RPC or elsewhere)
Cost $45 per session. Insurance eligible and sliding fee scale available based on financial need.
Contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.
Genderqueer Groups
Groups for nonbinary or genderqueer survivors will form as we receive requests for participation.
If interested, contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.
Woman-Identified Process Groups
Therapy groups for women who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood are 21-week closed therapy groups led by female therapists who specialize in the treatment of survivors of sexual abuse.
Group offers survivors the opportunity to form relationships with other woman-identified survivors and to tell their story in the safety of the group. This experience provides a very significant growth step for survivors.
Group therapy is often a powerful experience. Each group member is expected to be currently in individual therapy (at RPC or elsewhere) to assist in processing strong emotions that may emerge in the group process.
Cost $45 per session. Insurance eligible and sliding fee scale available based on financial need.
Contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.
Male-Identified Process Groups
Therapy groups for men who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood are therapy groups led by therapists experienced in leading groups and dealing with abuse issues. This is a 21-week closed process group.
Men's group often provides the next step in understanding the healing process and provides the opportunity to share with and learn from other survivors.
Group therapy is often a powerful experience. Each group member is expected to be currently in individual therapy (at RPC or elsewhere) to assist in processing strong emotions that may emerge in the group process.
Cost $45 per session. Insurance eligible and sliding fee scale available based on financial need.
Contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.
Partner Support Groups
The Partner support group is a mixed gender group where partners of sexual abuse survivors can meet others who are dealing with relationships that are impacted by CSA issues. The format of the group includes sharing time, an educational component and time to ask questions, all in a supportive space.
The Partner Support Group meets on a weekday evening for successive 8-week cycles. Your partner need not be a client at RPC to join this group.
Cost $45 per session.
Contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.
Support Group for Parents of Adult Survivors
This group is for parents of adult survivors to receive support. The group is designed for parents who were not themselves the offender. In a safe space that does not involve their adult child, parents are free to explore the complexity of feelings and dynamics that accompany knowing that one’s child has been sexually abused.
The group meets on a weekday evening for eight consecutive weeks.
Cost is $45/session
Contact: Amanda Franklin, Clinical Coordinator, 206.323.7131.