Sacred rose society: support group for trauma survivors
Beginning September 27th
Every other Friday, 2:00 – 4:30 pm
11 Sessions (9/27/24 - 2/28/25, except 1/3)
In-person in East Asheville
$99 per session, commitment required after first session
Maximum 7 participants, all interviewed for group fit
Led by Elli Schmeltekopf, LCMHC, SEP, Certified Sophia Circle Leader®, Trauma Survivor
Announcing a new support group for survivors of trauma. My intention in offering this group is to create a space in which survivors can experience companionship in the complex experience of living as a trauma survivor. We will meet to celebrate the strength it took to survive and the courage it takes to carry on. We will have honest dialogue about the impact while also getting support to carry out the next steps of the heroic healing work. We will use Janina Fisher’s Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma Workbook as a primary reference and resource. Through better understanding how trauma impacts the human brain and body, we can see how normal the reactions are, reduce shame, build self-compassion, be stronger in our healing work, and be better caretakers for ourselves and our inner children.
As facilitator, I will be relying on 18 years in private practice, Somatic Experiencing Training including assisting other therapists to learn SE, Diane Poole Heller’s D.A.R.E. training, 7 years of studying with Ray Castellino who specialized in healthy group dynamics while working somatically with early childhood experiences and 8 years of study in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy including facilitating over 40 weekend-long workshops for couples. I’ve been leading groups for thirty years including a depth-oriented women’s group entering its third year. Equally important, I lead from what I am learning on my own personal healing journey recovering from extreme childhood abuse. I rely on my training in the Divine Feminine Sophia Code Mystery School and the support of Ascended Masters like Quan Yin, Mother Mary, White Buffalo Woman and Hathor. I was certified as a Sophia Circle Leader® in 2023. The group will contain spiritual aspects such as beginning with an invocation to set sacred space and a blessing at the end.
Participants should be relatively stable and have an individual therapist or other reliable support person. They should be able to regulate well enough to show up for the group in a good way: consistently, timely, responsive to group dynamics, willing to avoid codependent strategies and with resources to pay for the group. Fees will be collected monthly.
If you are interested in participating please reach out to me via email at [email protected]. I am happy to answer any questions you have and then to schedule a 30 minute phone or zoom call so we can both assess for group fit.
Every other Friday, 2:00 – 4:30 pm
11 Sessions (9/27/24 - 2/28/25, except 1/3)
In-person in East Asheville
$99 per session, commitment required after first session
Maximum 7 participants, all interviewed for group fit
Led by Elli Schmeltekopf, LCMHC, SEP, Certified Sophia Circle Leader®, Trauma Survivor
Announcing a new support group for survivors of trauma. My intention in offering this group is to create a space in which survivors can experience companionship in the complex experience of living as a trauma survivor. We will meet to celebrate the strength it took to survive and the courage it takes to carry on. We will have honest dialogue about the impact while also getting support to carry out the next steps of the heroic healing work. We will use Janina Fisher’s Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma Workbook as a primary reference and resource. Through better understanding how trauma impacts the human brain and body, we can see how normal the reactions are, reduce shame, build self-compassion, be stronger in our healing work, and be better caretakers for ourselves and our inner children.
As facilitator, I will be relying on 18 years in private practice, Somatic Experiencing Training including assisting other therapists to learn SE, Diane Poole Heller’s D.A.R.E. training, 7 years of studying with Ray Castellino who specialized in healthy group dynamics while working somatically with early childhood experiences and 8 years of study in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy including facilitating over 40 weekend-long workshops for couples. I’ve been leading groups for thirty years including a depth-oriented women’s group entering its third year. Equally important, I lead from what I am learning on my own personal healing journey recovering from extreme childhood abuse. I rely on my training in the Divine Feminine Sophia Code Mystery School and the support of Ascended Masters like Quan Yin, Mother Mary, White Buffalo Woman and Hathor. I was certified as a Sophia Circle Leader® in 2023. The group will contain spiritual aspects such as beginning with an invocation to set sacred space and a blessing at the end.
Participants should be relatively stable and have an individual therapist or other reliable support person. They should be able to regulate well enough to show up for the group in a good way: consistently, timely, responsive to group dynamics, willing to avoid codependent strategies and with resources to pay for the group. Fees will be collected monthly.
If you are interested in participating please reach out to me via email at [email protected]. I am happy to answer any questions you have and then to schedule a 30 minute phone or zoom call so we can both assess for group fit.