Groups and Workshops

We offer FREE virtual and in-person support groups and workshops on a variety of topics.  Be sure to register early to ensure space is reserved for you.   ​
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For more information, please call 519-571-0121 ext. 114 or email: [email protected].

Here are some other community agencies who host free support groups: 

• Community Justice Initiatives
  
• Self-Help & Peer Support
• Camino 
• Porchlight (Cambridge)

Groups 

Open Session Groups (Drop-In)
Register to receive a Zoom link or location information, and join when you can!

Healing Together in Safety and Social Justice - WLU Group for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Survivors

This is a virtual, closed 6-week healing group for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized women-identified, non-binary, and gender non-conforming Wilfrid Laurier University students.

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Duration: 6 weeks

Time: Thursdays, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Start Date: Thursday October 3rd 
End Date: Thursday November 7th 

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Exploring Movement: 30 Minutes of Gentle Strength & Stability For Survivors (Click this heading to view details)

Date: Mondays
Time: 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Online/Zoom

A 30-minute virtual class for folks who would like to explore adding movement to their day. This class will include a gentle warmup, stretches, and some stability exercises that can be modified to suit every individual. All you need to bring is you!

Facilitated by Meagan Walker from Resilience in Motion

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The Art of Healing (Click this heading to view details)

Date: Every other Friday
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Online
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This virtual expressive arts-based program will use various forms of media in hopes of exploring healing themes. No artistic experience is required. You will need a blank canvas (blank, lined paper, canvas, etc) and something to create with (pens, markers, pencil crayons, paint, etc.). Artist Elfie Kalfakis will co-facilitate this group. ​This group is for women, women-identified and non-binary survivors.

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Rainbow of Healing (Click this heading to view details)

Date: Monthly on the 2nd Thursday, spanning June until December 2024 
Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. 
Location: SPECTRUM, 283 Duke Street West, Unit 210, Kitchener 
Parking and Accessibility info can be found here: Contact SPECTRUM Waterloo Region or Visit our space (ourspectrum.com) 

Join our monthly support group for 2S and LGBTQIA+ survivors of sexual violence. Facilitated by and for members of the Rainbow community, the Rainbow of Healing welcomes survivors of all sexualities and gender identities over the age of 16 to connect for mutual support and empowerment. 
This group will meet in person at SPECTRUM every second Thursday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Each meeting will incorporate discussion and activities dedicated to accessing joy, affirming our Rainbow identities, and building a sense of community with one another as survivors. 

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Empower Together: Weekly Group (Click this heading to view details)

​Date: Weekly on Thursdays
Times: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Online/Zoom

Empower Together is a weekly support group for survivors by survivors. Through sharing our lived experience, we connect, heal, and empower together. Topics will range from safety, self-worth, relationships, boundaries, and hope/resilience. This group is for women, women-identified and non-binary survivors. Registration required.
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Closed Session Groups 

Healing Horizons for Black and Racialized Survivors

Join our 8-week support group for Black and racialized women identifying as survivors of gender-based violence. This group aims to provide a safe and supportive space for sharing experiences and fostering healing, empower participants through community building and mutual support, offer resources and tools for coping with trauma and promoting well-being, facilitate discussions on the unique challenges faced by Black and racialized women, and promote resilience and self-advocacy among participants.

We are proud to partner with Kind Minds Family Wellness to offer this group. 

Date: Wednesday, September 25 for 8 weeks
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
Location: Kind Minds, 7-808 Courtland Ave. East, Kitchener 
What's Provided: 

• Bus tickets
• Child Care 

• Light Supper 

* Spots are limited, so we encourage early registration to secure your place. 

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Pathfinders Pre-Counselling Group (Click this heading to view details)

Upcoming groups will be offered:

IN-PERSON
Date: Tuesdays, September 3rd , 10th , 17th and 24th
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: In Person at SASC Office, 151 Frederick Street, Unit 300, Kitchener, Ontario

ONLINE
Date:  Wednesdays, September 4th ,11th ,18th and 25th 
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 
Location: Online/Zoom


Pathfinders is a 4-week group program designed to help sexual trauma survivors go from isolation to belonging in a healing community. By establishing a foundation of safety and well-being, members will tap into their strengths and abilities to take charge of their healing journey.

Participants are introduced to the effects of trauma on the brain and body, along with how it can impact thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and explore how common trauma reactions such as flight, fright, freeze, and fawn show up in their lives.

Next, new skills and tools are introduced that can help relieve some of the physical, psychological and emotional discomforts that many experience, helping to restore calm, clarity of mind, confidence, improved emotional management, and overall well-being.

Finally, we consider what healing might look like and discuss various resources and services that are available while recognizing that the path to healing looks different for everyone. 

​The group is facilitated throughout the year both in-person and virtually with daytime and evening options.  This group is open to survivors of all genders. 

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Into The Light: Healing from Childhood Sexual Trauma (Click this heading to view details)

Date: January 21, 2025 for 12 weeks
(FALL GROUP FULL, registrations now being accepted for the Winter group sessions)
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: ​Online/Zoom

A 12-week virtual group for survivors healing from childhood sexual trauma. As part of a community of survivors we will explore coping tools, sleep, emotional regulation, addiction, shame, the inner child, relationships, boundaries, resilience, acceptance and the sacred path to healing. ​This group is for women, women-identified and non-binary survivors.

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Suggestions Welcome!

Have an idea for a group, workshop or drop-in theme that you don't see here? Contact our Group and Workshop Coordinator at 519-571-0121 ext. 114 or email [email protected] with your suggestions!

FEEDBACK FROM WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS...

“I found the workshop very organized and well thought out.”

“I liked the flow of the agenda”

“I appreciated the open dynamic. It kept it engaging.”

“I liked the detailed content provided and the inclusiveness.”
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“It’s really nice to know that others struggle with the same things I do.”