Women's Support Groups

Women’s Support Groups:

Groups provide psycho-education and support to women who have experienced various forms of trauma and/or abuse in relationships.  Women have the opportunity to:

• network and connect with other women
• have a greater understanding of the complexities of their experiences
• shift responsibility for the abuse to the abuser
• understand the societal context for violence against women
• discover personal strengths
• experience empowerment

Stopping the Violence Counselling (STV):

Stopping the Violence counselling is for any woman who has experienced violence, abuse, and/or trauma in her life.  Some of the women seeking STV counselling services may have experienced:

• a single recent incident of physical or sexual violence
• prolonged physical, psychological, emotional, sexual, verbal or financial abuse
• long-term effects of childhood abuse.

Individual counselling and group counselling are provided at no cost for women

Mission: MissionSTV@saraforwomen.ca 

Abbotsford: abbotsfordSTV@saraforwomen.ca