Our groups

FOR ADULT SURVIVORS

​An ongoing support group for adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse -- rape, incest, or any unwanted sexual experience(s). The group is built on empowerment, neuroscience, coping skills, and psycho-education about trauma and its impact on the brain and body.  Group members will understand the ways trauma influences their relationships, sexuality, masculinity, trust, and worldviews. The group emphasizes reciprocity (being truly heard and seen by others) and focuses on a shared history of trauma while supporting unique, individual experiences. The primary goals of this group are to help individuals begin to feel safe, restore a relationship with self and others, learn how to regulate their own physiology, and learn to live in the present.

FOR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS

If you are in an intimate relationship with a person who was sexually abused as a child or a teen, this support group may be for you. The group is built on empowerment, neuroscience, coping skills, psycho-education about trauma and its impact on the brain and body. This group may help you understand how the abuse is impacting your partner's and your relationship, especially trust, intimacy, parenting, and sexuality. 
 
We offer a safe place for you to express and process your feelings and learn:
·     Effective ways to support and honor your partner’s healing 
·     The importance of establishing healthy boundaries and taking care of yourself
·     How to talk to your partner about the abuse, and/or empower them to seek support 
·     Ways to cope with your partner’s trauma reactions and triggers 
 
We believe that healing is possible and can only happen in safe relationships. We also believe that you can be influential in helping your partner heal, and be an ally in their recovery.  
Regardless of you your partner’s sex, the recovery process is similar and the principles for supporting your partner are the same.
This is an ongoing, confidential, and trauma-informed support group. Your speaking participation is always voluntary. ​

About the facilitators

Milena Lukic, LMFT and Joshua Beckett, LMFT have been working together as facilitators and colleagues for the past nine years. Together they work collaboratively with groups of trauma survivors to foster resilience and empower victims. 

Milena is a licensed marriage and family therapist. For the past six years, she has been providing therapy for trauma survivors and co-facilitating support groups for survivors of domestic violence, adult males who were molested as children, and high-risk youth. She is certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). 

Joshua has a masters degree in clinical psychology, with a specialization in trauma. In addition to EMDR, Joshua practices Haptic Trauma Therapy, using clay and a pottery wheel with clients. He is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Milena and Joshua both speak regularly at state and national conferences on trauma-informed issues, the neurobiology of trauma, and gender role socialization, the impact of domestic violence on children, prevention of vicarious trauma, and adverse effects on brain development as a result of trauma.