Sexual Abuse/Assault Recovery Services
SAVAnon is an eight-week healing program offered for those who have experienced emotional trauma from sexual abuse or assault. Our gender specific groups are provided both digitally and in person. Participants work through varied emotional symptoms including: anger, depression, shame, anxiety, addictions and feelings of dirtiness. Our experienced, trained facilitators are ready to assist in providing those affected a path towards healing.
common emotions
Anxiety
Despair
Guilt
Shame
Fear
Anger
common Symptoms
Suicidal tendencies
Withdrawal from and mistrust or fear of adults and authority figures
Hypersexuality and promiscuity
Avoidance of sex and physical touch
Problems with sleep or fear of going to bed
Nightmares and/or flashbacks
Self-harm
Addictions to drugs, alcohol or food
Unusual sexual behavior
Phantom pain
Chronic Pain
That something is fundamentally wrong with them
Personal responsibility for the abuse or assault
Worthlessness, unworthiness, or dirtiness
Difficulties with intimacy and trust
Personality disruptions
Attachment issues
Sexual dysfunction and fertility issues
Gay/Lesbian lifestyle
Prostitution
Depression
Sexually abusing other children (35% of child sexual abusers were abused themselves as children)
