Into the Light –
Ten week course plan for support group

This course currently runs in London for women who have experienced sexual abuse. If you are interested in attending please contact us for details.

This programme is an ACC recognised training course. It is available for people and organisations with counselling experience to run in their own environments. All training and materials are supplied.

Contact us for details.

Week One: Introduction And Facing Fantasy
• Difficulty in talking about abuse.
• What exactly constitutes abuse
• Facing fantasy

Week Two: Truth, Lies and Memories
• Honesty
• Memories
• Effects of abuse

Week Three: Families And Feelings Of Shame
• Roles in families
• Why families go wrong
• Shame – its roots and its fruits

Week Four: Anger And Contempt
• How we handle our anger
• Self contempt and Other centred contempt
• Differences between rage and anger

Week Five: Powerlessness and Betrayal
• Powerlessness
• Boundaries
• Consequences of being betrayed

Week Six: Confusion And Ambivalence
• Confusion in relationships
• Sexual confusion
• Reclaiming sexuality

Week Seven: Co-Dependency And Enmeshing Relationships
• Co-Dependent relationships
• Emotional enmeshment
• Developing healthy relationships

Week Eight: Pain And Eating Disorders
• Processing Pain
• Cycle of Addiction
• Eating disorders

Week Nine: Forgiveness
• Why forgive
• Confrontation
• Reconciliation

Week Ten: Moving Forward
• Finding further support
• New Internal Messages
• Looking to the future

Contact us for information on further counselling or courses available