women in sillohuette. ipv survivors support group for women online in california

Empowerment and Hope after Intimate Partner Violence

Group Topics May Include:

  • Understanding Intimate Partner Violence

  • Impact

  • Safety Planning

  • The Healing Process

  • Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

  • Understanding Codependency

  • Boundaries and Rights

  • Assertiveness Skills

  • Self-Care and Mindfulness

The Purpose of the Support Group is to:

  • Provide emotional support for women as they work through the impact of intimate partner violence.

  • Help survivors make sense of what they are experiencing, provide validation from their peers, and resources.

  • Provide a safe and comfortable place to talk about abuse and to encourage peers to share their experiences as it is an opportunity to get connected and to know that you are not alone.

  • Provide coping strategies and break isolation around intimate partner violence.

  • Create a positive environment and healthy relationships that are trusting and caring.

  • Learn about safety strategies.

Who’s Included:

  • Women, non-binary and trans-inclusive. Gay, straight, bi, pan, queer, demi, poly, kinky.

  • Age 25 - 60

  • Located in California

  • Committed to weekly meetings to talk and listen openly

  • Committed to working in an anti-racist, LGBQTIA+, kinky and poly-affirming environment

When/Where/How Much:

  • Currently recruiting for March 2024

  • Meet over a HIPAA-Compliant Zoom Room

  • $80/session, paid monthly at the beginning of the month. A few reduced fee spots are available. Two 50 min intake sessions at a reduced rate.

We are an online group for women (trans and non-binary inclusive) who deal with processing abuse; past and/or current. We explore topics such as covering your rights, available resources, the importance of community, empowerment, and also delve into the truths of how we end up in unhealthy relationships.

Empowerment and Hope after Intimate Partner Violence group offers survivors of abuse or violence a welcoming space where they can nurture a sense of community, foster self-care and mutual support, and receive grounding self-care techniques. This group aims to galvanize survivors as advocates of self-empowerment, health, and healing.

The program runs for 10 weeks.

marjorie vazquez amft san francisco

Facilitated by Marjorie Boggs Vazquez, AMFT (She/They)

This group will be led by Marjorie Boggs Vazquez (She/They). Marjorie is an AMFT working at Rouse Relational Wellness in San Francisco, CA, previously volunteering as a certified Rape Crisis Counselor through San Francisco Women Against Rape. She specializes in working with individuals working through gender and sexuality issues, those healing from trauma- sexual assault and IPV focus, queer and trans issues, and those wanting to process polyamory/kink.

mvazquez@rousetherapy.com