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Support Groups

Support Groups

CRCC support groups are available for adult women, men, parents, teenage girls and teenage boys. For more information about support groups, call 216-619-6194 x141.

Support groups are available for Survivors of Sexual Assault (including rape, incest and child sexual abuse) and focus on providing a safe environment where group members can receive support and break the sense of isolation.  Through discussion, feedback and other activities participants learn to understand reactions and feelings following a sexual trauma, process the ways in which each participant’s history  impacts life today, and identify coping skills.

Groups are free of charge and confidential.  Group modules run from 8 to 12 weeks, based on the type of group, and are 1.5 hours long. All groups are closed, which means that the group does not accept new members once a module begins. Groups consist of 8-10 members. All new group members must meet with group facilitators for a pre-group interview. Group days and times will vary throughout the year.  All survivor group members are required to have an individual counselor/therapist.

Adult Women's Support Group topics may in include:

  • safety
  • coping and self-care
  • boundaries/relationships and intimacy
  • guilt/shame/self-blame
  • making meaning of your experience
  • anger and fear


Young Women Support Group (17-24 years) topics may include:

  • increasing self-esteem and self-awareness
  • learning positive coping skillslearning coping skills
  • recognizing & developing strengths and healthy relationships

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 Teenage Girl Support Group (13-17 years) topics may include:

  • feelings (anger, fear, guilt, shame, self-blame)
  • receiving and giving emotional support
  • learning coping skills
  • building self esteem
  • art and music           


Adult Men’s Support Group topics may include:

  • maleness and masculinity
  • relationships/ isolation
  • sex and sexuality/ homophobia
  • impact on social, emotional, and sexual development
  • reactions to trauma and coping strategies
  • anger, fear, guilt, shame, self-blame


Teenage Boy Support Group (13-17)

This is a new group waiting for more participants! Are you a teenage boy experiencing difficulties because you were sexually abused? You are not alone!


Parent Support Group

For any non-offending parents or guardians of children who have been sexually abused, regardless of the ages of their children. The CRCC recognizes that a child's experience of sexual abuse can affect the entire family. This group is designed to provide emotional support and resources and to assist group members in being supportive of sexually abused children.


Outreach Groups 

CRCC offers group therapy at various chemical dependency treatment facilities throughout Greater Cleveland.  If you would like to start a group at your site, contact Kirsti Mouncey at 216-619-6194 x 118.