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Our Approach to Healing

Because child sexual abuse is frighteningly common (an estimated 1 in 4 women is sexually abused before they turn 18), survivors come from all walks of life. You may be a parent, working professional, or a college student. You are likely trying to live a busy life, dealing with trauma symptoms as they come, and maybe even pushing aside feelings that are urging you to find some relief.

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Approachable and Clinically Proven Resources

We’ve developed our healing approach with those factors in mind. We understand you need applicable, actionable practices that you can do while managing a home, a job, school, or all three. Our researched-based strategies work well with the experiences, insights, and unique needs that survivors often bring to the table. We offer clear ways you can move your healing forward by offering new information, inspiring your curiosity, and providing new techniques that can empower you in your healing journey.

Healing Practices

Our clinically trained and licensed staff of therapists have identified three healing practices that are beneficial to people from all walks of life, but that are especially essential for survivors of child sexual abuse. Our approach encourages survivors to practice Acknowledgement, Mindfulness, and Aspiration.
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Acknowledgement

Looking with clarity and self-compassion at where you have been in the past and where you are today.
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Mindfulness

Purposefully paying attention with kindness and curiosity to the present moment.
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Aspiration

Directing your thoughts and actions towards healing.

Healing Practices

Our clinically trained and licensed staff of therapists have identified three healing practices that are beneficial to people from all walks of life, but that are especially essential for survivors of child sexual abuse. Our approach encourages survivors to practice Acknowledgement, Mindfulness, and Aspiration.
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Acknowledgement

Looking with clarity and self-compassion at where you have been in the past and where you are today
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Mindfulness

Purposefully paying attention with kindness and curiosity to the present moment.
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Aspiration

Directing your thoughts and actions towards healing.

In addition to understanding these healing practices, it’s important to remember that:

Healing is cyclical, meaning that you’ll likely use these practices repeatedly at various stages of the healing process. You may not necessarily use them in a particular order. You may also feel like some of these practices are easier for you than others. That’s okay! We encourage you to keep working at it. You may find that a strategy which didn’t seem impactful the first time around yields different insights and results when revisited later. Part of changing the brain (neuroplasticity) is engaging in the struggle of learning and repetition.

Healing Resources

To help bring the three healing practices to life in actionable and applicable ways, we have a collection of healing resources that may help you to relieve one specific trauma symptom… or several. (A full index of these resources is provided below.) Healing resources can also be found by visiting the pages of symptoms you may be experiencing, and we also have collected a few resources in each of the healing practices: Acknowledgement, Mindfulness, Aspiration.

Like anything new, we encourage you to test these activities, try them multiple times, and allow yourself to mentally, physically, and emotionally stretch and grow (all of which can feel a little bit uncomfortable at times). If, however, an activity causes overwhelming feelings or pain, please stop the activity and, if necessary, contact your medical and/or mental health practitioner. While we are confident that our approach can be beneficial and can assist in your healing journey, these resources are not meant to replace any advice from your team of medical and mental health professionals.

For a full list of healing resources, see below:

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Assertive Communication

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Challenging Cognitive Distortions

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Creating A Back-up Plan

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healing resource

Creating Intentional Behavior

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healing resource

Creative Expression

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Close-up of thoughtful mid adult woman with curly hair looking away at park
healing resource

Developing Aspirational Thinking

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Emotionally distraught woman standing beside window with her hand to her head
healing resource

Emotion Wheel

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Woman standing on beach with blanket wrapped around shoulders
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Grounding Techniques

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healing resource

Meditation

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Woman dancing with headphones on her head
healing resource

Movement

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healing resource

Navigating Your Relationships

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healing resource

Nutrition

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Senior woman with eyes closed meditating, sitting cross-legged on floor
healing resource

Paced Breathing

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Two woman sitting together talking at a table outside a cafe
healing resource

Practicing Boundaries

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Woman laying on floor focusing on her breathing
healing resource

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

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Portrait of a smiling girl with short laughing with her eyes closed
healing resource

Self-Compassion

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Woman sitting on the edge of her bed looking outside the window
healing resource

Sexual Health

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healing resource

Sleep Affirmations

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Two women sitting outside enjoying each others company
healing resource

Support Network

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Yoga

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Saprea’s Services

In addition to this library of healing resources, we offer additional services to survivors of child sexual abuse, including our Utah and Georgia retreats, healing webinar, and support groups.

Along with these resources for survivors, Saprea Prevention educates parents and caregivers to reduce the risk of sexual abuse to children they love. Please reach out to our Community Care team if you have questions about any of our services.

Saprea’s Services

In addition to this library of healing resources, we offer additional services to survivors of child sexual abuse, including Saprea Retreats, Saprea Healing Webinar, and Saprea Support Groups.

Along with these resources for survivors, Saprea Prevention educates parents and caregivers to reduce the risk of sexual abuse to children they love. Please reach out to our Community Care team if you have questions about any of our services.