The Understanding Reactions workshop is a group workshop where clients learn about the impact of sexual trauma on their bodies, minds, and social well-being. The focus of the session is on the impact of the trauma, not the traumatic event itself. The workshops can be both online or face to face. 

It is a small closed group facilitated by two therapists with the aim to create a sense of safety together and explore how to manage trauma. You will be invited to engage in creative activities. The group meets for 75 minutes at the same time for 4 weeks. Session 1 - how to feel safe, window of tolerance, grounding and empathy, emergency box Session 2 - creating contained and safe space to manage difficult feelings of shame Session 3 - how to cultivate self-worth and re-frame time, visualising the past, present and future Session 4 - self-care, going back to basics; food, mood and movement

This workshop hopes to explore reconnecting with your roots, your values and hopes and dreams through a creative activity.  The Tree of Life stems from a narrative therapy approach and focuses on storytelling. The first part of the workshop will be creating your own Trees of Life. We will then come together to create a Forest of Life with everyone's trees, and after lunch we will have an explorative talking space for us to think about the Storms that trees and we as humans experience and the impact of this.

This full day workshop welcomes everyone and all trees (no previous artistic experiences needed!)

The group provides safe therapeutic space and facilitates peer support which is very empowering in recovery from trauma of interpersonal violence. It is an unstructured closed group.  Group members have the opportunity to learn about problem solving, develop trust and a sense of community spirit.

What Is It About and How Does It Look?  
We really wanted to create a space outside of the therapy room to connect with each other and to nature. As the name suggests, we want to hold this consistent space, whatever the weather, which you can drop in and out of as you wish during your healing journey with the therapies or ISVA service.

We know that spending even 10 minutes in nature can have a large impact on reducing levels of stress and improve both physical and psychological wellbeing. We are hoping that coming together in this shared safe space will also be a nice opportunity to connect with and be amongst others who can really appreciate how you may be feeling at different points in your journey. 

Who is the group for? 
The group will be facilitated by therapists from The Havens. We wanted to hold the group as a collaborative space for clients currently under the care of the therapies and/or ISVA service and for Havens staff too. You're welcome to bring a friend with you on the walks if that would make you feel more comfortable, but equally many of our members also decide to come alone. 

Where do we walk? 
Every two months we will meet in a central location in London. We are very open to group member’s ideas and suggestions on different places to explore and walk together. The next walk will be at Hampstead Heath Park. 

What happens after the walk? 
There are also some nice coffee shops nearby that some members may like to grab a tea/coffee/hot chocolate at after the walk.  

What is expected of me? 
This is an open group and you are welcome to come along to as many or as few sessions as you would like while you are under the care of the therapies and/or ISVA team. Please drop us an email to let us know that you will be coming. 

We ask that you please do not discuss or ask other group members about what brought them to the Havens or about their specific therapy journey. We want to ensure this remains a safe and containing space for everyone. You are free to leave the group early if needed, we just ask that you let a facilitator know so we know you are safe.  

This is a one-off online workshop for friends, partners, and family members who are living with and/or supporting someone who has recently been sexually assaulted. In this workshop you will:

* Explore common feelings experienced by significant others

*Learn about the physiological and psychological responses to traumatic events

*Learn how best to support a loved one who has experienced a sexual assault

*Learn how to look after yourself. 

This is a psychoeducational workshop which provides a space to gently explore and discuss themes around sex and intimacy after sexual assault.  We share grounding techniques and co-create a safe space together.