Description of Group Trauma Processing

Christian Trauma Counseling provides biblically-based, trauma-informed virtual group processing sessions. These sessions use a variety of body-based methods (including bilateral stimulation) and Christian meditation strategies. These strategies may help you reduce feelings of distress connected to the incident, help you gain new insight into your experience, and provide you with calming and coping tools for present symptoms. 

The Risks of Group Trauma Processing 

While most participants report positive processing experiences, participating in a group processing session comes with potential risks. 

• Distressing, unresolved memories might surface during our time of group processing.  
• Some participants may experience reactions during a group processing session that neither they nor the group leader may have anticipated, including a high level of emotional or physical sensations.
• After the processing session, the processing of material may continue and other dreams, memories, flashbacks, feelings, sensations, etc. may surface.

Please use the chat feature to inform the group leader if you have a significant reaction during the processing. In a situation like this, counselors will be available to offer support and provide appropriate resources or referrals. 

If you need support following the group processing session, please reach out to info@christiantraumacounseling.com for a referral for individual counseling. If you have suicidal thoughts, please call 988 for 24/7 mental health support or go to your nearest emergency room. 

Confidentiality

When you join the session, you will enter a Zoom room where you will be able to see everyone who is in attendance. You are welcome to keep your video off for the duration of the session, but the name you have saved to your Zoom account will display on your video screen. Group leaders will maintain the confidentiality of participants to the fullest extent possible, including not disclosing who has attended the event. Group leaders will maintain confidentiality of information presented during the Q&A, except in cases of disclosure of child abuse or if someone is a danger to self or others. We ask all group participants to maintain confidentiality of other group members, including the presence of other participants within the session and anything discussed within the time of Q&A. However, confidentiality between group participants cannot be guaranteed, as it is not possible to ensure that all participants will abide by this agreement. Please keep this in mind as you decide what information to share during the Q&A.

Requirements for Joining Virtually

When joining a session, please find a private space with a strong internet connection where you can be alone without anyone else in the background. For safety and confidentiality reasons, we request that you please not join a group session while driving or being driven in a car.

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback regarding the group, please feel free to direct them to CTC Director Esther Smith at esthersmithcounseling@gmail.com