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Counseling groups.

The Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center offers an eight-week psycho-educational group for survivors of sexual violence. Topics include:

• Coping skills
• Self-care
• Relationship issues
• Managing traumatic stress

The next group is planned for mid-February through mid-April 2012. This group meets in our Lexington office. If you would like to participate, please call 859-253-2615 or 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. All groups are free and confidential.

Equine Assisted Survivors
of Trauma (E.A.S.T.) Group

Central Kentucky Riding for Hope and the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center are collaborating to provide Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) as adjunct sessions to BRCC's psycho-educational group. The goal is to provide experiential learning that reinforces group sessions and focuses on life and coping skills for adult survivors of sexual trauma.

Equine Assisted Learning is a natural best practice in helping survivors of sexual trauma learn coping and self-management skills: EAL empowers while bringing quality and creativity to the therapy process. It is a holistic approach to the connecting process for survivors and serves as a safe refuge for putting into practice skills discussed in the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center's group sessions.

More on groups.

In the recent past we've facilitated counseling groups to help with skill building and stress management for:

• Survivors of sexual violence
• Teen survivors of sexual violence
• Parents and caregivers of survivors of sexual violence
• Spouses and partners of survivors of sexual violence
• Managing trauma during the holiday season

All services are free and confidential.