My therapist literally just told me she doesn't have time for me and I should be working on myself. Thanks Tyonna.

I’m a big advocate of mental health counseling. I’ve been seeing Stephen C. DiJulio, Ph.D for over two years and he has helped me immensely. The power of therapy is strong, and most people could probably benefit from counseling at some point in their lives. Therapy allows you to understand yourself and others better, and it can help you make positive changes in your life.

It's hard for me to express how much the groups at SOAR have helped me, and changed my life for the better. In each of the groups I attended, all of us were so very different on the surface - but we had so much in common underneath. The problems I struggled with felt freakish to me. So it is a revelation to see how much of what we struggle with as survivors is *normal*. Seeing so many different people struggling with the very same things I struggle with helped me to understand the patterns, and to see my own struggle as *okay*, and part of the journey of healing. I participated in 5 different groups with 3 different sets of leaders, and all of the therapists involved were top-notch. Each different phase facilitated a different kind of healing for me. EDIT: There is a long wheelchair ramp built out from the parking lot onto the porch. The door nearest the ramp is another small step up from the porch, but if you follow the porch to the front of the building, the front door is wheelchair accessible. I've been struggling with healing from abuse for years. SOAR has made the biggest difference for me, of all the things I have tried. To all of the staff and therapists there - I can't thank you enough. You are wonderful.