Dear Survivor,
I don’t know exactly what you have endured or what you have overcome but I know it has been a lot. You have been through more than anyone should have to go through.
What happened was not your fault. However you are feeling is valid and uniquely yours. No one has a right to minimize what happened to you or tell you how to feel.
While our stories may be different, I, too, am a survivor and I see you. I believe you. I stand here beside you. I look forward to discussing how I may be able to support you as you work through your trauma and (re)claim your voice.
❤️ Lauren
Peer support sessions
All peer support sessions will be with Lauren Weingarten who runs the MTMV Community Support Network. She is a survivor, credentialed victim advocate (NOVA), and certified trauma support specialist (Trauma Institute International). Learn more about MTMV Support options here.
Peer Support Groups for Abuse, Sexual Violence & Trauma Survivors
What’s included:
Weekly 1.5 hour groups
Virtual and secure zoom sessions
Groups are capped at 6 to allow room for everyone to participate though you never have to share more than you are comfortable with sharing
You are not alone. Support groups provide opportunities of profound growth and healing
Monthly Age 40+ Support Group
What’s included:
Monthly 1.5 hour groups
Virtual and secure zoom sessions
Groups are capped at 6 to allow room for everyone to participate though you never have to share more than you are comfortable with sharing
Find support and healing with your age-based peers
1:1 Peer Support
for Abuse, Sexual Violence & Trauma Survivors
What’s included:
1 hour sessions
Virtual and secure sessions
Offers support worldwide
Personalized individual support
Coordinated to best fit your schedule
Focus on what you would like to focus on
Grounding and safe coping skills
1:1 and Group Support the Supporters
What’s included:
Both individual and group support options
Virtual and secure zoom sessions
Burnout and secondary trauma are common for those who support survivors or work in survivor advocacy and activism spaces.
Connect with fellow supporters, advocates, and organizers
MTMV also offers additional virtual groups and events. Please email mtmvcommunity@gmail.com for more information or to learn more about custom group options.
mtmv seeking safety
Seeking Safety is an evidence-based-present-focused counseling model to help people attain safety from trauma and/or addiction by Lisa M. Najavits.
Individual sessions
Seeking Safety group follows the book Seeking Safety by Lisa M. Najavits. Seeking Safety focuses on the present and learning safe coping skills to help you navigate your recovery
You will not be asked to reveal upsetting stories of trauma or addiction
“Lauren and her MTMV community have changed my life. I have undergone so much healing over the past year with Lauren's endless support, validation, and love. She sees me for who I am and where I'm at and creates so much safety in her groups and one on ones. She has helped me release and unburden so much of the shame I've carried alone for so long. Lauren has forever changed the course of my healing journey and I am so grateful for her.”