Body Mind Connection Support Group

Current Schedule: 8-week program

Feb. 28th, 2023

March 7, 14, 21

April 4, 11, 18, 25

Call 877-216-6383 or email McDonald@shelterhousemidlandorg for future program dates.

If you or anyone you know is a survivor of sexual assault who is looking to deepen their connection between their body, mind, and soul with a group of other supportive female survivors, then this group is for you.

Call 877-216-6383 or email Amy McDonald, Director of Counseling Services and Certified Sex Therapist at McDonald@shelterhousemidland.org to learn more.

Reclaim and rediscover empowering sexual intimacy in your life.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological Safety Love/Belonging

When talking about domestic violence and sexual assault, we must talk about sexual intimacy, which is at the base of Maslow's hierachy of needs, "Physiological."

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory of motivation that states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual’s behavior. Maslow's theory presents his hierarchy of needs in a pyramid shape, with basic needs at the bottom of the pyramid and more high-level, intangible needs at the top A person can only move on to addressing the higher-level needs when their basic needs are adequately fulfilled.

Shelterhouse's Body Mind Connection Program takes a unique approach to treating women ’ s relational issues. With individual and group therapy for women ’ s intimacy, Body Mind Connection offers support for women who find themselves held back from deeper intimate connections due to trauma in their past.

Learn to understand and honor an authentic self within relationships

Feel better about your romantic relationships

Deconstruct cultural beliefs about sex, love, and femininity

Develop authentic emotional intimacy

Who is "Body Mind Connection" for?

Body Mind Connection is for women survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault who have healed from many aspects of their trauma, yet are still experiencing blocks to healthy sexual intimacy in their lives and are seeking support to overcome them.

What will the group sessions be like?

Session topics will include:

A better understanding of trauma and how the body holds on to it, and how to better release stored trauma from the past

Breathwork techniques

Communication skills

Energy centers of the body

Grounding skills

Overcoming disassociation

Pelvic floor health

Sexual intimacy and what it means to you