Individual therapy

Individual counseling is offered to survivors of rape, attempted rape, childhood sexual abuse, incest or any other type of sexual violence. Individual therapy is also available for friends and family of survivors. Individual therapy involves one-on-one counseling and is confidential within the limits of confidentiality.  

Benefits of individual therapy include:

•  Stabilizing crisis and decreasing or relieving symptomatology

•  Improving coping and problem solving skills

•  Behavior modification and cognitive reconstructuring

•  Providing the space to process personal issues

•  The individual gets face-to-face help and directly confronts the issues most important to them

Group Therapy

Our groups offer a safe and confidential environment to rebuild self-esteem and regain a sense of control. Members support each other in learning to deal with day-to-day issues such as intimacy, building healthy relationships, setting limits with others and expressing anger safely. Group therapy generally includes six to eight survivors and one to two therapists.

Benefits of group therapy include:

•  Each participant is in an environment where others have similar feelings and experiences

•  Sexual assault survivors often feel they are alone, with no one who can relate to their situation. In a group environment, all participants get the opportunity to share their experiences and learn from one another

•  Learn effective coping skills and ways of problem solving

•  Group members provide a support system for each other

Group Therapy for Women:

Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. for 16 weeks
Led by Christine Vincent, MFT #25206 and Corine Mink, IMFT #29891

Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. for 16 weeks
Led by Barrie Elizabeth O'Brien, MFT #20612 and Sara Watts, IMFT #50458

Group Therapy for Men

In this 10-week group, men find a safe, nurturing place to move beyond pain related to sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and/or incest. Participants find assistance working through isolation, fear, confusion, depression, low self-esteem and anger with the support of other men who have similar experiences.

Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Led by Stephen Braveman, M.A., L.M.F.T, D.S.T #28926
www.bravemantherapy.com

Fees are based on a sliding scale.
No one is turned away due to inability to pay.
Additional information can be obtained by calling the
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center at the Monterey office: (831) 373-3955 or Salinas office: (831) 771-0411

24-Hour Crisis Lines  
(831) 375-HELP (4357) or (831) 424-HELP (4357)

The crisis line is free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   A crisis line counselor is ready to provide crisis intervention and referrals to survivors, family, friends and community members about sexual assault. Our crisis line is answered by certified sexual assault victim counselors who have undergone extensive training in sexual assault issues and are willing to help you with any questions you may have. Even if it is 1 o'clock in the morning and you cannot sleep...please pick up the phone.

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