The Saprea Healing Webinar is a free 4.5-hour interactive and educational online experience designed to help adult female survivors jumpstart their healing from home.
The webinar is led by a clinical therapist who specializes in trauma recovery, along with a co-teacher. Survivors will have the opportunity to participate in classes, engage in group discussions, mindfully connect with their body, and build a community with other survivors.
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What to Expect During the Saprea Healing Webinar?
The Saprea Healing Webinar provides a supportive and safe place to begin your healing journey.
This Webinar consists of approximately 10 participants. At the beginning, participants have the opportunity to introduce* themselves to the group, allowing everyone to begin building community with one another. Expectations to ensure a safe and confidential environment are discussed, as well as the objectives for the webinar. During the webinar, participants receive psychoeducation through lectures, discussions, and videos.
*Participants are not required to discuss their abuse.
What You Will Do During the Healing Webinar.
Participants also take part in various activities, such as:
- Anonymous group polls
- Mindful movement
- Coping skills/grounding practices
- Self-compassion exercises
You will have the opportunity to participate in classes, engage in group discussions, mindfully connect with your body, and build community with other survivors. There are small group discussions to help cultivate moments of validation and support. Throughout the webinar, there are 15-minute breaks to allow participants to engage in self-care activities of their choice. Below you will find a typical schedule of the Saprea Healing Webinar.
At the end of the webinar, participants are provided with various resources to allow them to continue their healing journey.
Typical schedule you will have during Saprea Healing Webinar
Who Can Attend the Saprea Healing Webinar?
The Saprea Healing Webinar is designed for adult women who were sexually abused at or before the age of 18. We created the Saprea Healing Webinar because we saw various services for survivors in crisis, but virtually nothing for survivors who, years or decades later, still feel the effects of the abuse. If you have been living with the impacts of child sexual abuse and are interested in tools and practices to support your healing, the Saprea Healing Webinar may be for you.
Can I Still Attend Saprea Retreat?
Participants who attend the Healing Webinar are still welcome to apply to attend the Saprea Retreat if they wish to do so. The Saprea Retreat is a free four-day in-person experience followed by a self-guided online course. The Healing Webinar is also open to participants who have previously attended retreat and could benefit from a refresher on what was taught.
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Who is on the Saprea Healing Webinar Team?
Jessica Bradley
Clinical Therapist
Jessica is passionate about meeting clients where they are on their healing journey; she believes in the power and potential of the individual to heal and find peace. As a therapist for over ten years, she has worked with people of various cultures, ages, and trauma backgrounds, including survivors of child sexual abuse. Prior to joining the online course team, Jessica worked for nearly four years as a clinician at the Saprea Retreat.
Jessica earned her M.S. in clinical mental health from the University of Phoenix and her B.S. in psychology with a minor in Spanish from Brigham Young University. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor trained in trauma-sensitive yoga (TS yoga) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She has lived in Uruguay and Mexico and spent many years as an educator prior to becoming a therapist.
In addition to her work as a therapist, Jessica loves spending time with family and friends, exploring the outdoors, learning languages, traveling, laughing, and having new adventures.
Mark Hartvigsen
Online Course Manager
Mark Hartvigsen has worked at Saprea since 2017 in various roles including on the education team and the online course team. He also gets to teach a drumming class at the Utah retreat location.
Mark has both undergraduate and graduate degrees in English and Music. Prior to his work at Saprea, he taught at the college level in a variety of fields. He is passionate about the power of education to help survivors on their healing journey, and he is grateful for the opportunity to interact with the amazing women who attend the Healing Webinar and the Saprea Retreat.
Outside of work, Mark is a music aficionado and has played the piano for almost his whole life. He is currently having fun struggling to learn to play the cello. Additionally, he enjoys hiking and skiing in the beautiful mountains of Utah.
Contact the Saprea Healing Webinar Team with any Questions.
Healingwebinar@saprea.org
Apply to the Saprea Healing Webinar
The Saprea Healing Webinar is offered to adult female survivors of child sexual abuse at a variety of dates and times. As you move through the application process, you will receive information about our upcoming times and have the opportunity to select a specific time that works for you. The webinar is free to all qualified participants.
Apply to the Saprea Healing Webinar