Let’s Talk Tuesday: New Support Group for Adult Survivors of Sexual Assault

The meetings will be held virtually every Tuesday, starting January 25 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for six consecutive weeks. The group is open for age 18 and up from all genders.
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Let’s Talk Tuesday: New Support Group for Adult Survivors of Sexual Assault

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January 13, 2022--Alexandria’s Sexual Assault Center is hosting a weekly series of evening support group meetings for adult survivors of sexual assault, called Let’s Talk Tuesday.

The meetings will be held virtually every Tuesday, starting January 25 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for six consecutive weeks. The group is open for age 18 and up from all genders.

The support meetings aim at walking with survivors in their recovery journey toward a new sense of wholeness by focusing on education and fostering creativity, confidence and self-worth.

Registration is required, prescreening is mandatory, and an appropriate fit for the group will be assessed by the clinician. The deadline for prescreening is January 21.

The group is closed, which means no new members will be allowed after the first session. If interested in attending, please email Gloria Saez at gloria.saez@alexandriava.gov.

Support groups offer a powerful method of healing for survivors of sexual violence. Hearing other survivors speak and receiving peer-level support provides a different form of support than therapy or advocacy provide.

For more information about Alexandria’s Sexual Assault Center or Domestic Violence programs and resources for survivors and those who support them, visit alexandriava.gov/SexualAssault or alexandriava.gov/DomesticViolence.

The City’s Sexual Assault Center and Domestic Violence Program hotlines are available 24/7, and advocates are ready to listen and help. Call 703.683.7273 for the Sexual Assault Hotline or 703.746.4911 for the Domestic Violence Hotline.  Confidential crisis support and chat online is also available at The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline.