Group Services
Finding Peace Within Group
A Skills Group for Trauma Survivors
When we have experienced trauma in the past, our bodies may continue to feel stressed and try to protect us from harm long after the trauma is over. We might feel anger, despair, turmoil or numbness even when we don’t remember or are not thinking about what happened. We can learn tools for living with greater ease and calmness in our lives today. Finding Peace Within is an 10-week skill-based support group for women who are experiencing symptoms of past trauma.
This award-winning* group is an educational, classroom environment and not a trauma-processing group. We teach trauma survivors simple and practical steps toward living more calmly and at ease in their daily lives.
“Excellent tools and wonderful, compassionate leaders. This class is a gift to the community.” ~ FPW participant
Schedule:
The Spring 2021 session runs Thursday, March 18 through May 20, 2021. Group meets 10:00am-11:30am on Zoom.
Payment Options:
The fee is based on a sliding scale and there is a no-fee option for low income mothers.
To Participate:
Call our Parenting Stress Helpline at 1-800-829-3777 to register and for payment information. Intakes are happening now.
To make a payment online: Family Paths Client Payment Form
*CONGRATULATIONS!
Family Paths’ Finding Peace Within group is the recipient of the Alameda County Mental Health Advisory Board’s 2018 Community Service Award in the Promising Innovative Program category. Longtime clinicians, Amy Attiyeh, MFT, and Phyllis Lorenz, MFT, co-founders and facilitators of Finding Peace Within, have led this group for over a decade and served more than 200 women who are committed to getting the skills they need to heal and thrive.
Meet the Instructors
Amy Attiyeh
Amy has been co-facilitating the Finding Peace Within group for 8 years. She feels a commitment to parents in their healing of trauma. She sees the group as an opportunity for moms to come together and receive support around the transformations that matter for them. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, she works from a trauma informed and mindfulness based approach at Family Paths and in private practice.
Phyllis Lorenz
Phyllis has worked with trauma survivors for 17 years during her tenure at Family Paths. She is trained in cutting edge Trauma Treatment, such as EMDR, and is certified in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She has both been inspired by and has learned from the courage of her clients who pursue the path of healing.
What to do when you have a complaint: Read our Grievance policy.
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Family Paths is hosting a virtual Expressive Arts Therapy group for teens 15-18 year olds. Expressive Arts uses creativity to unlock imagination, connection, and resilience. All forms of expression are welcome, including music, visual art, dance, writing, and drama. But you don’t have to be an artist, as most people who benefit from Expressive Arts do not identify as “artists”. Fol of all backgrounds and identities are welcome to participate.
This group will be small, between 3-6 people, age 15-18 years old, and after the group starts, no new participants will be added.
Time and day: 2:30-4:00pm on Fridays, March 5th through 19th (3 weeks)
Location: Via Zoom (link will be sent after registration is completed)
Fee: Sliding scale sliding from $5-$50 per session, based on ability to pay. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
To sign up: Call the Family Paths Helpline at 800-829-3777.
To make a payment online: Family Paths Client Payment Form