The Survivor Hub is set to open a new MeetUp location in Gosford in August.
MeetUps are peer-led support groups and safe spaces where survivors of sexual assault can connect, share and support each other based on their lived experiences.
The new Gosford MeetUps will be held on the second Monday of each month from 6-7.30pm at The Foundry Cowork.
They are open to all survivors aged 16 and older, with support people welcome.
The MeetUps will be facilitated by Renee Marie Simpson and April Brophy.
Simpson is the author of I Want To Go Home – Reclaiming Power After Sexual Assault.
She helps victim-survivors reclaim their power through rewriting their stories and sharing them in ways that feel liberating.
Simpson earned a BA in Applied Social Science at the Australian College of Applied Psychology.
She has a professional background working as a school counsellor, youth worker and now in youth development working for local government leading a number of early-intervention support initiatives.
Brophy is a PACFA registered counsellor and founder of Progressive Counselling with a passion for supporting children and adults who have experienced trauma – including domestic and family violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect.
She has worked with children, young people and families for over a decade in different capacities including counselling, statutory child protection, out of home care, young people in alternative care arrangements, youth work and more.
Brophy earned a BA in Counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology and currently works as a mental health practitioner in private practice.
Register for a MeetUp at https://calendly.com/thesurvivorhub
To find out more about the Survivor Hub, go to https://www.thesurvivorhub.org.au/ Or email us at: info@thesurvivorhub.org.au
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Survivor Hub