Its hard for me to express how much the groups at SOAR have helped me, and changed my life for the better. In each of the groups I attended, all of us were so very different on the surface - but we had so much in common underneath. The problems I struggled with felt freakish to me. So it is a revelation to see how much of what we struggle with as survivors is *normal*. Seeing so many different people struggling with the very same things I struggle with helped me to understand the patterns, and to see my own struggle as *okay*, and part of the journey of healing.I participated in 5 different groups with 3 different sets of leaders, and all of the therapists involved were top-notch. Each different phase facilitated a different kind of healing for me.EDIT: There is a long wheelchair ramp built out from the parking lot onto the porch. The door nearest the ramp is another small step up from the porch, but if you follow the porch to the front of the building, the front door is wheelchair accessible.Ive been struggling with healing from abuse for years. SOAR has made the biggest difference for me, of all the things I have tried. To all of the staff and therapists there - I cant thank you enough. You are wonderful.

I went to this place after having a flashback of some childhood trauma and a recent sexual assault. Though my therapist acknowledged that what I experienced was a flashback, it seemed like to me she wasnt convince by who I said abused me. Idk if it was because of his profession or his relationship to me but there would be moments where she would justify his actions and tried to steer the blame away from him and onto someone else who wasnt as close to me. It got to the point where I felt desperate for her to believe me that I made a laundry list (literally wrote down everything I could remember) and tried to prove to her that these incidents werent normal. Her response to this list was that not one incident was enough to prove my claims. But in my head, I thought combining all the information I gave you plus my very specific flashback wasnt enough to prove my claims correct. It seemed to me that it didnt matter what evidence I had, my therapist had an excuse for his behavior even though she had never met him. She acknowledged the abusive nature of this person but didnt think he was capable of all types of abuse (even though she acknowledged that there was a high chance hed been sexually abused as a child)? Seriously this place sucks, or maybe it was my therapist specifically but it seemed like to me that places like this arent there to help you but to quiet you down. Make you complacent with what has happened to you and tries to cast blame on everyone else except the person who is actually responsible. Im 23 and this experience has made me more distrustful of therapist and the system that is suppose to help victims.