Care for Loved Ones
Services for Loved Ones
At Brave Step, we believe that educating and supporting the loved ones of a survivor is critical. We offer trauma-focused care for loved ones and a supportive, understanding place to process your emotions.
Offering compassion and lending support to a survivor is complex yet necessary. Brave Step provides education, guidance, and a support network that allows loved ones a safe place to learn more about sexual violence, its impact, how to best support the survivor, and more.
Care Options
Individual Counseling
Brave Step offers individual therapy with an experienced trauma therapist who utilizes the most effective trauma modality – SE, IFS, EMDR, neurofeedback, and more.
Group Therapy
Group therapy for 12 sessions led by an experienced trauma therapist that helps with resilience-building, garnering insight on one’s trauma along, breaking the silence, exploring repressed feelings, and more.
Brave Step™ Loved Ones
We believe wholeheartedly that loved ones deserve to heal, empower, and recover together and can be an aid to survivors of sexual violence if effectively armed with knowledge, skills, and support from others in similar experiences.
Counseling Program Details
Applicant Criteria
Family members, such as parents, siblings, immediate family members, spouses or close friends of sexual abuse survivors may apply to receive services if they meet these criteria:
- Any person over 18
- Has experienced sexual trauma at any time OR is a family member or friend of someone who has experienced sexual trauma
- Is experiencing struggle in daily life
- Is capable of participating in talk therapy
- Is willing to commit to and participate in their own recovery/healing
Family members or close friends may not be accepted to participate in support group services if the person:
- Is receiving therapy services elsewhere.
- Has a severe dissociative disorder.
- Has a severe developmental or communication disorder that would prevent them from participating in talk therapy.
- Is actively abusing alcohol or drugs in a manner that would prevent them from participating in therapy.
- Demonstrates negative behavior that might harm other members of the support group or efforts of the group at large.
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To learn if you qualify for Brave Step’s programs, please contact support@bravestep.org.
Program Fees
As a loved one of a survivor, you deserve to lead your best life, but quality trauma care can be expensive, difficult to find, and challenging to understand what services will garner the best outcomes. Brave Step makes the process easier and allows more loved ones the opportunity to access care. A benefit of Brave Step’s program is personalized service, one that is designed to give you optimal results that are affordable and obtainable.
- Many of Brave Step’s carefully vetted therapists accept insurance. Our team works diligently to find the right fit for care and one who accepts your insurance.
- For those without insurance, Brave Step has a sliding scale that is tailored to your specific situation.
Brave Step™ Loved Ones Program
Program Choices
Customized courses are designed for:
Program Formats
Each course will last six weeks approximately 1.5 hours each week or can be completed over a weekend as a retreat. The program will be offered in-person and virtually.
Desired Outcomes
- Increase in life satisfaction.
- Decrease in trauma-related symptoms or symptom occurrence
- An individual is more equipped to care following the program.
- Increase in connection with others
Brave Step’s program will launch soon.
If you are interested in staying apprised of launch details and participation opportunities, please submit your information below.
Thank You to Loved Ones Program Founding Partners
Emergency Hotline
If you are in need of emergency help, please contact 911 or call (704) 358-2800 for 24-hour emergency mental health.
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