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Guiding Torture Survivors through the Healing Process

The Center for Victims of Torture provides mental health counseling to survivors of torture and war in Africa and the Middle East. Catherine Mwangi Nyaga, a counselor with CVT's Nairobi healing initiative, describes a 10-week group counseling cycle for refugees who fled conflict in their home countries. Catherine explains how CVT counselors guide survivors through the following stages of healing: Session 1: Orientation and building connections for group therapy Session 2: Moments of joy before the war Session 3: How we have changed: Regulation and Coping Session 4: Coping with overwhelming emotions: silence as a tool of communication Session 5: Value lesson: Tolerance, Forgiveness and Understanding Session 6: Reconnecting with memories of loved ones Session 7; Loss and grief Session 8: Exploring strengths and resource Session 9: Dignity and value- facing the future Session 10: Completing the group experience, looking back at the journey traveled and saying goodbye Watch our Tumaini Support Group video on YouTube to see how one group of survivors who met through CVT group counseling support each other. Learn more about CVT at www.cvt.org.