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​LIFE OUT LOUD (LOL)
18-29 years old
 Mondays, Wednesdays: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Fridays: 3:30pm-5:00pm

Designed for young people who are overwhelmed with life transitions, our mission is to build confidence and competence through life skills and emotional management skills training.
Each week covers life skills needed for success in daily living. Classes offered:  culinary skills, art therapy, financial management, physical fitness, martial arts, handyman skills, and social skills.
Summer Camp (Camp Out Loud) is a 4 day yearly event.

TEENS OUT LOUD (TOL)
13-18 year olds
Thursday: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), these young men come together to discuss day-to-day events with each other. Practicing skills helps them to effectively identify and express thoughts and feelings together.

SPARKS
11-13 year olds
Thursdays: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), these boys and girls come together to practice emotion management skills in the context of expressive activities.

RISE ABOVE
13-18 year old girls
Mondays: 5:00pm-6:30pm

There is so much pressure on teen girls today. This group uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as well as social skills within peer relationships. Girls in this group learn they are not alone and they can lean on the peers in the group for support.  
Activities included: culinary skills and art therapy. Our first annual Summer Retreat will take place this Summer.

HEAL GROUPS
(Healing, Effectiveness, Accountability, and Limits)

Freedom Fighters (Men)
Tuesdays: 5:30pm-7:00pm

Hope Heals (Women)
Tuesdays: 5:30pm-7:00pm

Our weekly HEAL groups provide the components needed to help build a life worth living.

​FAMILIES MATTER
Parents and Caregivers
Every other Monday 6:00pm-7:00pm

A warm hour of supportive education for families healing from adverse experiences.

​Our Group Philosophy

We believe that emotional hurts are like physical injuries that need special attention in order to heal. Most throw a temporary bandage on their injury and never get the treatment they need. Our goal is teach people how to effectively respond to difficult life experiences using Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In our groups, we monitor emotional intensity, action urges, and skill levels based on the response to distress. We may end up with emotional scars in the end, but scars are a testimony of healing. As we develop into the people God created us to be, others will notice our  scars and have hope! (John 20:24-29)

​Our Group Process

​K – Know your thoughts/feelings/urges (Increase awareness)
I – Identify assumptions/interpretations/judgments (Develop discernment)
C – Calm yourself with the facts/truth of God (Increase action)
K – Keep practicing effective DBT skills/God-tools (Develop endurance)

Why Group?

1. Weary hearts need to share experiences with others (open communication).
2. Weary hearts need to be accountable for ineffective behaviors and beliefs (nonjudgmental communication).
3. Weary hearts need to give and receive validation (dialectical communication).
4. Weary hearts need a safe place to build trust (truthful communication).
5. Weary hearts need to learn how to resolve conflict (effective communication).