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Rape: Issues of guilt, blame, and shame
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Rape: Issues of guilt, blame, and shame

ByNichola Watson March 9, 2022May 17, 2022

Working from self-condemnation towards self-forgiveness is one approach I take when survivors self-blame from rape.

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Virtual Counselling Groups
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Virtual Counselling Groups

ByCarissa Ropponen December 21, 2020December 1, 2021

Metta VanderVliet, Victoria Sexual Assault Centre counsellor, discusses the launch of our new virtual counselling groups. What is your role at VSAC? I’m a Stopping the Violence Counsellor and my role is to support…

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Translated Materials for Survivors: Part 2
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Translated Materials for Survivors: Part 2

ByLane Foster May 23, 2019May 31, 2019

An image of a stack of books with the word survivor in Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, French and English. International and Newcomer Survivors, we are here to support you We here at VSAC believe it…

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Crisis Support at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
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Crisis Support at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre

ByCarissa Ropponen July 17, 2018May 3, 2019

How can you access crisis support at VSAC? For many people, the initial point of contact with our centre will be our Access Line.  The Access worker will help you determine, by phone or email…

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Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: Part Two
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Victims and Survivors of Crime Week: Part Two

ByCarissa Ropponen May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Have you wondered what VSAC’s services are like? In this 4 part blog series for Victims and Survivors of Crime Week we explore services that VSAC provides to survivors of sexual assault.  Support Groups…

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Groups at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
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Groups at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre

ByNadia Khan October 12, 2016

One of our counsellors, Nadia, shares what groups for survivors at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre are all about.

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Why Call the Crisis and Information Line?
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Why Call the Crisis and Information Line?

ByBarb Peck September 13, 2016March 16, 2018

Often people are surprised when I tell them all of the things they can access our crisis and information line for so I’d like to clear up any misconceptions. The very first and most important message is: You don’t have to be in crisis to call…

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Nightmares Be Gone!
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Nightmares Be Gone!

ByBarb Peck July 19, 2016September 1, 2016

Using Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) is an effective and easy to do strategy that can reduce the frequency and severity of nightmares.

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Coping and Compassion
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Coping and Compassion

ByGuest Contributer April 9, 2015

Challenging shame, recognizing substance use as a coping strategy, and clarifying that trauma healing can happen alongside substance use recovery…

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