Chippewa Valley Trauma Support Circle

NOTE: This page and this group are growing and in development, but still active. Check back often and join us when you can!

This is a peer-to-peer space for survivors of trauma and complex trauma to find support, community, and healing. We are not led by professionals — we are led by each other. Our format is loosely inspired by traditional twelve-step meetings, though we do not follow the twelve steps as a program.

We operate on the definition of trauma as “any experience or series of circumstances that overwhelms the nervous system’s capacity to cope.” As such, if you think you belong here, you do. A referral or official diagnosis is not required to be here. You do not need to believe healing is possible — only that you want to heal.

Participation is always at your own pace. Speaking is welcomed, never required. What is shared in this room stays in this room.

There are no dues or fees. We are self-funded by those who choose to give and only when we have need of funds. No one takes any monetary profit of any kind from this group.

We ask that everyone here honor our principles of support: safety, anonymity, consent, acceptance, non-discrimination, and inclusion — so that this remains a space where healing is possible for all of us, together.

This group is not a substitute for emergency care or professional treatment. If you are in crisis, please reach out to a crisis line or emergency services.