Cultivating Healing, Education, and Support — All Year Long

Dear Partners in Healing,

We believe therapy should be accessible to all survivors of sexual violence.  While our nonprofit centers women survivors of sexual violence—recognizing the distinct challenges they face in accessing consistent, high-quality, trauma-informed mental health care—we hold firmly that sexual violence is a public health crisis that affects people across all genders, ages, and backgrounds. Our focus reflects the urgent need to address women's compounded barriers, including systemic inequities, social stigmas, and a lack of services that honor their lived experiences, healing traditions, and cultural identities.

Psychotherapy Voucher Program

Our psychotherapy voucher program exists to reduce financial barriers to care, and its availability depends directly on donations and community support.

Your generosity allows us to:
    •    Fund therapy sessions for survivors who may otherwise go without
    •    Offer private, restorative retreats to support the mental health and sustainability of the providers walking alongside survivors
    •    Continue advocating for trauma-informed systems and public health responses to sexual violence

We approach fundraising with compassion and transparency. Every contribution—of any amount—makes a lasting difference in someone’s healing journey.

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Supporting the Supporters: Provider Retreats

In addition to serving survivors, we are deeply committed to nurturing the well-being of those who care for them.

Our private, trauma-informed retreats for mental health providers create space for:
    •    Rest, reflection, and connection with fellow professionals
    •    Learning sustainable self-care practices to mitigate burnout, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma
    •    Honoring the emotional labor of trauma work with empathy and empowerment

We believe it’s essential to care for the caregivers. These gatherings offer space to be human, to be held, and to be reminded that professionals of various expertise are not alone in this work.

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Please consider donating now: https://givebutter.com/Ignitetransformation.  Your support fuels healing. Every dollar is a ripple of care, compassion, and change.

As a sample calculation, for weekly psychotherapy, based on a nationwide baseline average of approximately $150 per session.

$150 x 12 sessions (3 months) = $1,800 per person.

Your gift supports:

• $150 = 1  Session Psychotherapy Voucher
• $900 = 6 Session Psychotherapy Voucher
• $1,800 = 3-month Psychotherapy Voucher
• $18,000 = Psychotherapy Voucher for 10 Survivors

Together we can #StandUpSpeakUp to prevent sexual violence and #IgniteTransformation for the well-being of survivors, families, communities, and professional providers that assist the healing of those impacted by sexual violence.

With gratitude,

Ignite Transformation Institute for the Wellness of Women