Counseling Programs

We here at Heaven – Sent be leave the best therapy for PTSD is Peer to Peer because most veterans wont talk to non veterans because they don't understand them the facts have proven it works

Peer to Peer counseling works well for PTSD, often as effectively as clinician-led support in reducing symptoms and improving coping, especially by reducing isolation, building connection, and providing shared understanding, but it's best as a complement to, not a replacement for, professional treatment for best outcomes.

Peer-Peer support provides crucial validation, hope, and practical skill-sharing from those who've lived through similar experiences, making it a powerful addition to evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

How Peer To Peer Counseling helps with PTSD

Reduces isolation:

Sharing experiences with peers fosters a sense of belonging and understanding, decreasing the loneliness often associated with PTSD.

Builds connection:

The camaraderie from shared trauma creates trust and mutual support that can be difficult to find with outside counselors.

Normalizes symptoms:

Hearing others' struggles helps individuals feel less alone and more understood, reducing stigma. Provides hope & meaning: Seeing peers manage symptoms offers hope and a sense of purpose.

Improves coping:

Peer to Peer groups effectively teach and reinforce coping skills, reducing substance use and cravings.

Increases treatment engagement:

Peer to Peer support can motivate individuals to start and stick with professional treatments.

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Emotional person in mental support group

The group of peers listen proudly as their friend talks about a difficult time in his life.

Key difference from professional therapy

Professional therapy (like trauma-focused CBT) offers structured, evidence-based treatments for deeper processing of trauma.

Peer support offers a safe space for shared experiences and emotional support, acting as a vital adjunct to professional care, not a substitute.

Effective Peer to Peer programs

Programs like "Seeking Safety," when delivered by peers, have shown similar improvements in PTSD and substance use as when led by clinicians.

Effective programs, such as those for first responders, often involve trained peers who offer support within a structured framework,

Building on camaraderie and shared experiences.

Many counseling programs use mentors as a tool to ensure success. Many businesses also use mentors to assist their new hires complete their on-boarding processes and provide counseling during their first year of employment. Heaven-Sent will assign senior staff as mentors for new hires to assist them with any questions they have about Heaven-Sent. How Heaven-Sent will also use mentors for clients is explained below.

First Responders are hesitant to seek mental health services through their office health care plans for fear of three things: that their office will find out and they will never make rank, that they will lose their jobs, and that their friends will leave them if they appear weak. Each of these issues adds even more stress to the problems that First Responders already deal with. The fears are real and do happen; First Responder agencies just do not advertise that fact.

By offering counseling to First Responders Heaven-Sent offers a way for them to receive help without their office or department finding out. By offering confidentiality, it is the hope of Heaven-Sent that First Responders will make use of the counseling and start the healing process. This statement does not mean that Heaven-Sent or its staff will disobey following laws dealing with reporting crimes.

While newcomers are going through their first thirty days in the program, Heaven-Sent will assign mentors to each newcomer from those persons who are in the last year of their program.

When seniors (those in the last year of the program) are not available staff members with similar experiences will be assigned. For the clients in the vocational pipeline or

those taking on-line college classes a mentor/tutor will be assigned to assist with class work. The goal is to place the client in the best possible position to succeed.

With new hires and clients the Heaven-Sent staff will maintain an open door policy to allow them to approach command staff with any questions or concerns they may have. The Heaven-Sent Command Staff are workers too, we have unloaded trucks, driven forklifts, and done mud outs in homes while learning things in the process. No-one knows everything and we are always happy to learn new ways of doing things.

Individual counseling and group therapy sessions are imperative to the success of rehab programs. Heaven-Sent will recruit licensed addiction counselors to provide individual counseling and facilitate group therapy sessions as well as family therapy. If the client has family members staying on site while going through the program Heaven-Sent will provide counseling to the family members as well.

The purpose of the therapy (individual, group and family) sessions is to teach individuals the skills needed to cope with and live life without drugs or alcohol. Counselors will also instruct clients how to recognize situations that could tempt them to drink or use drugs as well as learn how to avoid those situations. The group sessions are designed to teach the client how to seek support and counseling from others who are going through the same issues.

Counseling Programs/ Peer to Peer Works

Counseling Programs

We here at Heaven – Sent be leave the best therapy for PTSD is Peer to Peer because most veterans wont talk to non veterans because they don't understand them the facts have proven it works

Peer-Peer support provides crucial validation, hope, and practical skill-sharing from those who've lived through similar experiences, making it a powerful addition to evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Reduces isolation:

Sharing experiences with peers fosters a sense of belonging and understanding, decreasing the loneliness often associated with PTSD.

Builds connection:

The camaraderie from shared trauma creates trust and mutual support that can be difficult to find with outside counselors.

Normalizes symptoms:

Hearing others' struggles helps individuals feel less alone and more understood, reducing stigma. Provides hope & meaning: Seeing peers manage symptoms offers hope and a sense of purpose.

Improves coping:

Peer to Peer groups effectively teach and reinforce coping skills, reducing substance use and cravings.

Increases treatment engagement:

Peer to Peer support can motivate individuals to start and stick with professional treatments.

Key difference from professional therapy

Professional therapy (like trauma-focused CBT) offers structured, evidence-based treatments for deeper processing of trauma.

Peer support offers a safe space for shared experiences and emotional support, acting as a vital adjunct to professional care, not a substitute.

Programs like "Seeking Safety," when delivered by peers, have shown similar improvements in PTSD and substance use as when led by clinicians.

Effective programs, such as those for first responders, often involve trained peers who offer support within a structured framework,

Building on camaraderie and shared experiences.

While newcomers are going through their first thirty days in the program, Heaven-Sent will assign mentors to each newcomer from those persons who are in the last year of their program.

When seniors (those in the last year of the program) are not available staff members with similar experiences will be assigned. For the clients in the vocational pipeline or

those taking on-line college classes a mentor/tutor will be assigned to assist with class work. The goal is to place the client in the best possible position to succeed.

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