A space for community celebration
View Your Trauma from a different lens
The gun violence Support Group Programming
Processing the trauma
The point of this therapy group is to support individuals impacted by gun violence, and to help process their near-death experience within a group setting sharing stories of heroism and bravery.
Healing PTSD
Healing from PTSD is often a deeply personal journey, but communities play a powerful role in recovery. A core focus of the group will be to focus on symptoms of PTSD through the framework of psychologist Bessel van der Kolk.
The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk emphasizes how trauma is stored in the body and how healing often requires approaches that go beyond just talk therapy.
Somatic Integration
Somatic Therapy alongside community art therapy helps individuals process PTSD in ways that talk therapy stories cannot do alone. Research shows that movement-based therapies help to release stored trauma and rewire the nervous system.
Week I - Welcome
Meet your fellow group members in this dynamic closed-group, processing group on March 26, 2025.
Join in community, and mingle by meeting your fellow warriors.
Week II - Understanding Your Body’s Response to Trauma
Explore how your nervous system shapes PTSD recovery, integrating trauma-sensitive movement to support healing. Share and reflect on your body’s story, uncovering the connection between bodily memory and self-empowerment. Through movement and discussion, reclaim your sense of strength and agency—one step at a time.
WEEK III - Moving Through Suppressed Emotions
Unprocessed emotions and deep-seated beliefs shape our actions, often without us realizing it. This week, we’ll explore how to recognize, feel, and release suppressed emotions while unpacking the social conditioning tied to trauma. By working through these layers, we move closer to true freedom and healing.
Week IV - Remembering Your Safety
Rebuilding a sense of safety starts with clear boundaries. This week, we’ll explore how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, creating space for healing while navigating life after trauma.
Week V - Occupational Hazards
High-risk professions, like military service and law enforcement, expose individuals to repeated trauma, heightening the risk of PTSD and long-term nervous system dysregulation. Constant vigilance, life-threatening situations, and high-stress environments keep the body in a prolonged fight-or-flight state, making it difficult to return to a sense of safety—even after leaving the field.
Week VI - Rebuilding Trust - How do I feel Safe Again?
Through mapping your support system and sharing stories of combat, we will discuss and normalize our connection to fear & shame, and restore trust to the rest of humanity.
Working with Paige Swanson, LPC, MA, NCC
A Rich History with Trauma Support and Recovery
EMDR trained and somatic therapy informed
My work in the trauma field has been quite extensive. Through interfacing with clients from many different multi-cultural backgrounds, I have developed an interest in PTSD, Trauma, ACEs and Occupational Gun Violence.
Educational Background
Paige Swanson is a graduate of Northwestern University in the school of Applied Psychology. She studied and researched clinical mental health & trauma within the renowned “Family Institute.” She also took supplemental courses at Tufts University in Public Health focusing on military veteran populations and public health issues. She is a licensed professional counselor in the State of Texas, and owner of Sauna Therapy, a boutique mental health studio.
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Register for Our Group Today
Register for our gun violence group today. The last day of registration is March 25, 2025. Group will begin Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
The pricing of the group will be donation-based with mental health care coverage from our partners at The Center for Healing.
Location: 2508 Boll Street, Dallas, Texas 75205 at our Uptown Location
Times: Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m., March 26 to May 7th, 2025.
After graduation, the group will have an opportunity to join a retreat in The Colorado Rockies, if sponsorship allows.
Complimentary beverages like coffee and tea will provided.
Please come to group 10-15 minutes early.
Sign Up
Sign Up
Interested in joining the gun violence group. Please fill out the form and a care representative at Sauna Therapy will be in touch with you shortly to see if you qualify.