Healing, Support, and Empowerment
Whether you are grieving, healing, seeking a safe person to talk to, or navigating challenges in your relationship, we provide a supportive space to process and make sense of your feelings.
It shouldn’t hurt to go home
Does your partner…
- Call you names?
- Always have to be right?
- Say “forgive and forget”?
- Have control of the finances?
- Ignore or minimize your feelings?
- Isolate you or make you feel alone?
- Blame you for all the problems in the relationship?
Our Care Group fosters empowerment, emotional connection, healthy communication, conflict resolution skills, and deeper self-understanding in a confidential, safe, and therapeutic environment.
You’ll develop strategies and tools to heal and move forward with strength.
From your first phone call to your attendance at the group, you’ll find a welcoming space where you can openly share your thoughts, feelings, fears, and concerns. All services are completely free of charge.
Finding Hope
Created for survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence, this group offers a supportive space to learn, process, and heal together. Through psychoeducation, participants explore paths to safety and recovery.
- Starting October 7th, 2025 (In-Person, Round Lake Beach, IL)
- Starting October 16th, 2025 (In-Person, Zion, IL)
Space is limited, and we’d love to have you. Contact us today for more information or to enroll:
Martha Ortiz, MA, LPC, CDVP, NCC at 773-358-1517 | mortiz@asafeplaceforhelp.org
La Paloma Program | Empowerment through education, support and community
Psychoeducational group focused on domestic violence and its individual and collective impact on our community. This in-person group offers a safe and confidential space for reflection, connection, and shared healing through common experiences.
- Monday afternoons (In-Person, Grayslake, IL). This group is held in Spanish.
Space is limited, and we’d love to have you. Contact us today for more information or to enroll:
Viviana Atilano, LCSW, La Paloma Director at 847-731-7165 Ext. 1400
24/7 Support Is Always Available: 800-600-SAFE (7233)