Oaks Groups

Oaks groups will facilitate your healing process as part of your faith alongside others with similar experiences.

Goals of Oaks Groups:

Equip you to engage in your own healing process with God and others.

Provide an environment for rehabilitative and redemptive relationship through emotional processing.

Explore and integrate biblical clarity, spirituality, and the power of God in the context of the healing process for specific psychological topics or questions.

Group Topics

Topics vary by season but address the following areas:

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trauma and abuse 
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grief and loss 
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addictive behaviors such as compulsive sexual behaviors and substance use

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teen mental health
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church hurt and religious trauma 
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parenting children with disabilities or mental health concerns

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relational hurt and healing
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body image
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Spring Groups

If you are interested in participating in a group, please complete the confidential interest form, and you will receive group meeting information and updates. Groups subject to change based on interest.

Women’s Recovered: Overcoming Substance Abuse (ongoing)

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Thursdays at 6:30pm-8pm
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Location: Yada Fair Trade and Resale, 2620 Parmenter St, Middleton

Recovered is intended for women recovering from alcohol or other substance use.

The group session meets weekly on Thursdays from 6:30pm - 8pm on an ongoing basis. If you have not attended the previous week, please email the facilitator (diane.dallman@gmail.com) for meeting confirmation. Occasionally a meeting gets canceled or moved.

Women's Recovered Interest Form

Men’s Forgiven and Free: Overcoming Addictive Sexual Behaviors

February 1 - May 3, 2025 on Saturdays at 7am-9am

Forgiven & Free is for men who want to overcome addictive sexual behaviors in the context of faith community.

The sign up form for the Winter F&F session is closed, but we still want to get you connected in the ways we can! Please fill out the support interest form below indicating wanting to get connected with Forgiven & Free, and we'll follow up with you!

Support Interest Form

Women’s Forgiven and Free: Overcoming Addictive Behaviors

March -May 2025 on Mondays at 6:30pm - 8pm

F&F is for women who want to overcome addictive behaviors in the context of faith community.

Women's F&F Interest Form

Summer Groups

If you are interested in participating in a group, please complete the confidential interest form, and you will receive group meeting information and updates. Groups subject to change based on interest.

Summer Group Topics:

We will post sign ups for Summer Groups the week of May 5. If you would like to be notified when groups are available for sign up, please sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page. Group topics will include:

experiencing healing and wholeness in singleness

experiencing freedom and healing after an abortion (for women)

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parenting children with disabilities 
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recovery from substance use (for women)
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Hope Through Hardship: For Parents of Children with Disabilities (ongoing & virtual)

Thursdays 6:30pm-8pm - sign up in the Facebook group below for meeting dates

This group is intended for men and women to connect with other parents of children with disabilities and encourage each other.

Join Hope through Hardship Facebook Group

Oaks Group FAQs:

Are groups similar to classes?

The structure of these groups is peer support and experiential processing rather than informational, knowledge-based learning. While the group will go through resources together, the goal of the group is not to teach and inform, but to develop encouraging and supportive relationships with God and others and equip the group with resources.

Do groups have start and end dates, or are they ongoing?

Although some groups are ongoing, most groups run in sessions with a start and end date for about a 3 month session. This structure builds trust, preserves confidentiality, and creates camaraderie for the process of healing. We encourage supportive relationships between group members to continue naturally beyond the duration of the group session.

Do I have to be a Christian in order to join a group?

We believe that we are whole human beings, and so healing is physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual. As a result, Oaks groups will incorporate healing practices of Christian spirituality, but groups are open to anyone, regardless of your spiritual or religious background.

What if I’m looking for support, but I’m not sure if I’m ready to join a group?

In addition to groups, Oaks also facilitates one-on-one connections with volunteers called advocates. Like group facilitators, they are trained volunteers and are usually a few steps ahead in their own healing process. They offer support as you engage your healing with God and others. Find more information about intake and advocates under our page here.

If you have any other questions, please email us at oaks@highpointchurch.org.