Bible-based Trauma Healing

Finding Strength in God’s Word

About This Group

Periodically, we form small groups that typically meet together for 6 or 7 weeks for mutual support and learning.

Coordinator: Diane Sollazzo

Attendance Limit: 12

If you suffer from sadness, exhaustion, anger, feelings of isolation, or unprocessed grief, whatever the source, this small group may be for you. If you have healed from pain in the past and wish to help others dealing with these kinds of pain, the group may be for you as well.

This group is for Montreal Christians who wish to share and learn together.

Together, we will make a safe space for group members to:

Discover what the Bible says about suffering
Learn about trauma and its effects
Build resilience for the future
Learn to help others

About the Group Model

This healing group uses the proven and time-tested model of the Trauma Healing Institute at American Bible Society. Using applied Scripture and best mental health principles.

We are not professional healers, not doctors, psychiatrists or psychologists. We are Christians who care. We do not offer therapy, but we do offer support.

The group uses the book Caring for the Wounded Heart. Different forms of this book are in use in over 100 countries with more than 194 language groups in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas. To learn more about the model, the Trauma Healing Institute, and its work in equipping and supporting a global community of workers in trauma care, please visit TraumaHealingInstitute.org.

Purchase of the book is not required for participation. If you wish to purchase it, you can purchase a paperback version from Amazon (paperback) or the Canadian Bible Society in digital format (cheaper) or paperback.

The above links are for the Canadian edition. There is also a cheaper North American edition available at Amazon. The differences between the two are minor.

This program is run in conjunction with Trauma Healing Institute of the American and Canadian Bible Societies.

Our May Group

A six session group meeting once a week (on Mondays) on Zoom for 6 or 7 weeks:

Starts at 7 PM
May 11 - June 15
Attendance at all 6 sessions is required. These are the core sessions.

Weekly Schedule:

Week 1: What is a wound of the heart?
Week 2: What can help our heart wounds heal?
Week 3: What happens when someone is grieving?
Week 4: If God loves us, why do we suffer?
Week 5: Bringing our pain to the cross
Week 6: How can we forgive others?

Registration is open now and until May 6th, although there is a limit of 12 per group.

For more info contact Diane at sollazzodiane.pc@gmail.com

If you are interested in attending a group, but were not able to join this group, you can register here and indicate which time periods work best for you. We will consider this when we plan our next group. We are planning to run more groups next year.

THI: Domestic Abuse

We are planning a gathering of people to discuss the issue of domestic abuse and how the church can help on Zoom. This is part of the Trauma Healing Institute's program for healing broken hearts and the session is for people who have finished the Trauma Healing Core or attended at least 2 out of the six sessions.

In this session we will:

Define and describe domestic abuse.
Consider what the Bible says about how we should treat family members and compare that with cultural beliefs and practice.
Discuss how to help people trapped in abusive situations.
Discuss how to help abusers repent and take steps toward recovery.

We do not currently have a group planned, but are considering opening up a new group in the near future. We will likely be posting a registration form here soon.

In the meantime, if this interests you, you may indicate your interest here, whether you have attended a Trauma Healing group or not. You can register on this other form.