Healing Trauma and Strengthening Attachment: What We Learned from Our Pilot Study

We’re at the United World Conference for the American Association of Christian Counselors this week, sharing the results of our pilot study! 

When we first dreamed of offering a trauma-focused group therapy experience that combined both evidence-based clinical treatment and spiritual direction, we weren’t sure what the outcome would be. 

Could Christian college students really find healing in a group that honored both their mental health needs and their faith, in light of carrying trauma and relational wounds?

In January 2024, with the approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Fuller Theological Seminary and Vanguard University, and with participant compensation support funded by Travis Research Institute, we launched a 13-week pilot study. And, what unfolded was both deeply personal and statistically significant.