Local therapist to host group session for survivors

Local survivors of the shooting are invited to a free closed group therapy session on Thursday to help talk through and process their experiences.

“When anyone goes through an attack like this, the long-term effects can be so difficult,” Psychotherapist Shauna Hoffman, who will be leading the session, said. “After any kind of traumatic experience, sharing with other people who have gone through it brings a level of peace other people cannot give them.”

Discussing the experience can help survivors work through their fears, confusions, anger and sadness, according to Hoffman. Often, Post

Traumatic Stress Disorder can be inevitable, she said.

Hoffman said she knows this has hit close to home and wants to help people work through it.

The session will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 at 24359 Walnut Avenue in Newhall.

As to keep the discussion specific to survivors, only those who were at the festival on Sunday are invited to attend.

Hoffman expects to have a separate discussion for loved ones and family members of victims and survivors soon.

For those who plan to attend, call or text Hoffman at (661) 714-5137 or email her at shauna@ workingonme.com. Attendees can also RSVP through the “Group Session for Survivors of the Las Vegas Gun Attack” Facebook page.