Restoration Circle

A Group for Mental Health Professionals

Who Are Healing from Betrayal Trauma

Facilitated by Bethany Nelson

Mental health professionals who have experienced betrayal trauma often face a quiet, particular kind of isolation. The role that equips you to hold space for others can also make it harder to find resources and support for your own healing. Access to trauma-informed care that understands the professional world you live in is not always easy to find, and that gap can leave you navigating your own restoration alone.

AFAR created Restoration Circle to change that. This group is designed to support you in reclaiming your own healing journey, with the depth, confidentiality, and peer understanding this work requires, alongside others who truly understand what it means to be both the helper and the one who needs help.

What You Can Expect

Restoration Circle offers a full year of consistent support, education, and connection, including:

Presentations from leading voices in trauma, recovery, and mental health
Support, encouragement, and accountability
A true peer group of fellow professionals walking a similar path
Facilitation by experienced betrayal trauma facilitators

This is not a training or a continuing education course. It is a healing space, built for you as a person first.

Program Structure

Quarterly Virtual Retreats (Online)
Sundays, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM PT

October 12, 2025
January 11, 2026
April 12, 2026
July 12, 2026
October 11, 2026

Monthly Virtual Check-Ins (Online)
Day and time to be determined

November 2025
December 2025
February 2026
March 2026
May 2026
June 2026
August 2026
September 2026
November 2026
December 2026

Restoration Circle is a year-long commitment, designed to give your healing the time and consistency it actually needs to take root.

Payment Options

12 monthly payments of $125, or
One payment of $1,200

Ready to Join or Have Questions?

Restoration Circle is a program of the American Foundation for Addiction Research (AFAR).