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Welcome to the Center for Creative Growth

Leaders in inner child, recovery, and trauma-informed therapy since 1982

“I so appreciate having you folks to refer survivors to.”
— Pete Walker, Author of Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

“I really endorse the Center for Creative Growth.
This group is the best counseling satellite
we have anywhere in the country”

— John Bradshaw
Author of Healing the Shame That Binds You and Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child
Nationally renowned pioneer in healing inner child wounds and adult child trauma


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“Come my friends, ’tis not too late to seek a better world”
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Our Next 20-Week Group Intensive Program

Healing Your Past – Transforming Your Future
Saturdays, 11am-2pm
Beginning October 11, 2025
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