Pineapple Support to Host Trauma/PTSD Support Group

LOS ANGELES—Adult industry mental health nonprofit Pineapple Support on Thursday announced plans to provide a free, six-week online support group with a focus on trauma and PTSD. Titled “Steps on a Healing Path: Support for Trauma and PTSD,” the group will be guided by therapist Russell Stagg, with the first session taking place May 12 at 8 p.m. ET. "By joining this group, you’re taking an important step along the path to healing," says Stagg. "I’ll avoid trendy techniques in offering support and guidance, and focus instead on what experts strongly recommend. I’ve helped hundreds of trauma and PTSD sufferers with an approach that integrates ‘gold standard’ cognitive-behavioural techniques." Pineapple Support was founded by British performer Leya Tanit in 2018, after a string of losses in the adult industry from depression and other mental illnesses. The organization, which is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States, has so far connected over 2,000 adult performers to mental health services, including free and low-cost therapy, counseling and emotional support. "Russell is a fantastic therapist and has been helping people with life problems since 2006," says Tanit. "His research on trauma has been published in major psychology journals, including a recent publication on trauma in the prestigious Self & Society. We're grateful to have such an esteemed therapist leading this support group." The “Steps on a Healing Path: Support for Trauma and PTSD” support group will gather online each Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET until June 16. For more information and to secure a place, visit pineapplesupport.org/support-groups.