Support Groups
Emotional adjustment to vision loss is just as important as physical adjustment. One-on-one and group discussions encourage clients to feel better about themselves.
Many individuals feel isolated and uncertain when they lose significant amounts of vision. Lighthouse provides support groups to help people cope with these negative effects. Group members help each other to realize that they can still live independent and active lives regardless of how much vision they lose.
Even if you’re a very private person, interacting with other individuals who have experienced vision loss can be extremely therapeutic. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that each person is an individual and will react to, and cope with, their own vision loss in highly specific and personal ways.
Also, people with longstanding vision loss may or may not experience the same challenges and day-to-day difficulties as people with more recent vision loss.
Nevertheless, meeting other people who have lost vision as adults can help you—and them—feel less alone. Support groups also provide an opportunity to share your experiences in adapting and managing everyday tasks.-
If you feel this type of support group would benefit you, feel free to join us.
For more formation about this program or any of our other services, please call or email us today. Also, please visit our client profiles page to learn about our clients and the Lighthouse programs they’ve taken.
