*klatch

noun, a social gathering, especially for coffee and conversation

not your average TBI support group, the Klatch is a welcoming, supportive place to connect, share, and grow together, mindful of each person’s unique journey living with brain injury

“When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good.

When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to reperceive my world in a new way and go on. It is astonishing how elements which seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens.”

Carl Rogers

Hearing and listening. Two people sitting on a park bench silhouetted against a sunset sky, with trees in the background.

Klatch Meeting Agreements

“After my fall, my independence, empathy, natural joy, gentleness, and the steady lifestyle I enjoyed became distorted beyond recognition!

I became closed-off, angry, explosive, self-deprecating, tired, irritable, suicidal and empty.

My isolation and disconnectedness is unbearable at times.

I used to pride myself on my independence and social skills. Now I am guarded, avoid social situations, events and being around family and friends.

I became a person in a shell and like a small child.”

James, TBI survivor THRIVER

Safe and not alone. A person sitting on a bench beside a dog by a lake at sunset, with colorful clouds and a reflection of the sunset on the water.