The WINGS Foundation

The Concept of WINGS is phenomenal. Sadly the execution can be a psychological execution. You should also note up front that a check with the Colorado Secretary of State department that licences Non Profits that WINGS does not see fit to license itself through the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health. An action taken to avoid over-​site in cases like mine. Something that a possibly not so upright organization would do. Read my story and beware!
I joined WINGS and was in a men’s support group. Got referred to their favorite provider Noeticus where I went through a bit of psychological hell. Reported Noeticus to Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) who sanctioned them for improper procedure in case # 2014 – 2599. I told the Program director at WINGS of the experience and she got short and responded saying she liked Noeticus and hung up. Soon after my reporting Noeticus to DORA and telling WINGS’ Program Director of my problems my support Group leader was changed, by WINGS, to a Noeticus person essentially forcing me out of my group.
I tried to speak with the Executive director who rebuffed all attempts. Then months later it seems that a WINGS person was at a party held by a social group I had joined a while before. This WINGS person decided to tell the hostess something negative about me, thus breaking my confidentiality agreement with WINGS and she also told the hostess to pass the negative information on to the gentleman I was seen speaking with. End result of this violation, I am no longer part of the social group and WINGS Foundation is vehemently protecting the name of the violator to avoid reporting to DORA.
Even my therapist, who I got through WINGS, has asked to be removed from their referral list., and a major national survivor network no longer refers to WINGS. The saddest and most telling part about this organization was the Executive Directors refusal to even try and discuss and/​or heal the situation. Instead her response is abusive attacks. Sounds a lot like a family abuse situation.
As I say the concept of WINGS Foundation is great but the people who run it can violate you as bad or worse than the ones that drove you there.

WINGS!
If you have a friend or relative that is a survivor of childhood sexual assault… give them WINGS! If you want to help them heal, give yourself WINGS!
Their support groups help survivors and those that care about survivors to untangle to complex issues that stem from childhood sexual assault.
They have groups for men, women, LGBTQ, and loved ones.
At WINGS you will find people who want to help you understand the issues… and understand your strengths… and how seemingly unrelated facets of life are tightly knitted to events that were beyond the control of the survivor.
If you (or your favorite survivor) have never dealt with the trauma (and yes, it is trauma even if it was long, long ago) then WINGS is the next phone call to make. YOU CAN DO IT! YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS!