Overcoming Powerlessness was founded in 1995 in the basement of a home in York, PA. We have grown to become a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization listed with the PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations and incorporated within the Commonwealth of PA. OCP provides service to over 200 individuals each year and most of those who commit to group meetings and therapy have been successful in overcoming their patterns of engaging in emotionally abusive relationships. Through group sessions and individual counseling, we assist women in overcoming the confusion, depression and powerlessness of their abusive situation.  

OUR MISSION

Provide awareness, education, and support to individuals in the community who are experiencing emotional abuse.

THE OCP VISION

Create community support for persons dealing with emotional abuse through the services offered by OCP in an effort to foster emotional, physical, and spiritual healing.

HOW WE SUPPORT VICTIMS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE

OCP offers a nurturing environment through support groups and individual counseling. The support groups offered by OCP serve as an optimal environment for recovery and healing from emotional abuse. Through the safety of a nurturing and accepting environment, group members uncover their pain and make honest evaluations about the effect emotional abuse has had on their lives.

Members learn to reclaim their rights and come to believe in their own self-worth. The interchange of ideas offers rich feedback that fosters significant personal and spiritual growth. We explore new behaviors aimed at changing the ineffective ways of relating to the abuser.

The group dynamic combines the experience of members, allowing the development of mutual trust and acceptance, along with the hope of "breaking free" of the powerlessness that has been at work for so long in the lives of many of our members.

Bonnie Wilt: Founder and Director of OCP, Bonnie has her Masters Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. She has been providing group and individual therapy since 1995, specializing in counseling persons dealing with emotionally abusive relationships. Bonnie has been married for 48 years. She has personally experienced emotional abuse and is now living a fulfilling life with her family. Bonnie has three children and five grandchildren.

Fatima Farris, President
Esther Koblitz, Vice President
Fred Wilt, Treasurer
Betsy Hoffer, Secretary
Karen Ecker
Amy Nuzum
Jan Shaffer
Deb Childers
Kelly Young