<qa>  What is the goal of the study?The goal of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a two therapeutic models designed to enhance womens skills for managing reactive emotions in their current lives as well as to educate them about how using these skills can enhance their personal effectiveness and help them to gain control of post-traumatic stress reactions. The interventions adaptations of a manualized psychotherapy that has shown promise with adults with complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy; TARGET compared to a supportive group therapy SGT that has been found to have modest benefits with women survivors of childhood abuse Wallis, 2002. 