Groups

Self-reflection 24/7 can be isolating.

Wondering if “I’m really the only one” can stir up fear and impede change.

Everyone else seems to have it so together.

Am I the only one that struggles with balancing all these parts of myself… with creating the life I want… with waking up panicking… with a crushing sense of “done-ness” on so many aspects of life?

Maybe, on some level, we know there must be others.

AND it’s really nice to see these “others” in the flesh.

We are born for connection.

Humans source from the tribal world, from living in tribes.

We often gain a different perspective when we see ourselves reflected through the eyes of another.

New interpersonal skills can be experimented within the container of an intentional group setting. Safe risks around communicating can be tinkered with. A sense of community and connectivity can be formed.

Here’s how it works…

Groups are a cost-effective add-on to individual therapy.

Participation is “invitation only” after we begin our work together in individual therapy or coaching. The invitation is based on whether the addition of a group format to your healing journey appears to best align with your next steps.

Whenever I pick up on a theme that several clients could benefit from exploring together, I form a group. Here are some examples: self-care, finding identity through the expressive arts, creating rhythms and habits to support the body/mind/spirit, etc.

As a part of a maintenance program, you can continue in groups after stopping individual therapy.

Let’s take off some of the pressure…

That’s what groups can do by reminding us that we’re not alone. Sometimes, all it takes is a nod or a sympathetic look from someone to motivate you enough to keep going.

Groups generally have 4-8 people, and they take place in person at a location disclosed at booking.

It’s really quite straightforward. We are people, in a room, with an anchoring point of some kind (a useful piece of literature, a short series of video clips to hone a thought-provoking point, a bunching of unlined paper for creating), and… we create.

I use my skills as a trained Authentic Relating Facilitator (and, obviously, as a psychotherapist) to build a container of safety and trust, all necessary components if we are going to potentially experiment with new modes of behavior or ways of relating.

As a group, we design the parameters to meet our needs (i.e., establishing group rules and boundaries), including whether talking is part of it! While members are welcome to take as long as they need to warm up to the group environment, the whole point is participation/engagement of some kind.

Intrigued by the concept of not going at it alone?

First, let’s establish that we’re a good fit to work together.

Call today at (402) 937-0027 to schedule a free 15- to 20-minute call to get started.