Support Groups

ALL GROUPS ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED ONLY THROUGH TELEHEALTH

Support & Skills Coaching Groups: Overview

Are you feeling alone, afraid or anxious?

Do you want to learn concrete skills about how to maintain clearer boundaries and stronger self-care habits?

Going through transitions that require decisions and non-judgemental guidance?

Would it help you to hear from others who may share similar experiences and struggles?

Are you wishing to develop a deeper emotional connection with yourself and others?

Do you want to be in a space that is socially conscious, feminist, LGBTQ+ inclusive, sex-positive and anti-racist?

Online Educational, Support, Coaching & Skills Groups offered in 2020:

All COVID-19 related groups are offered FREE to those in need. Payment plans are available.

• Self-Care & Resiliency During COVID-19 & Beyond: Online Psycho-Educational and Coaching Support Groups for Social Service and Mental Health Professionals. 
• Helping Professionals Support Group schedule: (Each group runs for 5 weeks. More dates will be added.)
  • Monday, April 6 – May 4, 2020 at 5-630p CST (Full)
  • Monday, May 11 – June 15, 2020 at 5-630p CST

• Use Your Words and Colors: A COVID-19 Resiliency & Trauma-Informed Creative Expression Support Group for LGBTQAI+ Health and Wellness Professionals 10-week support group | Thursdays, May 14 – July 23, 2020 | 4-530p CST || 10 Mondays, June 29 – August 31, 2020 | 5-630pCST

• Self-Care and Resiliency During COVID-19 and Beyond: Bodyworkers and Healers’ Online Trauma-informed Psycho-Educational 5-week Support Group Tuesdays 10-1130a CST | May 12, 2020 – June 9, 2020

• Women Survivors’ of Sexual Abuse flyer For anyone who identifies as a woman. Next openings in mid-2020

• Women Coming Out Later in Life – Offered next in mid-2020 flyer
• Group for Socially Conscious Helpers, Healers and Advocates: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Moral Injury and Vicarious Trauma flyer

These groups are a safe place for those who hold a fundamental consciousness for how the layers of cultural and systematic oppression and trauma influence our personal and inter-personal health and wellbeing. I have designed and facilitated dozens of skills, support and therapy groups since 1983.

The nurturing, validating and safe nature of a therapy or support group is inspiring and life changing.

Deep healing and personal growth ensues when a group of committed people joins together to compassionately listen, gently support, and vulnerably share their personal thoughts, feelings, challenges, and dreams with one another.

• The group meetings are held in two formats: Either weekly for 75 minutes, for 10-14 consecutive weeks (except holidays) with 8 – 10 people.
  
• The meetings may incorporate mini-lecture, coaching, goal-setting, video, topic discussion, skill building, homework, and personal sharing.
  
• Handouts, homework, bibliography, pens and folders are provided.
• Rate: $50-60/session for 75-90 minute groups. Some sliding fee slots are available.
  
• Confidential.
• All groups are for socially conscious adults who are anti-racist, poly-friendly, sex-positive and LGBTQ+ affirming.

Differences between support and therapy groups

These Educational, Support & Skills coaching groups balance personal supportive sharing with an educational & skills-building component. They provide opportunities for like-minded humans going through similar issues to learn together, give and receive mutual support and validation, and to share experiences, resources and information. 

Therapy groups are generally long-term and ongoing groups (meaning they meet every week and, depending on the goals, the clients may choose to stay for several months or more). Therapy groups, in addition to offering validation and support, also tend to more therapeutically and deeply explore individual members’ issues, thoughts and feelings.

Free 20 to 30-minute phone or in-person intake appointments are required for all groups. Email to schedule.

I often have waiting lists for each group. If you are currently in individual or relationship counseling or coaching, I will ask that you sign a Release of Information Form so that I may connect with your provider.

To receive a flyer or to schedule your complimentary 30-minute consultation.