SERVICES

Group Therapy

California • Illinois • Online

Helping you break free from anxiety and isolation so you feel more confident and connected.

You find yourself at a crossroads. Struggling with feelings of loneliness and disconnection, you often feel like an outsider even in a room full of familiar faces. Your family relationships are strained, your friendships feel like a series of missed connections, and imposter syndrome strikes hard in work settings. Despite these concerns, you reluctantly consider joining a therapy group, hoping it might help you understand your emotions better and build the skills you desperately need.

But doubts plague you. What if you share too much and feels exposed? What if your struggles are dismissed or trivialized by others who seem to have it all together? The idea of showing up, vulnerable and raw, is daunting. You worry that the group setting will only amplify your anxiety, making you retreat further into your shell. However, deep down, you suspect that if you want to break free from your isolation and foster healthier relationships, taking this step is essential.

Group Therapy can help you:

  • Group therapy provides a safe environment to practice expressing thoughts and feelings openly.

    You will learn to communicate more effectively by receiving feedback from others and observing how others interact. This improved communication translates to better relationships outside the group.

  • Through group interactions and feedback, you will gain insight into your own behaviors and patterns, and how they impact others. This heightened self-awareness allows you to recognize and change unhealthy relationship dynamics.

  • Hearing others share similar struggles helps you realize you're not alone. This fosters empathy, reduces judgment, and increases understanding of different perspectives, leading to more compassionate relationships.

  • The group acts as a "learning lab" for relationships. You can experiment with new ways of interacting, set boundaries, and work through conflicts in real-time with my guidance and support, and that of the group. These new skills and behaviors can then be applied to relationships outside the group.

Types of Groups Offered

  • Support Groups

    Support groups offer a safe and nurturing environment where individuals can come together to share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs. These groups provide emotional support, encouragement, and the invaluable chance to connect with others who understand similar struggles. You will be able to explore your feelings, gain insights, and develop coping strategies in a judgment-free zone.

    Support groups create a sense of community and strength, helping you gain confidence and support.

  • Skills Groups

    Therapy skills groups are dynamic, supportive environments where individuals come together to learn and practice essential tools for healthier relationships. These groups focus on key areas such as communication, emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and self-awareness. You will learn new skills, engage in interactive exercises, share experiences, and receive feedback.

    Skills groups empower you to enhance your interpersonal skills, build confidence, and foster more harmony in your relationships.

  • Process Groups

    Instead of the conversation centering around set topics or issues like in skills or support groups, in a process group you will have genuine conversations with others in the moment. This real-time interaction create a microcosm where you and others will inevitably reenact the same relationship patterns you struggle with in everyday relationships. The difference is in the group there's a shared commitment to growth, allowing you to explore and address your patterns in a supportive environment.

    Process groups encourage deeper self-awareness and help you foster deeper connections with others.

Current Therapy Groups

Online group therapy

Self Love Skills Group

  • Strengthening Your Relationship with You

    This is a comprehensive, trauma-informed program to help introduce and guide you through a parts work journey to deepen your relationship with yourself.

    This 12-week group is designed to help you deepen your relationship with yourself by strengthening self-compassion, self-esteem, and self-boundaries.

    Through a blend of presentation-style learning, guided activities, and group discussions, you will develop practical tools to navigate your inner world, build self-compassion, and create lasting inner harmony.

    Perfect for folks who are: 

    • Seeking to feel more calm and confident.

    • Wanting to build a better toolbox of coping strategies.

    • Struggling with shame, boundaries, self-worth, communication or relationships with others.

    • Ready to explore parts work and somatic practices in a supportive group setting.

    • Interested in learning about developmental needs, concepts of self/parts, attachment styles, reparenting, neuroscience, nervous system functioning, and Nonviolent Communication.

    The program incorporates:

    • Trauma-Informed Principles: Ensuring structure, support, and pacing throughout the 12-week program.

    • Somatic Practices: Drawing from Polyvagal Theory to help you identify and manage your nervous system states, and rooted in grounding and resourcing techniques from EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, IFIO, self-hypnosis, and mindfulness meditation.

    • Parts Work: Conceptualized through Internal Family Systems and modeled after ACA’s Loving Parent Guidebook to identify, explore, and integrate the different parts of you with gentleness, love, humor, and respect.

    Participants will also receive:

    • A program workbook with presentation slides, worksheets, journaling scripts and prompts

    • Downloadable audio meditations

    Limited spots are available; max 8 participants per group. Contact me to check availability and get more information. 

    • Start Date: January 2025

    • Meeting Time:  TBD

    • Location: Virtual

    Click "I'm Interested" below to sign up.

online couples therapy

Couples Therapy Skills Group

  • Is conflict getting in the way of your connection? Do power struggles or emotional disconnection leave you feeling distant from your partner?

    I understand that relationships are hard work. That’s why I created a 12-session bi-monthly Couples Therapy Group designed to help you and your partner break through barriers and rediscover intimacy.

    In this group, you’ll learn how to:

    • Identify and address the habits that sabotage your relationship

    • Regulate yourself and support your partner during conflict

    • Communicate openly about your needs and vulnerabilities without blame or shame

    • Create emotional safety to deepen your connection

    Using proven methods from Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Relational Life Therapy, Nonviolent Communication, IFS’ Intimacy from the Inside Out, and nervous system regulation techniques, we’ll guide you through the process of:

    • recognizing when old wounds get triggered and lead to intimacy-crushing reactions

    • stopping the pattern of disconnection

    • building a stronger, more fulfilling partnership.

    Each participant will also receive:

    • A program workbook with presentation slides, worksheets, journaling scripts and prompts

    • Downloadable audio meditations

    Limited spots are available; max 4 couples per group.

    • Start Date: January 2025

    • Meeting Time:  TBD

    • Location: Virtual

    Click "I'm Interested" below to sign up.

How to Get Started with
Group Therapy

  • If it's a current group, click the "I'm Interested" button above and submit the form. Once submitted, proceed to step 2-4 below!

    If it's a group that is not currently being offered, click the "Notify Me" button above and submit the form. I'll reach out to you once the group is forming. You do not need to request a consultation just yet.

  • Click the "Schedule a Consultation" button below to schedule a free 15-minute online consultation. You’ll choose a day and time from my calendar. After I approve your request, I’ll send you a Telehealth Consultation Consent form and a link for the video call. You must fill out the form before our consultation.

  • After our consultation, you'll receive an email with a link to the online client portal. There, you will find the remainder of the necessary paperwork. You must complete and submit all requested items before the first group session.

  • We will meet at the predetermined group time each week. Skills and support groups are 50 minutes and process groups are 90 minutes.

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