Therapy Groups
Upcoming Groups Beginning Winter/Spring 2023:
Crone Groups:
While Oxford Languages dictionary defines "crone" as, "An old woman who is thin and ugly," Barbara Walker's "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets" says that "...The Crone also represented the third (post-menopausal) phase of women's lives... it was believed that women became very wise when they no longer shed the lunar 'wise blood' but kept it within..." and Shekinah Mountainwater, in "Ariadne's Thread," says, "The Crone is a teacher or wise one, sometimes called the 'wayshower' as she shines the light of wisdom for all to see." Based on the aspects of the Triple Goddess: the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, these are the phases of a woman's life.
I'm offering two Crone groups: one, a weekly, ongoing, open-ended process-oriented therapy and support group, and the other, an 8-week structured group. These groups are for women who are en route to (irregular periods, hot flashes, all that good stuff) or have arrived at (no longer menstruating) this third, Wise Woman phase and want a place to discuss and explore the experiences of this age and stage of life, of the impact of having grown up in a time when perhaps we weren't expected to have a career or even work, of navigating the societal shifts that came with the Women's Movement and the ways that patriarchy continues to affect us.
We'll also look at the stages that precede Crone, the Maiden and Mother. The short-term group will work with healing the Wounded Maiden, to complete any unfinished pieces of the passage from Maiden to Mother in order to support the journey from Mother to Crone, and then connecting to the goddess in her Crone aspect and ourselves as Crone. This group will draw on Sarah Durham Wilson's "Maiden to Mother" work and Mountainwater's "Ariadne's Thread," and include structured exercises, meditation, guided imagery, journaling, dreamwork and, for those who would like, "croning" rituals.
The long-term group will be less structured, with more of a focus on discussion and exploration of the impact of patriarchy on ourselves, society and the earth, and how to heal all of these (easy-peasy, right?!). In the long-term group, we'll explore the journey from Maiden to Mother and Mother to Crone over time.
My hope is to hold these groups in person, rather than via telehealth, Covid conditions permitting. My office policy is that I only see vaccinated folks in person. It will be limited to to 6 or 7 women (I need to figure out how many will fit in my office) and meet weekly for 90 minutes. The fee will be $75 per session or, for the 8-week group, $525 total if paid up front, with some lower-fee spots available in both for anyone who needs.
To be put on the interest list, please use the form on the "Contact" page of this website. I'll get back in touch when I have days, times, and start dates determined. Interested people will need to meet with me for a (no-cost, Zoom) screening/intake prior to the first group session they attend.
8-week Internal Family Systems group: My IFS groups are dynamic, involving exploring and helping different parts of ourselves, particularly parts that we regard as troublemakers (e.g., parts that criticize and judge ourselves and others, overeat, overdrink, overspend, overdo social media and internet, over-whatever) and vulnerable parts that hold painful emotions and negative beliefs about ourselves that are the result of wounds from past experiences.
Group members will get to know their own and one anothers' parts through interactive exercises, meditation and writing, and learn to increase access to their core Selves, practice Self-led communication and become more Self-led in daily life.
This group will meet either in person or on Zoom, depending on the state of Covid. Sessions will be 90 minutes long, $75 per session. Interested people need to meet with me for a (no-cost, Zoom) screening/intake prior to the first group session they attend.
To be put on the interest list, please email me using the portal on my "Contact" page.
For more information about the IFS model, visit https://ifs-institute.com/
Ongoing Groups:
Internal Family Systems group for therapists:
This group meets the second and fourth Fridays of each month, 12:15-2:00. It is for therapists with some exposure to and knowledge of the IFS model, or non-therapist practitioners who are at least Level-1 trained. It's a process-oriented therapy group grounded in IFS concepts, utilizing the real-time work of group process to increase awareness of parts and how they are activated by others' parts, and to practice speaking for, rather than from, parts.
I currently have a waiting list for this group.Please use the form on my "Contact" page for more information or to be added to the list.
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Eating Disorders/Body Image groups:
My groups for people dealing with disordered eating are on hiatus. I'm keeping an interest list and when we're able to return to meeting in person, I'll contact those on the list about starting back up. Please contact me if you're interested.
Connection to others in recovery from a troubled relationship with food or exercise is essential. I offer group therapy for women suffering from disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and weight and body image concerns. Group is a supportive place in which to explore and heal disordered relationships with food and body through interpersonal relationship dynamics, as well as development of effective tools and skills. It's a place to laugh and cry together as members work and grow together. Group is also intended to be a place to create a recovery support system, so I encourage contact between members outside of group.
I have two groups: one for people who restrict, over-exercise, binge and/or purge, the other for women only, who struggle with overeating/bingeing/emotional eating, dieting, weight control and/or obesity. Both are open-ended, meaning the group is ongoing, rather than limited to a set number of meetings. Some members have attended for several years, and some, a few months. Group membership is limited to 8. The groups are designed to be one part of an individuals' recovery program, and so members are required to be in individual therapy (with me or another therapist).
Both groups meet on alternating Monday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m. The fee is $60 for each group meeting. Reduced fees are available if finances are a concern. Prospective members must meet with me for an intake prior to attending their first group. This lasts about 30-45 minutes and costs $60. Coming to one group doesn't obligate you to continue, however, I ask that members make a minimum one-year commitment.
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Workshops in the making-- please return to this page for updates :
I am incubating a one-day workshop for women on creating ritual to honor meaningful life events/transitions. This workshop will be for cis women only, as it will involve recognition of the experience of growing up female in patriarchal society.
If you are interested in any of these, please contact me and let me know! I'll place you on an interest list and keep you posted.
Upcoming Groups Beginning Winter/Spring 2023:
Crone Groups:
While Oxford Languages dictionary defines "crone" as, "An old woman who is thin and ugly," Barbara Walker's "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets" says that "...The Crone also represented the third (post-menopausal) phase of women's lives... it was believed that women became very wise when they no longer shed the lunar 'wise blood' but kept it within..." and Shekinah Mountainwater, in "Ariadne's Thread," says, "The Crone is a teacher or wise one, sometimes called the 'wayshower' as she shines the light of wisdom for all to see." Based on the aspects of the Triple Goddess: the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, these are the phases of a woman's life.
I'm offering two Crone groups: one, a weekly, ongoing, open-ended process-oriented therapy and support group, and the other, an 8-week structured group. These groups are for women who are en route to (irregular periods, hot flashes, all that good stuff) or have arrived at (no longer menstruating) this third, Wise Woman phase and want a place to discuss and explore the experiences of this age and stage of life, of the impact of having grown up in a time when perhaps we weren't expected to have a career or even work, of navigating the societal shifts that came with the Women's Movement and the ways that patriarchy continues to affect us.
We'll also look at the stages that precede Crone, the Maiden and Mother. The short-term group will work with healing the Wounded Maiden, to complete any unfinished pieces of the passage from Maiden to Mother in order to support the journey from Mother to Crone, and then connecting to the goddess in her Crone aspect and ourselves as Crone. This group will draw on Sarah Durham Wilson's "Maiden to Mother" work and Mountainwater's "Ariadne's Thread," and include structured exercises, meditation, guided imagery, journaling, dreamwork and, for those who would like, "croning" rituals.
The long-term group will be less structured, with more of a focus on discussion and exploration of the impact of patriarchy on ourselves, society and the earth, and how to heal all of these (easy-peasy, right?!). In the long-term group, we'll explore the journey from Maiden to Mother and Mother to Crone over time.
My hope is to hold these groups in person, rather than via telehealth, Covid conditions permitting. My office policy is that I only see vaccinated folks in person. It will be limited to to 6 or 7 women (I need to figure out how many will fit in my office) and meet weekly for 90 minutes. The fee will be $75 per session or, for the 8-week group, $525 total if paid up front, with some lower-fee spots available in both for anyone who needs.
To be put on the interest list, please use the form on the "Contact" page of this website. I'll get back in touch when I have days, times, and start dates determined. Interested people will need to meet with me for a (no-cost, Zoom) screening/intake prior to the first group session they attend.
8-week Internal Family Systems group: My IFS groups are dynamic, involving exploring and helping different parts of ourselves, particularly parts that we regard as troublemakers (e.g., parts that criticize and judge ourselves and others, overeat, overdrink, overspend, overdo social media and internet, over-whatever) and vulnerable parts that hold painful emotions and negative beliefs about ourselves that are the result of wounds from past experiences.
Group members will get to know their own and one anothers' parts through interactive exercises, meditation and writing, and learn to increase access to their core Selves, practice Self-led communication and become more Self-led in daily life.
This group will meet either in person or on Zoom, depending on the state of Covid. Sessions will be 90 minutes long, $75 per session. Interested people need to meet with me for a (no-cost, Zoom) screening/intake prior to the first group session they attend.
To be put on the interest list, please email me using the portal on my "Contact" page.
For more information about the IFS model, visit https://ifs-institute.com/
Ongoing Groups:
Internal Family Systems group for therapists:
This group meets the second and fourth Fridays of each month, 12:15-2:00. It is for therapists with some exposure to and knowledge of the IFS model, or non-therapist practitioners who are at least Level-1 trained. It's a process-oriented therapy group grounded in IFS concepts, utilizing the real-time work of group process to increase awareness of parts and how they are activated by others' parts, and to practice speaking for, rather than from, parts.
I currently have a waiting list for this group.Please use the form on my "Contact" page for more information or to be added to the list.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Eating Disorders/Body Image groups:
My groups for people dealing with disordered eating are on hiatus. I'm keeping an interest list and when we're able to return to meeting in person, I'll contact those on the list about starting back up. Please contact me if you're interested.
Connection to others in recovery from a troubled relationship with food or exercise is essential. I offer group therapy for women suffering from disordered eating, compulsive exercise, and weight and body image concerns. Group is a supportive place in which to explore and heal disordered relationships with food and body through interpersonal relationship dynamics, as well as development of effective tools and skills. It's a place to laugh and cry together as members work and grow together. Group is also intended to be a place to create a recovery support system, so I encourage contact between members outside of group.
I have two groups: one for people who restrict, over-exercise, binge and/or purge, the other for women only, who struggle with overeating/bingeing/emotional eating, dieting, weight control and/or obesity. Both are open-ended, meaning the group is ongoing, rather than limited to a set number of meetings. Some members have attended for several years, and some, a few months. Group membership is limited to 8. The groups are designed to be one part of an individuals' recovery program, and so members are required to be in individual therapy (with me or another therapist).
Both groups meet on alternating Monday evenings, 6-7:30 p.m. The fee is $60 for each group meeting. Reduced fees are available if finances are a concern. Prospective members must meet with me for an intake prior to attending their first group. This lasts about 30-45 minutes and costs $60. Coming to one group doesn't obligate you to continue, however, I ask that members make a minimum one-year commitment.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Workshops in the making-- please return to this page for updates :
I am incubating a one-day workshop for women on creating ritual to honor meaningful life events/transitions. This workshop will be for cis women only, as it will involve recognition of the experience of growing up female in patriarchal society.
If you are interested in any of these, please contact me and let me know! I'll place you on an interest list and keep you posted.
