Support Group Offerings
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
– A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Support Groups
Group offerings vary during the year. I offer therapeutic group counseling, as well as support group opportunities. Please contact me directly for information on the available group opportunities. I rotate group opportunities based upon community need.
Please complete a group interest form to be kept up-to-date on future group offerings.
Interpersonal Skills Support Group
This group explores how ineffective patterns of relating result in problems in our relationships. We explore the ways in which avoidance, denial, control, compliance, and lack of self-esteem lead to patterns of communicating that leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and those we interact with. Participants will begin to identify their individual style of relating and learn ways to move toward a more authentic way of being. This group will also explore childhood experiences that may have contributed to adult ways of interacting. This group meets for weekly for twelve weeks and is capped at six participants. The cost for this group is $425. Participants must register for this group.
Codependency Support Group
This group explores how codependent patterns of relating result in problems in our relationships. We explore the ways in which avoidance, denial, control, compliance, and lack of self-esteem lead to patterns of communicating that leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and those we interact with. Participants will begin to identify their personal patterns of codependence and learn ways to move toward a more authentic way of being. This group will also explore childhood experiences that may have contributed to adult ways of interacting. This group meets for weekly for twelve weeks and is capped at six participants. The cost for this group is $425. Participants must register for this group.
Boundaries in Real Life Support Group
In this group, participants explore why boundaries are so hard to implement, why boundaries are so important, and how to begin to set boundaries in their lives. The focus of this is centered on skill building and recognition of what boundaries should look like. The group runs for meets once a week for eighteen weeks and is capped at six participants. The group operates from a higher power perspective and respects the individual spirituality of all participants. This group meets weekly for tweleve weeks and the cost is $425.
Deconstructing Boundaries in the Church Support Group
Using the book Boundaries, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend, and the parallel workbook, participants explore why boundaries are so hard to implement, why boundaries are so important, and how to begin to set boundaries in their lives. This group is less therapeutic in nature, as it focuses primarily on skill building. The group runs for meets once a week for eighteen weeks and is capped at six participants. Please note that this book was written from a Christian perspective. The group operates from a higher power perspective and respects the individual spirituality of all participants. This group meets weekly for sixteen weeks and the cost is $500.
Story Work Support Group
Will you learn to tell your story in bold, beautiful, and life-changing ways?
Story workshops offer an opportunity to explore life themes in a small group setting. It can be healing when one explores life in a supportive environment with a trained facilitator to guide the process. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how styles of relating impact communication with others. Teaching time will explore codependent patterns, shame, boundaries, and deeply ingrained beliefs that can lead to relationship stressors. Through teaching and group interactions, participants receive encouragement and support as they come to understand themselves, resulting in more authentic and transformative ways of living. Workshops meet two hours each week for eight weeks and are capped at five participants. The cost for this group is $400.