Ten Week On Ramp to Relational Group Therapy
Join me this Fall for a 10 week experiential access point to the gifts (and yes, challenges…) of group therapy. If you’re not somewhat horrified, resistant or slightly breathless at your first thought of doing your therapy with peers, you’re probably not feeling something. And group therapy helps with that. So take a deep breath and just imagine something new. Something a little risky. Imagine the stretch. It’s a good stretch.
Individual therapy is a safe haven where you pay your hired helpful hand to listen to you, to be your personal guide, to create a specially designed space for you to learn and grow. Not exactly like life, huh?
Group, if you are willing to take the risk, can support you in real time to navigate interactions with peers who, surprise, surprise, if you’re paying close enough attention, will remind you of the important people in your life. Through relational exploration, mutual agreements and the real time building of a stronger relationship to yourself, members learn the ins and outs of how relationships work in practice.
Here’s what past clients have to say about the process…
It’s a really neat experience to feel like (Pearl,) as a group leader, has “got,” us,. I’m finding myself feeling safer in just SAYING the thing I’m thinking instead of putting it through lots of filters.
I’m figuring out more of where I end and others begin. As in, I’m feeling more confident in not trying to be the “fixer,” of other people’s stuff and I’m practicing showing up more
Think about it like a journal that doesn't let you off the hook from experiencing your feelings. Be honest, but don't pressure yourself to perform like you think you need to. The best thing to do is to not know what to do.
Just 5 weeks in, the connections I've been able to make with members of the group as well as the observations and insights I've picked up from myself have been eye opening and empowering.
I have experienced more awareness about my feelings/experiences in relationship- maybe than ever before. I really feel myself growing in my clarity. I like the open - ended/ expansive nature of the educational pieces.
You're there to share and listen in turn. There's no prescribed way to share. It will feel both uncomfortable and affirming and in ways you won't anticipate.
Nurturing, but also prodding. Pearl has a really great eye for noticing people that have something to say but are not talking, and she's good at asking provocative questions.