Processing Groups usually focus on a particular experience or life situation - like friendship loss, eldest daughter dynamics, or maternal injuries. These groups create space to be with and move through the specific emotions and challenges tied to that experience. Beyond venting, it's about learning to feel deeply in a safe container with others who understand your experience. Through sharing, witnessing, and being witnessed, we process emotions that often get stuck when we try to handle them alone.

Skills-Based Groups focus on learning specific tools and frameworks for transformation. You'll gain practical knowledge about topics like boundary-setting, pattern interruption, or repairing ruptures, combined with experiential practices to integrate what you learn. These groups emphasize education, skill-building, and applying new tools to your daily life.

Most people benefit from both approaches at different times. Even the most intellectually-oriented among us have emotions that need processing, and even those who love to feel deeply need practical tools for lasting change.

Consider where you are right now. Are you in an acute experience that needs witnessing and processing - like a recent loss, major life transition, or specific relational pattern that's causing pain? A processing group might serve you best.

Or are you in a more stable place where you want to build skills and deepen your understanding of how to navigate relationships, boundaries, or family dynamics over time? A skills-based group could be perfect.

Trust what you're drawn to. Both formats integrate therapeutic and spiritual wisdom while maintaining clinical structure and safety, just with different focuses and timelines.

I deeply understand and respect cultural values around privacy and safety. Confidentiality is sacred in all our group work, and we take multiple steps to protect it:

• Sacred container: All group members agree to confidentiality before we begin. What's shared in the group stays in the group - this is both an ethical commitment and a community agreement we all honor.

• Group agreements: We establish clear community guidelines about respect, discretion, and honoring each other's stories. The container is designed to feel safe for people from all backgrounds.

• Your pace, your choice: There's no pressure to share anything that feels like a betrayal of your values or background. Some people process through emotions without revealing specific details. Others find that the safe container allows them to explore experiences they've never been able to discuss elsewhere.

You can always start by listening and sharing only what feels aligned with your values. The healing happens in community, but always within your own boundaries.

Absolutely! Group work is a powerful way to complement and support the work you’re already doing in therapy. Think of it as a turbo boost on your healing journey!