Group Work

 


“What is most personal is most universal.”

– Carl Rogers –


COVID-19 NOTICE: Due to the current health crisis, all group sessions will be held online until further notice. Many insurance carriers cover group therapy; however, if your provider does not include this, our per-session fees are listed below.

At Ampersand Counseling & Well-Being, we believe in the transformative and healing power of community. Growth and positive change happen in relation to others; it’s very hard to do these things in isolation. Whatever the situation, being able to tell your story and to hear the stories of others who can authentically say “me too” brings clarity and perspective as well as comfort and validation.

Groups run either weekly or twice a month, and usually last for 1.5 hours per session. We keep each group between 4 and 8 members so that there is enough time for speaking, hearing, and processing. An “open” group is a group that is always open for new members to join (as long as the group size remains under 8). A “closed” group is not open to new people joining during the time that the group is running. An “on-going” group does not have a pre-determined end-date.

We try to listen to what our clients are needing and to then responsively create small groups. Therefore, our group offerings change throughout the year. Check back with us frequently to see what groups are running, and please don’t hesitate to let us know if there’s a group you’d like to see offered.

ONLINE Group Currently Running:

Daring G8 Book Club
A closed, on-going process group

For women daring to live more authentically, vulnerably, and bravely in all aspects of life. This group is based on the ground-breaking work of Dr. Brene Brown.

If you are interested in joining a new Daring G8 group, please contact Paige at paige@andcounseling.com for more information, and to put your name on the waitlist.

New Daring G8 groups start every few months. If you are interested in joining a new Daring G8 group, or if you and a particular group of people would like to have your own Daring G8 group, please contact Paige at paige@andcounseling.com for more information about how to get started!

ONLINE GROUPS STARTING SOON:

About Ibram X. Kendi:.

Ibram X. Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author and the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. A professor of history and international relations and a frequent public speaker, Kendi is a columnist at The Atlantic. He is the author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, and The Black Campus Movement, which won the W.E.B. Du Bois Book prize. Kendi lives in Washington, D.C.

If interested, email Paige or Monica at info@andcounseling.com for more information.

 

Braving: Letting go of who you think you should be, and embracing who you truly are
A closed psycho-education group which will run for 12 sessions (online, during your lunch-break)
Wednesdays, bi-weekly, from 11:30am-1:00pm, starting September 14, 2022
Cost: Copay, if using insurance; $50/session/person if self-pay

For women who are ready to embrace and bring their most authentic and fullest selves to their relationships, work, and communities. Through a thoughtful combination of psycho-education, intentional reflection, careful listening, creative expression, and carefully-guided conversations with a small group of like-minded companions, life can open up in unexpected, healing, and empowering ways. Take a lunch break, join us on the computer, and discover what sharing lunch with like-minded individuals can do for your life.
*This group requires some reading and personal reflection outside of group meetings.

If interested, email Paige at paige@andcounseling.com for more information.

 

Queering God: Looking at spirituality and life across the spectrum
A closed psychotherapy process group which will run for 6 sessions
Cost: Co-pay if using insurance; $50/session/person if self-pay

For any and all people interested in discussing the intersection of spirituality and sexuality. Specifically, we will discuss how internalized homophobia, insidious trauma, spiritual abuse, family dynamics and relational patterns affect the formation of personal identity, spirituality, identified roles, meaning, connection, and fulfillment.

If interested, email Paige at paige@andcounseling.com for more information.

 

Mindful Parenting Class: Becoming the people we want our children to be

A closed education and process class which will run for 8 sessions

The next class will start meeting on Monday afternoons from 4:30-6:00pm, beginning Sept. 12, 2022

Cost: $320 plus $35 for materials (book and workbook), paid at registration

Note: This group is limited to 8 people per cohort, so make sure to secure your place early since there is usually a wait-list.

This class is centered on Dan Siegel’s premise that the best predictor of a child’s well-being is a parent’s self-awareness. Together, we will read and process Hunter Field-Clarke’s book “Raising Good Humans”.

If you want to learn how to dissolve anxiety, stress, and worry; disarm your own triggers so you can remain calm; use loving, effective words your kids will listen to; bring out everyone’s innate kindness, patience, and empathy; resolve even the most challenging conflicts mindfully; and stop beating yourself up…Consider investing your time and intention to become a MINDFUL PARENT.

*This group requires a little bit of reading, self-reflection, and mindfulness practices outside of class meetings.

If interested, email Paige at paige@andcounseling.com for more information.

 

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5225 Old Orchard Rd STE 24B
Skokie, IL 60077

info@andcounseling.com
847-868-2132

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