This 10-session psychotherapy group supports women looking to elevate their relationship with Self as Woman. In an empowering and inquisitive setting, we explore freedoms and challenges faced in our second half of life. Topics include raging, aging, self-esteem, relationships, body positivity, sexuality, parenting/parents, career/retirement, grief, and death anxiety.

If you are facing a new phase in life—Middle Life—when your body changes, your sense of being evolves, and your mind fills with questions, this group is meant for you.

Our discussions will be guided by art, literature, and archetypes that evoke thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Leading us on our ten-week-journey is Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life, written by Sharon Blackie—a mythologist, Jungian psychologist, writer, and teacher. Specializing in narrative and Celtic studies, Sharon draws on, feminism, ecology, neuroscience, fairytales, and folklore to explore women’s roles in the world—yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

This is a high-functioning psychotherapy group for women who are open-minded, self-reflective, and interested in personal and relational growth. Membership is open to those initially evaluated for appropriate fit by consultation.

The Details

Group counseling is a unique relationship in which a group of people who are likely experiencing similar issues/difficulties come together to give and receive help from one another. I attempt to create an environment where honest, interpersonal exploration will occur that will benefit all members.

Your Facilitator: As a depth psychotherapist, I provide individual, couples, and group therapy in North Carolina, Colorado, and Wisconsin. I am engaged in advanced, ongoing training at The Centre of Applied Jungian Studies and have received Certification in Jungian and Post-Jungian Clinical Concepts. My work is heavily influenced by my doctoral work and teaching of German and Scandinavian literature, folklore, and writing at university for ten years. My dissertation focused on the mythology of the revolutionary woman, Rosa Luxemburg. For decades, I have been involved in feminist, environmental, and social justice issues working and volunteering with non-profits.

Confidentiality: Group psychotherapy is effective because individuals feel safe to share private information in a confidential atmosphere. Group members will agree to uphold the confidentiality of the therapeutic setting, including keeping names and identities of other group members confidential.

Frequency: This psychotherapy group meets two evenings a month (2nd/4th Tuesdays), 75 minutes each session.

Discussion: Members of effective groups actively share thoughts, reactions, and feelings during group meetings as a way of increasing their self-understanding and contributing to the personal growth of other members. Our discussions will focus on specific themes related to pre-determined readings and multi-media.

Online Course & Applications: All members receive one-year access to an online practical and experiential 10-module course designed to complement group discussions.

Participants: To assure everyone has ample time to participate, membership is limited to eight participants.

Snacks: There will be snacks and light refreshments.

Payment: This 10-session program costs $55 per session and includes the Sharon Blackie’s Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life and Kim Krans’s The Wild Unknown Journal, and supplies for therapeutic healing projects. Payment can be made in full prior to the start of the group or in pre-arranged installments.

Note: Most insurance plans cover the cost of group. Participants are encouraged to check with their insurance provider to see if they are afforded coverage with an Out of Network provider for group therapy. If so, I can provide Superbills for reimbursement.