How Do Ongoing/Open Groups Work?​

Some of our groups have time frames (register for 1 month or 3 months at a time). However, most are ongoing/open groups.
  • These groups still have a maximum number of people, so we can maintain the quality of the group.
  • When there is an open seat, a new person will be able to join after a conversation with Emery and the group leader.
  • Group members can be in a group for as long as it feels right them! No long term commitment is necessary.
  • As a member of an ongoing group, each participant agrees to pay for their spot every session (regardless of attendance). This promotes consistency and offers the best experience for all involved.
  • When someone in the group feels fulfilled by their group journey, i.e. they need a change or it's time to transition to something else, they just let the therapist know 1-2 meetings before they leave. This is so you can receive the support and closure that can come with healthy endings and transitions. You can leave at any time for any reason.

If you have questions or want to see if a group fits for you, please Contact Emery to discuss options. You will always have a chance to speak with the group leader before beginning.

Therapy vs. Therapeutic Support ​
At Water & Stone, we believe in many different types of support, so each person can find connection with themselves or others in a way that best suits them. With that in mind, unless otherwise stated, many of our groups are community support based and as such may be therapeutic while not being psychotherapy. This allows us to welcome people from anywhere to be connected, creative, and in community with one another. Therapy groups will specify which states participants must live in in order to join. Please feel free to contact Emery with any questions or if you would like to hear more about the difference.

Current Groups

Community Art & Creative Writing Studio (Restarts in September)

Virtual Meetings with Emery Mikel
Wednesdays, 10:30am-11:30am (weekly)
Pay What You Can - Suggested $25-35 per meeting
No participant max

All types of creative and expressive arts welcome! - Art, Writing, Music, Dance, Movement, etc.
Give yourself space to explore in a way that feels good to you!
No matter what life challenges you with, it helps to be in community! Please feel free to join us in a weekly virtual creative arts studio! Through creating, witnessing others, and having space to share about your experience, we will explore the therapeutic space created in a community creative arts studio. There will be guidance for intention setting at the beginning of each meeting, prompts, and a framework for sharing/listening at the end. Sharing at the end is optional and you choose what you would like to share. The majority of the time is for personal creative exploration. All welcome and no experience necessary!
Roots & Wings (New and Seasoned Parents)

Virtual Meetings with Carol Chu-Lai
Thursdays 9:30-10:30am (weekly)
Therapy Group (NY) - $60/meeting
8 people max

Roots & Wings is a support group designed to help new and seasoned parents embrace the joys and navigate the challenges of parenting. The group will be a combination of psychotherapy and art therapy to process with and support parents in a holistic way, through compassion and creativity. It will be a safe space where one can explore feelings, address challenges, and build resilience.
Healing Thru Humor in Times of Crisis
Accessing the Jester Within

Led by Delilah Levy
Ongoing Support Group (Nationwide)
Thursdays 6-7pm, Virtual
$45/meeting
10 participant limit

Laughter can be a deeply powerful medicine in times of uncertainty and transformation. Join us
in a collective journey in exploring how humor can serve as an effective survival tool to navigate
the challenges of everyday life. We will explore the inner magic of jester and clown archetypes
through playful storytelling, somatic movement, intuitive poetics, improvisation, and world
building. We will dive into themes of emotional regulation, stress relief, harm reduction,
identity exploration, radical joy, and beyond!
Neurodiversity & The Queer/Trans Experience
Fluidity Beyond the Binary
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Led by Delilah Levy
​Ongoing Therapy Group (NY Only)
Weds 6-7:30pm, Virtual
$60/meeting
12 participant limit

An inclusive space to access and explore your authentic inner selves through expressive arts
therapy experiences. Together we will wade through the intersecting waters of
neurodivergence and queer/trans identities with playfulness and curiosity, navigating topics like
gender & sexuality, community care, nontraditional relationships, energetic boundaries,
attachment styles, inner child healing, and more. Join us for a creatively integrative experience
towards collective discovery, transformation, and liberation.
Women in the Wild: Trusting Our Intuitive, Curious, and Creative Selves
Starting in January of 2026

Virtual Meetings with Emery Mikel
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30pm (weekly)
Ongoing Support Group - $50/meeting
12 people max
 
New members can join at the beginning of each month.

Join a group of women as you take steps towards exploring and discovering deeper levels of trust within yourself! Each meeting, we will focus on how to develop deeper and more authentic connections with yourself and in community. Using creativity, meditation, and other contemplative practices you will gain insights as well as learn how to support each person’s unique journey. Gather tools to take what you are discovering in the group out into the world; celebrating your innate sense of who you are and who you want to be.
If you know the group you would like to join...
Contact Emery or
Fill Out the Group Interest Form:  https://forms.gle/rRz7GY97xXbXDN3G6

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