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.
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.
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, like 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 in the world to be connected, creative, and in community with one another. Please feel free to contact Emery with any questions or if you would like to hear more about the difference.
Current Groups
Women in the Wild: Trusting Our Intuitive, Curious, and Creative Selves
Virtual Meetings with Emery Mikel Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm (weekly) Ongoing Support Group - $50/meeting 10 people max Join a group of women in an online community where you can explore and discover deeper levels of trust within yourself! We will focus on how to develop greater connections both individually and in community that support each person’s unique journey. As we make time to connect each week, you will also gather tools to take what you are finding in the group out into the world; celebrating your innate sense of who you are and who you want to be. |
Community Art Studio
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
Virtual Meetings with Carol Chu-Lai TBD Therapy Group - $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. |
Creative Writing Lab
Virtual Meetings with Emery Mikel Wednesdays, 11:30am-12:30pm (weekly) Pay What You Can - Suggested $20-35 per meeting No participant max Have something you would like to write about but can never find the time? Or do you wish you could just sit and journal, write poetry, explore with words? No matter whether your focus is fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journaling, writing that book on anxiety you always wanted to write, or just exploring through the written word, this virtual space is for you! A dedicated hour a week that you know you have made time for yourself and your writing. Through setting intentions, exploring creatively, witnessing others, and having time to share about your experience, we will create a supportive space together. There will be guidance for intention setting at the start, prompts/reminders in the middle to help you stay focused or take a breath, and a framework for sharing/listening at the end. Sharing at the end is optional and you always choose how much or what you would like to have seen/heard by the group. All welcome! |
Living Bravely: Embracing Your Inherent Wisdom and Unique Voice
Virtual Meetings with Emery Mikel Thursdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm (weekly) Ongoing Support Group - $50/meeting 10 people max This is a group for anyone ready to believe in themselves on a deeper level! Learn how to bravely be uniquely you in a community where you can explore, practice, and uncover layers of your own amazing wisdom and voice in this world. There is no right way or end goal, it is up to you to work with what is important to you in this moment or in this chapter of your life. There is nothing wrong with you and this group will focus on how you are unique, what your core values are as a human, and what you would like to strengthen or how you would like to believe in yourself. |
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