Support Groups & Workshops
Specialized Support Groups
I offer both weekly and monthly group sessions as well as customized group work. Group education or coaching is both informational and supportive in nature and is appropriate for the general public, communities, and clinicians. Group topics can include
- LGBTQIA + individuals
- LGBTQIA+ partners or families
- LGBTQIA+-affirming providers
- Self-esteem and body image
- Somatic practice
- Communication skills
- Intimacy Skills
Upcoming Events & Workshops
I regularly present at conferences, offer weekend workshops on specialized skills or topics, and collaborate with other specialists to provide both in person and virtual service events for traditionally underserved communities. Below are a listing and description of upcoming events I am hosting or participating in.
https://somaticskills.eventbrite.com
San Diego, CA
Please join Certified Sexuality Educator Phoenix Mandel and Surrogate Partner Michelle Renee for a three hour skill-building workshop around who touch is for, somatic skills, and applying those skills to sexual expression and exploration. This class will be in-person and outdoors, with a lens that is experiential, sex positive, trauma informed, culturally sensitive, and strengths focused.
This class welcomes all genders, orientations, races, and relationship configurations. Participants must be 18+.
Description and links to booking info
ATTACh Conference 2022 (eve 9/30/22 – 10/01/22)
34th Annual Childhood Trauma & Attachment Conference Catch the Wave of Hope and Healing!
Anaheim, CA
2022 Conference
What considerations are made in forming groups?
Support groups often are skills-oriented, expression-oriented, or a combination of both. They are usually organized around a shared identity, need, or diagnosis. In forming groups, I consider: (1) what topic(s) would be of most use to my clients and what needs would it fill?, (2) what is the minimum number of participants needed to make our dialogue most valuable?, and (3) how often do we want to meet? The first support group session creates the container of the group, as well as involving introductions and trust-building activities.
I am currently enrolling for two groups: (1) Art Processing: Anxiety, Depression, and/or PTSD, and (2) People in Relationship with Someone Avoidantly/ Dismissively Attached. We can explore more of what these might look like in our free Q&A phone call.