Experiential Therapy is an action-oriented model that goes beyond what many “talk” therapies access. Clients have the opportunity to express feelings and explore their own story. Learning how to self-regulate our body and our nervous system is an essential component to therapeutic work. Before we can do deep trauma healing, it's important to create safety in our body and understand how trauma impacts our body.
The relationships we had in childhood and adolescence created a template for us and informs how we show up with other people in our relationships today. It is common for individuals to have experiences as children that are left unprocessed and these unprocessed emotions, experiences, thoughts, feelings, and/or beliefs stay stored in the body, often causing our bodies (our nervous system) to become dysregulated.
Chronic dysregulation can affect one's life in many different ways such as feeling out of control and overwhelmed, inability to maintain relational connection, heightened stress responses, somatic symptoms possibly leading to chronic pain/illness, loss of sense of self and purpose, inability to focus and make decisions, and feeling stuck in anxiety or feeling shut down.
Goals of the group:
1. Understand and process how one's past is currently showing up in relationships.
2. Learn how to re-regulate one's nervous system in order to experience more connection, joy, and safety in relationships.
Participants will:
Learn self-regulation tools--these can be used to help participants feel grounded and supported
Explore how one's backstory continues to show up in current relationships
Learn how trauma stored in the body manifests in physical health symptoms
Connect their physical/body sensations to the origins in their own story
Create safe connection with other participants in the group
Cost of the group: $75 per week for 6 weeks.
In Person 2 hr Group every week on Thursdays with chelsie
Somatic Processing in Relationships: Experiential Men’s Group
Thursdays 5:00pm-7:00 PM: This group meets in person.
Group 1: Thursday, April 7th, 2022
Group 2: Thursday, April 14th, 2022
Group 3: Thursday, April 21st, 2022
Group 4: Thursday, April 28th, 2022
Group 5: Thursday, May 5th, 2022
Group 6: Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Screening required prior to joining group. Once the Spring session begins, Summer of 2022 will be the next opportunity to join the group. Please call for more information
If you are not currently a client of the Relationship Enrichment Center, a screening may be required prior to your participation.
Interested in Participating in our Experiential Group?
New experiential groups form at various times throughout the year. If you're interested in participating, reach out to the Relationship Enrichment Center today.