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Art Therapy for Service Industry Workers (Online)
This group will address the mental health impact of working in the hospitality industry by offering participants opportunities to process their experiences through the use of art therapy. Participants will have a safe space to explore their emotions and feel validated in their struggles.
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Facilitator: Kiri Lester-Hodges, LCAT
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The following topics are covered: stress management, depression, burnout prevention and coping skills, establishing boundaries in the workplace, power dynamics, misscomunication or lack of communication.
Free Group Session: March, 4 - 2024
Paid Workshop (Cost $140 - 4 sessions):
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March 18th, 2024,
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March 25th, 2024,
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April 1st, 2024,
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April 8th, 2024
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Altered Books for Life Transitions (In-Person)
This group will address the difficulties around life transitions, as even positive changes can elicit anxiety and uncertainty. Participants will participate in creatively altering a book of their choice in order to better process their feelings about the shifts they are experiencing.
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Facilitator: Kiri Lester-Hodges, LCAT
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The following topics are covered: life transitions, anxiety, tolerance for uncertainty, sense of self, compassion.
Free Group Session: March, 28th - 2024
Paid Workshop (Cost $50 single session):
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April 4th, 2024,
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April 11th, 2024,
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April 18th, 2024,
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April 25th, 2024,
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May 2nd, 2024
All supplies included
This Way Through (Online and In-Person)
Explore the intersectionality of identities, honor individual experiences, create a supportive space that allows for reflection without judgment, provide tools and resources for communication and self care.
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Facilitator: Lindsay Long, CAT - LP
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The following topics are covered: building community, cultural empowerment, manage burnout, racial battle fatigue, self care.
Free Group Session:
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March, 27th, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Paid Workshop :
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April, 10th to May, 15th. 6 Sessions (online)
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May, 22nd 2024 (In-Person)
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Lunch Bunch (Online)
Join us for a weekly 60 minute, lunch hour, check in to promote mental health and wellbeing. This group intends to emphasize the importance of self care by offering in a convenient and accessible format.
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Facilitator: Lindsay Long, CAT - LP
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The following topics are covered: boosting mental clarity, release tension, navigating personal and professional burnout.
Free Group Session:
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March, 20th, 2024 - 12:15 PM
Paid Workshop :
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April, 3rd to May, 15th. 7 Sessions (online)
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Art Therapy for Creatives (Online)
Art Therapy for Creatives: Managing the Critical Voice is a group art therapy session that focuses on identifying barriers to the creative process such as lack of motivation and harmful self criticism.
Participants will gain tools on how to identify critical voice, manage anxiety and negative self-talk through art making and discussion.
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Facilitator: Lindsay Long, CAT - LP
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The following topics are covered: identifying critical voice, anxiety management, negative self-talk, self discovery, creative identity.
Free Group Session:
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April, 4th, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Paid Workshop :
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April, 18th to May, 30th. 6 Sessions online and 1 in-person sharing.
Open Studio Art Therapy (Online)
This group will address the benefits of establishing and developing a creative practice to address target needs and pains. Participants will have opportunities to deepen their relationship with themselves and others through art-making that encourages curiosity and dialogue.
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Facilitator: Kiri Lester-Hodges, LCAT
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The following topics are covered: Feeling stuck, creative blocks, struggle with sense of self, loneliness, and isolation.
Free Group Session: March, 5 - 2024
Paid Workshop (Cost $40 single session):
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March 12th, 2024,
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March 19th, 2024,
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March 26th, 2024,