Venturing on the path of self-discovery and growth is often a transformative journey, and for women, attending group counseling can be a particularly powerful way to find help and healing. But what is group counseling, and what can you expect when you join a group?
At its core, group counseling at Her Time Therapy involves coming together in a safe, inviting online space where you join with other women who share similar life experiences. Women coming together with the guidance of a licensed therapist produces a collective space where support, connection, and understanding are fostered.
How It Works
Our groups are conducted online via a telehealth video platform that is HIPPA secure, where you’ll join other group members and therapist facilitators. When you sign up for a group, a therapist will connect with you one-on-one for a short consultation call to ensure the group and group format is right for you. During this call, you're free to ask questions, share concerns, and explore if group or individual therapy is right for you.
Before the group starts, you’ll be sent a meeting invitation via email -- one click and you're in! Before and during the start of the first meeting, the therapist group leader or co-leader will help make sure everyone is set up properly for a successful first session.
The First Session of Online Group Counseling
During the first session, you can expect the following:
A warm welcome
Introductions and opportunity to get to know your fellow members in a comfortable, authentic way
Review of group “norms” (guidelines)
At the end of session, you'll walk away feeling more connected and less alone in what you're struggling with
Continuing the Online Group Counseling Journey
Group therapy typically occurs on a weekly basis for 6-8 weeks if centered on a specific topic, or on an ongoing basis if it is a processing or support group. As the weeks of your group progress, you'll continue to share your experiences, offer a listening ear to others, and learn ways to face the challenges of life. Joining a group offers a special opportunity to engage in discussions with other people that go beyond small-talk, reaching that "under the surface" place of connection that helps you to build resiliency.
Closing the Chapter
The final group session marks a significant moment: the closing of you and your group members' time together. You may take time to reflect, celebrate your growth, and say some final words. Though this chapter may close, the story of the impact you've made on each other's lives during your time in the group is an evolving narrative, with many meaningful chapters yet to be written.
Benefits of Group Counseling
We heal best in connection to others. Sharing experiences and emotions with people who are understanding and validating is cathartic.
Groups at Her Time Therapy are safe spaces where you experience benefits such as:
Feeling less isolated in your struggles
Learning new perspectives and ways to cope, often reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression
Develop your voice and increase confidence
Practice articulating your emotions and needs, which can help improve your relationships
Access to objective points of view on your situation
Opportunity to develop and practice social skills
Access therapy at a lower cost
Are You Ready to Find Strength in Numbers?
Take a look at our groups page and fill out a contact form to find out which groups are starting soon.
Her Time Therapy is an integrative group counseling practice comprised of licensed therapists in Colorado who specialize in providing convenient and empowering online therapy for women. You can feel confident working with a Her Time therapist because we are women who get it—we recognize that women like you experience a unique set of biological, environmental, economic, and social challenges that have a real impact on your mental health and are deserving of specialized support.
Lauren Veazey, MA, is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and the Intake Coordinator for Her Time Therapy, LLC, a group therapy practice specializing in teletherapy for women. As a therapist in training under the supervision of Her Time Therapy founder Meagan Clark, she believes in the healing power of therapy for women to love themselves, trust themselves, and know themselves.
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