Group Therapy
Join a group to connect with your community.
Groups can be psycho-educational, skill-building and spaces for offering and receiving support.
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Medicine for the Fall​
Time duration: 10:30am-12pm
When: Fridays, November 7th- December 19th (excluding November 28th)
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Where: Rockridge neighborhood, Berkeley, CA. Exact address will be shared upon registration
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Max 5 people, the workshop will be held in our cozy office space and kept intimate ​
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Who is the group for?
This is an offering for those who hold space for others; process the grief, rage and disassociation of living and caring during the fall of empire. Part skills and part process group.
This circle is for therapists, caretakers, artists and healers who want a space to rest, restore and reconnect in community. Together we will share herbal medicine, engage in plant meditations, work with dreams and creative arts. Group processing will weave through our time together, creating room for grief and imagination. Participants will receive knowledge of various medicinal plants and how to use them for self-healing, and a place to process in community. This space will encourage reconnection with ancestral and cultural methods of healing.
Grounded in anti-colonial, feminist, caste abolition and anti-zionist practice, this circle affirms non-dominant identities and honors many ways of knowing.
*This circle is open to members of the Asian Diaspora, including , Central, West, East, South and Southeast Asia , Pacific Islands/Native Hawaiians and multi-heritage folx.
Contact avani@therapyandwellness.com with questions.
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About the facilitator:
Avani Mody (she/her), LCSW is a therapist at WestCoast Therapy and Wellness. Avani was raised in the Bay Area and has long held a commitment to honoring humanity and ecology. She completed a formal 3-year herbal medicine training at Ancestral Apothecary School in Oakland, under the leadership of Atava Garcia Swiecicki. Her initial interest in traditional remedies and ancestral wisdom came from growing up in the South Asian diaspora and worldview and paying attention to the remedies, stories, and other cultural medicines of her grandparents, parents, and community. She worked in environmental justice and immigrant rights, before completing her MSW at UC Berkeley.
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Cost: $300-$450, sliding scale
Selective Mutism Parent Training and Skills Group
Date and Time: The group will meet on Mondays from 12:00 to 1:00 pm PST for 6 sessions. Start date TBD once the webinar is full.
Location: Zoom
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This group is for parents and caregivers who want to support kids of all ages with Selective Mutism (SM) to build a supportive group environment where parents can gain skills and connect with others with similar experiences.
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Who will be leading this workshop?
Olivia Rivera, LCSW, will lead this group. Olivia is a therapist who currently treats kids with SM, and provides parents and school staff with the training and skills to support these kids. Olivia worked for 10 years in the field of education in grades K-12 and brings this breadth of experience to her work.
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Selective mutism 101 skills
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Fading in other children and adults
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Community exposures
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School Advocacy
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Peer communication and Playdates
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Fee: $900 for all 6 sessions (includes admission for two caregivers to attend for the fee.
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*Need-based scholarships available. Please email info@therapyandwellness.com to request an application.
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From past group participation:
100% of participants reported that this group was a valuable use of their time
100% of participants reported that they would recommend this group to others
100% of participants reported that they felt better equipped to support their child
From a previous participant:
"This was such a balanced and well-structured approach. Thank you for covering so much material in a succinct way - we have learned a lot and have learned what we need to/are interested in implementing or learning more about."
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​SPACE GROUP: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
What is this? Join a parent group this fall to learn approaches to support your anxious child. This group will follow the model of SPACE created by Dr. Eli Lebowitz. This evidence based approach has been found to be extremely successful in supporting anxious children who may or may not be ready to engage in individual therapy.
Who is this group for? This approach focuses on shifting parent responses to anxiety, OCD, phobias and panic in order to decrease anxiety for children, and overwhelm, stress and chaos for families. Parents will receive structured and tangible information on how to introduce change in the home and the chance to connect with other parents who understand what you are going through. This group welcomes parents who are neurodivergent, queer, from non-traditional and traditional family systems.
What is the structure? 6 group therapy sessions + a 1:1 therapy/coaching session with Avani Mody, LCSW, where you can ask more detailed questions specific to your family. All sessions will be via Telehealth.
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About the facilitator:
Avani Mody (she/her), LCSW is a therapist at WestCoast Therapy and Wellness. Avani was raised in the Bay Area and has long held a commitment to honoring humanity and ecology. She completed a formal 3-year herbal medicine training at Ancestral Apothecary School in Oakland, under the leadership of Atava Garcia Swiecicki. Her initial interest in traditional remedies and ancestral wisdom came from growing up in the South Asian diaspora and worldview and paying attention to the remedies, stories, and other cultural medicines of her grandparents, parents, and community. She worked in environmental justice and immigrant rights, before completing her MSW at UC Berkeley.
Dates and : Thursdays 10-11am November 6th-December 18th. Skipping November 27th (Thanksgiving).
Fees: $750 including the 6 sessions and 1 individual therapy session.
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Please contact info@therapyandwellness.com (Stephanie) for any questions! We look forward to having you in our group.
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Building Emotional Resilience During the Fertility Journey​
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What is this? This unique session combines empowering fertility education with practical therapeutic tools to build emotional resilience, manage stress, and stay grounded through the ups and downs of the journey. Whether you’re pursuing pregnancy through intercourse, IUI, IVF, donor conception, surrogacy, or exploring alternate paths to parenthood, this space welcomes you. No matter where you are on your family-building journey, you’ll find a supportive space to learn, reflect, and connect with others who understand. We are affirming of LGBTQIA+ identities, solo parents by choice, blended families, and anyone navigating non-dominant family structures or ways of conceiving.
Join fertility specialist Katerina Jones (BSN, RN) from Full Bloom Fertility and licensed therapist Olivia Rivera from WestCoast Therapy and Wellness for a validating and empowering workshop designed to support individuals and couples of all identities and backgrounds on their path to parenthood.
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About the facilitators:
Olivia Rivera (she/her), LCSW, is a therapist at West Coast Therapy and Wellness. Olivia supports individuals on their journey to becoming parents, as well as during the postpartum period. She treats perinatal mood disorders, supports parents with identity changes that come with being a new or expecting parent, and works with parents to develop sustainable support networks for their overall well-being. She has completed the Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care training through Postpartum Support International.
Katerina Jones (she/her/hers), BSN, RN, is the founder of Full Bloom Fertility, a nurse consulting and educational service dedicated to addressing the significant knowledge gap surrounding all aspects of fertility. As a first-generation, Caribbean-American East Coaster now living in the Bay Area, she is committed to making information accessible to all, but especially Black and Brown folks and those within marginalized communities. Her areas of expertise include reproductive endocrinology and infertility, IVF, egg freezing, post-abortion care, family planning, and preventive care.
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Where: Zoom
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When: November 14th, 10:30am-12pm PST
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Fees: $25​
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