The Daring Way Workshops
In a Daring Way™ Virtual Workshop, you will: 1) Identify the values that are most important to you; 2) Discover how you behave when you’re in alignment with your values (and how you behave when you’re not); 3) Realize what ...
Hosted by Melissa Ann Russiano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW, CDWF
Verified Verified
Group meets in Coto De Caza, CA 92679
In a Daring Way™ Virtual Workshop, you will: 1) Identify the values that are most important to you; 2) Discover how you behave when you’re in alignment with your values (and how you behave when you’re not); 3) Realize what ...
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The Daring Way Workshops
In a Daring Way™ Virtual Workshop, you will: 1) Identify the values that are most important to you; 2) Discover how you behave when you’re in alignment with your values (and how you behave when you’re not); 3) Realize what ...
Hosted by Melissa Ann Russiano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW, CDWF
Verified Verified
Group meets in Coto De Caza, CA 92679
In a Daring Way™ Virtual Workshop, you will: 1) Identify the values that are most important to you; 2) Discover how you behave when you’re in alignment with your values (and how you behave when you’re not); 3) Realize what ...
MindSet Mastery 12 week online mastermind
MindSet Mastery provides a roadmap for defining purposeful clarity in personal and vocational contributions, relationships, and spirituality. Clients begin to experience how the practice of Possibility Thinking changes their MindSet setpoint. An upleveled success MindSet accelerates positive change enabling members ...
Hosted by Institute of Possibility Thinking
MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
MindSet Mastery provides a roadmap for defining purposeful clarity in personal and vocational contributions, relationships, and spirituality. Clients begin to experience how the practice of Possibility Thinking changes their MindSet setpoint. An upleveled success MindSet accelerates positive change enabling members ...
The Eight Gifts
The Eight Gifts are pearls of wisdom for the modern woman. Whether you are managing a career or a household this group is designed to enhance your life energy through these teachings: INTUITION~connect with your higher-self. BALANCE~find your persoanl space. ...
Hosted by Wendy Purcell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Laguna Hills, CA 92653
The Eight Gifts are pearls of wisdom for the modern woman. Whether you are managing a career or a household this group is designed to enhance your life energy through these teachings: INTUITION~connect with your higher-self. BALANCE~find your persoanl space. ...
"Book Club"
This group runs every other week for 12-20 weeks depending on the book of choice. Books already reviewed include Byron Katie's- Loving What Is and A Thousand Names For Joy, Eckhart Tolle's - The Power of Now and A New ...
Hosted by Wendy Purcell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Laguna Hills, CA 92653
This group runs every other week for 12-20 weeks depending on the book of choice. Books already reviewed include Byron Katie's- Loving What Is and A Thousand Names For Joy, Eckhart Tolle's - The Power of Now and A New ...
Moms Group
Get together with other intentional moms to connect, alleviate stress and refine the path you are on to create the life you want for you, and your family. Meet therapist Rosemary Kane, LMFT, and other amazing women, like you, to ...
Hosted by Kristie Cain
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, RPT, RPT-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Irvine, CA 92618
Get together with other intentional moms to connect, alleviate stress and refine the path you are on to create the life you want for you, and your family. Meet therapist Rosemary Kane, LMFT, and other amazing women, like you, to ...
Postpartum Support Group - Coming Soon!
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Hosted by Melissa Wright
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Laguna Hills, CA 92653
This will be a support group offered at The Women’s Hospital at MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA, for women who are in the postpartum stage of motherhood. It will be free to join. Due to COVID-19, the ...
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Women's Issues Support Groups
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.