Group Therapy & Workshops

Healing Birth Circle

Gain support and connection with women who have given birth during the COVID-19 outbreak. This reflective group will be a space to:

• Discuss the expectations for your birth
• Process and rewrite the story of what occurred
• Develop coping skills for stressors, including: anxiety, grief and shame
• Create options for continued support

Where: Virtual session via Zoom

When: Thursday, May 21st from 2:30 – 4:00pm ***

Cost: $25

Register: tali@flourishcounselingltd.com

Facilitated by: Tali Friedland, MSW, LCSW – Psychotherapist

*** This circle will be held periodically. Please reach out if you are interested in being added to the contact list for the upcoming circle.

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Navigating Your Fertility Journey: A Virtual Process Group

Family planning can be a consuming, overwhelming and isolating experience, particularly amidst a pandemic. 1 in 8 couples have difficulty getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. Only 5% will seek additional support, despite evidence of how beneficial therapy can be.

This group will offer you support, coping tools, weekly fertility topics, such as:

• Relationships: Navigating your friends/family/workplace dynamics
• Anxiety: How it shows up & tools to manage it
• Social Media: The pros & cons

All this along with a sense of community with other women who are in the midst of their fertility journey.

Where: Virtual group via Zoom

When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month, beginning August 19th

Time: 5:00 – 6:15pm

Cost: $45 self-pay rate per group session

Facilitated by: Emily Heilman, MA, LCSW, PMH-C, Founder & Psychotherapist

Register: Call (312) 659-4718 ext. 1 or email hello@flourishcounselingltd.com

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Birth Doula Process Group

Nearly 1/3 of births are identified as “traumatic” by women and their partners. Whether the trauma is medical or social-emotional, birth workers are at the forefront in supporting women through birth and postpartum journey.

Doula work is a high risk profession requiring the birth worker to support the birth giver and partner, while carrying their own birth experiences, trauma history and mental health.

This group will provide you with a safe space to process the birth journeys you witness paying particular attention to what gets stirred up in you, allowing you to be more present and self-aware with the women and families you serve.

Where: The Birth Boutique – 128 Harrison Street Oak Park, Illinois 60304

When: 2nd Fridays of each month from 1:30 – 2:30pm