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In-Person: Body Oriented Group Therapy or Online: Acceptence and Commitment ACT Therapy

Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group: Next Start Date: 4th of October 2024

Each session, held on a Friday, will last 1.5 hours. With a maximum of 10 participants per group you will have time for personalised teachings and meaningful interactions. 

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The group will run across two 5 week modules (10 weeks in total) and will introduce or develop your skill in six core processes including: 

1. Mindfulness: the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment to help reduce worry and rumination, promotes soothing and mental control. 

2. Values: Identifying your core values will help bring meaning to your life and guidance to your actions and can also be useful in overcoming procrastination and self-destructive habits. 

3. Cognitive Defusion: Learning how to have a different relationship with your thoughts to help you stop struggling with memories of the past or worries of the future and to help promote psychological flexibility in the now. 

4. Self-as-Context: Learning to step back from and watch your feelings, thoughts and experiences helps improve distress tolerance and emotional regulation as it helps you drop the struggle with your emotions and sensations. 

5. Acceptance: Learning to recognise and choose between that which you can control and commit to changing and that which you must accept. Learning how to accept when that is the only means of getting unstuck and moving on with your life. 

6. Committed Action: Learning about choice points and how to make choices today that tomorrow's you will thank you for. 

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Yoga Group
Yoga Group

Why Group Therapy?

The group setting allows you to learn alongside other individuals. It creates a less intense experience that individual therapy while still providing the opportunity to share your experiences and receive feedback from a psychologist and the group. It also creates a supportive space in which you can recognise the ways in which other people's experiences are similar to your own and that you are not alone in being impacted by the myriad of stressors that life inevitably brings. 

Body Oriented Group Therapy

  • Learn movement and breathing techniques for nervous system regulation.

  • Learn the principles of mindfulness as applied to the body.

  • Learn about anxiety, stress and depression.

  • Learn about the connections between the body, emotions and trauma.

Yoga Mats
Stretching on Yoga Mat

FAQ's

Is the group physically demanding? No. You will learn some gentle stretches' to help with mindfulness of the body and to promote relaxation but you do not need to be fit or flexible. The group does involve sitting and lying down on yoga mats, with special cushions called bolsters available for added comfort.

What to bring/ wear? Bring a water bottle. Wear loose comfortable clothing suitable for warm temperatures and gentle stretching. The room is heated to promote muscle relaxation. If possible please bring a yoga mat. 

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