Groups and Workshops

Dates: Jan 23rd, 2024 – March 26th (Tuesdays for 10 Weeks)
Time: 5-6pm
Fee: $300 for the entire 10 weeks (we also accept some insurances)
Location: Virtual

This group is great for anyone who has experienced grief or loss, the loss could have occurred recently or many years ago. This group is for any adult grieving the death of a person of any age. The goal is to find connection and healing through adequate support and shared experiences.

What we will cover:

1. Understand and accept the reality of the death
2. Experience the complex emotions, cognitions, and physical reactions of grief
3. Cope with reminders and reactions in healthy ways that promote healing
4. Develop a coherent narrative of the story of the death and integrate it into larger life story
5. Acknowledge/adjust to changes in life and self after the death
6. Address difficult or complicated aspects of the relationship, the death, or the grieving process
7. Redefine the relationship to one of emotional connections, memories, and memorializing
8. Re-engage in life, relationships, and activities
9. Prepare for coping with challenges and painful waves of grief
10. Stay on track to continue growing, living, and loving

Dates: TBD
Time: 5-6pm
Where: In person! Yes, that’s right, in person at Freedom Within Center!
Location: 2560 Camino Del Rio N. Suite 305 San Diego CA, 92108
What we will cover:

1. Understanding anxiety, its function and purpose in your life
2. Using mindfulness practice to increase awareness and tolerance
3. Changing our relationship with anxiety (confronting vs. avoiding)
4. Using cognitive behavioral techniques to understand the ways in which our thoughts impact our mood
5. Other factors contributing to anxiety outside the normal scope and how to manage them.
6. Setting boundaries and utilizing self-care during these times

Date: Jan 22nd, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. Understanding anxiety, its function, and purpose in your life
2. Understanding the psychological and physiological aspects of anxiety
3. Identifying triggers and causes of pain that leads to anxiety
4. Discovering what you’re saying to yourself and how to change it
5. Learning how to take back control and significantly decrease symptoms of anxiety

Date: Jan 29th, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. Using mindfulness practice to increase awareness and tolerance
2. Increasing your sense of emotional well-being
3. Strategies to calm your mind and body
4. Learning ways to better manage emotional distress and overwhelm

Date: Feb 5th, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. Changing our relationship with pain (confronting vs. avoiding)
2. Learning techniques to quiet your active mind
3. Learning to focus on the present and putting past and future events in a more objective perspective
4. Learning relaxation exercises to help decrease somatic (painful) symptoms in the body

Date: Feb 12th, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. The use of cognitive behavioral techniques to understand the ways in which our thoughts impact our mood
2. Looking deeper into cognitive distortions and how to reframe our thinking
3. Challenging negative thoughts and ways to change our mindset (reframe)
4. Skills to change our thinking patterns
5. Utilizing visualizations and mindfulness techniques and exercises

Date: Feb 19th, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. Factors contributing to anxiety outside the normal scope and how to manage those symptoms
2. Learning how to let go of things you cannot control and finding solutions to the things you can control
3. Practicing ways to deal with situations that are out of your control and to how reduce the anxiety
4. Understanding your attachment style to get the most out of your relationships

Date: Feb 26th, 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 530-630pm
Location: Virtual through Google Meets
What we will cover:

1. Learning how to set boundaries with yourself and others
2. Teaching self-care tips and techniques to incorporate into your daily life
3. Learning how your anxiety impacts your relationships with others and teaching communication techniques to help increase effective and assertive communication
4. Facing our fears around anxiety