Group Therapy & Workshops
Across 90-minute weekly sessions, our group therapy program diligently addresses immediate symptoms, facilitates the reframing of personal narratives, and cultivates the rebuilding of connections with the self and others. What sets our approach apart is the adept integration of diverse therapeutic frameworks and techniques, offering a comprehensive and personalized path to healing within a supportive group dynamic.
Group 1 - Restoring a Loving Relationship with Self:
Self-Compassion, Self-Care & Wellness
Feeling stuck or uncertain? Let's embark on a journey of healing together. Our 8 week group therapy program is designed to empower you in self-compassion, self-care, and wellness while navigating symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. Rooted in evidence-based approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Somatic Therapy, our sessions offer a wealth of practical strategies and collaborative discussions to help you cultivate kindness, prioritize your well-being, and build lasting resilience.
Whether you're new to therapy or a seasoned participant, join a close-knit circle where you'll gain invaluable insights, support, and tools to thrive. Though your journey is unique to you, we welcome you to collaborate with us as we find growth and fulfillment together.
Group 2 - Restoring a Loving Relationship with Self:
Thriving after Infidelity
Embark on an uplifting 8-week journey toward healing and thriving within our group therapy program, tailored for individuals navigating the aftermath of infidelity. Whether you've recently experienced the profound impact of infidelity or it's a chapter from your past, know that you're not alone. Our program is grounded in research and dedicated to meeting individual and interpersonal needs.
Regardless of whether the infidelity is a recent wound or a healed scar from the past, ‘Restoring a Loving Relationship with Self’ welcomes individuals at any point along this spectrum. Join a community where shared experiences lead to understanding, empowerment, and authentic transformation. This therapy group is not merely about recovery; it's a platform for flourishing after infidelity. Everyone, irrespective of background, is invited to embark on this journey of thriving with us.
In our unwavering commitment to inclusivity, diversity, and intersectionality, our program warmly welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and relationship structures. We recognize and value the unique experiences that shape each participant's journey, fostering a safe and affirming space. The program specifically acknowledges the challenges faced by those in queer and non monogamous relationships.
8 week closed group program
4-8 participants
$400 + GST for 8 weeks
Start date: March 19th 2024
End Date: May 3rd 2024
Friday evenings 8:00pm-9:30pm
In-person at 318 Homer St. Vancouver, BC
To sign up, please email admin@averytherapy.com and
let us know which group you'd like to join (group 1 or 2).
This group will be led by Hanna Peterson (left) who is a graduate counsellor and Leifennie Ang (right) who is an intern counsellor.
Hanna: "You may wish to work with me if you are looking for an accepting and open space for self-awareness, talking about relationships, sex, identity, work, self-esteem, or just feeling stuck. I am motivated to make our counselling sessions empowering for you, supporting the changes that you want to make in life. My work often focuses on values, self-acceptance, and client-directed action.
My counselling style fundamentally incorporates a person-centered social justice lens. My clients' perspectives, cultures and values are prioritized throughout our counselling relationship. I use an integrative therapeutic approach to adapt a variety of theoretical orientations and interventions to best suit my clients needs. The theories I draw from the most include ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), narrative therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, motivational interviewing, and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). An integrative approach allows me to work collaboratively with my clients to co-construct therapy that works for your needs."
Leifennie: "I strive to embody a compassionate, supportive, curious, non-judgmental, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed loving presence in order to co-create a safe container for our work together. I believe we are all interconnected with everything and everyone. We are born in relationship, live in relationship, suffer in relationship, and are transformed in relationship. My intention is to facilitate you to develop the awareness and capacity to be intentional and consistent in making the series of choices to cultivate a loving and compassionate relationship with yourself and others.
My approaches focus on honouring the different parts of you, increasing your capacity to hold space for the myriad of feelings, emotions, and sensations that might be conflicting at times, and equipping you with the skills to feel anchored in your own capability and self-lead while you navigate the uncertainties of life. To achieve this, I incorporate mindfulness and somatic therapy into the sessions. I also integrate and draw from various therapeutic modalities such as Internal Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy."