The ABC Support Group is an 8-week support group for women experiencing postpartum challenges. We meet on a weekly basis for 1-1/2 hours to provide tools, techniques and psychological support in a safe and collaborative space. Some of the topics covered are: motherhood myths & expectations; self-care; partnering in parenting; and dealing with anger and anxiety. The total cost for all 8 meetings is $400, payable in two equal payments, and the time of the group will be adapted according to participants' availability.
Hosted by Rosa Caporicci
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, OPQ, OCCOQ
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H4A
Sometimes "expecting" is not what you expect! If you are thinking about having a baby, struggling to conceive, are pregnant or are within your first year postpartum and are concerned about your experience, I can help. Sometimes too and tragically, pregnancies don't always end with a happy outcome. Whichever situation you are facing, I can offer you both individualized support or in a group setting so that you don't feel alone and isolated in your current struggle. I work collaboratively with my clients and my style is very conversational. I want you to feel comfortable and at ease in coming to therapy.
This psychoeducation group program covers Dr. Armstrong's "Mental Posture". Just as physical posture is the way you carry your body in the world, mental posture is the way you carry yourself mentally. It's a combination of mindful attention, warm self-compassion and self-care and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset. With these three components, you will have the foundation to start building a life of meaning and value. This group is intended to run monthly. Contact us for the next start date!
Change starts with the relationship that we form in the therapy and then continues by building useful skills in and outside of our sessions. In practice this means that I fit best with clients who are interested in (1) understanding more about their thoughts and emotions while also (2) taking clear steps to improve their mental and physical well-being. My job as the therapist is to provide a warm and caring environment to support the client in this process.
Group is currently full. Notice will be posted when there is an opening.
Hosted by Kathryn Gill
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3H
I have 20+ years of experience working with individuals suffering from alcohol and drug dependence and psychological problems including gambling, borderline personality disorder, anxiety and mood disorders. Until 2022 I was a staff member at the Addictions Unit of the McGill University Health Centre. I use a variety of motivational and psychological approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for individuals, couples and groups. Mindfulness-Integrated CBT techniques are particularly useful for the treatment of individuals recovering from substance dependence.
Different groups are run at various times on different days. They are gender specific for both men and women. There is an income dependent fee scale. Groups are run in English & French. Anglais et Francais. Individual and couple treatment are also available. Clients must undergo a screening interview prior to entering any form of treatment. Fees for the screen are from $40 to $60.
Tom Caplan, MSW, MFT is a licensed Social worker (OTSTCFQ), Marriage and Family Therapist and Supervisor (AAMFT/CAMFT), and psychotherapist (OPQ) in private practice who works with individuals, couples, families and groups. He was an Adjunct Professor at McGill University (Ret.) in the School of Social Work and consultant to the McGill Domestic Violence Clinic, Montreal Anger Management Centre and the Caplan Therapy Centre. He is also a designated expert in Domestic Violence and Generalized Violence for the Quebec Court System. Tom is on staff at the Cree Baord of Health and is a contractor for KSCS.
This is a group for Iranians in Canada and it is ran in Persian. It mainly focuses on identity issues. It can be hard finding who you truly are after immigration. Far from your home, in this new land, everything might feel confusing and anxiety provoking. These feelings if not resolved can impact our mental health. In this group we take cultural identity and what is it to be Iranian into account. We meet twice a month and challenge ourselves to grow and to blossom.
I believe that seeking support from another human being is a very natural thing to do. As a therapist, I believe that my humanity is an asset in supporting clients as they work through challenges, developing a deeper understanding of their lives. As a counsellor and art therapist, I focus on creating a therapeutic relationship based on trust, where I bring a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach paired with my training to help clients work through whatever challenges they are facing. I have a special passion for working with immigrants and refugees: as a newcomer to Canada, I understand the struggles that are often presented.
The group will be held each Saturday 4:00 to 6:00pm starting February for 8 sessions. The fees are $750 for the 8 sessions (must be paid upfront in order to book a spot in the group, first come first served). Payment can be done cash, by check or easier via etransfer. Insurance receipts are available. The ideal number of participants for the group is around six (maximum being 8). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hosted by Celeste Alberga
Counsellor, CO, CT® , CCC, CGP, CCATP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3X
I am a doctoral student, certified in Grief/Bereavement education by ADEC and by CCPA with a CCC. I work from a strength based, person-centered approach and believe that each individual is the expert of their own life. Having experienced first-hand the physical, emotional and mental stress and anxiety brought on by illness and disease such as cancer, and related losses, my devotion/passion lies in walking with you through what is a turbulent journey, one that does not need to be faced alone. I have completed my Master of Counselling and field practicum under the supervision of Dr. Bassam Khoury (www.drkhoury-montrealtherapist.com).
10-week online group program to learn and apply skills for coping with stress, reducing procrastination & distractibility, all in a supportive group environment. This group will be taking place online, each session will be 1.5 hours in length and the cost will be 65$ per session. Starting in January 2024. For questions or to sign up, please contact: cbtclinicgroup@gmail.com
Hosted by Emotional Health CBT Clinic
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H2J
Specialized in CBT for depression and anxiety, since 1972, our mission is to provide quality short-term therapy to Quebecers, in-person or online. Our team of therapists can help you change negative thinking patterns or unhealthy behaviours so you can feel better. Think well...Live well! We are currently accepting new clients for virtual or in-person therapy, in English or in French.
The purpose of the group is to help individuals and/or their families to better cope with the challenges presented by psychological conditions or transitional distress. It helps the participants feel less alone and to provide them with new insights of how to better navigate their difficulties. The group is typically held in Bulgarian, once a month and the participation is free of charge.
Over the years as a helping professional I realized that people care less about clever language and elaborate techniques and more about receiving sincere love and compassion, living hope and courage, honest feedback, and new perspectives. What proved to help is having the mutual trust to explore and work on intimate, sometimes painful topics, step-by-step. Together, we invite your strengths and natural wisdom to take the steering wheel of your life, letting go of the grasp of your fears and limiting self-beliefs. Together, we also help you chose and create new habits towards a better ways of being.
These eight-week seminars are based on material developed over many years of
providing couple enhancement training with the Sex and Couple Therapy Service of the Psychology Department (McGill University Health Centre - Royal Victoria Hospital).
The focus is on creating a relaxed "user-friendly" environment and an enjoyable process of both self-examination and greater relationship awareness.
Sessions are focused on the psychology of attraction, love, anger and conflict resolution, communication, emotional intimacy, physical intimacy and spiritual growth.
Meetings are held in a relaxed atmosphere and provides an effective and inspiring way to gain insight into oneself and one's "couplehood".
Hosted by Richard D Rapoport
Registered Psychotherapist, MSW, PSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3X
The heart of great therapy starts with creating a sense of safety and comfort - and being offered the opportunity to express, understand and gain mastery over one's thoughts, feelings and behavior. There is genuine respect for the person's or couple's inherent strengths and capacities to engage in a process of change and growth. A mutual, clear understanding of the difficulties and challenges as well as the motivations, goals and expectations of the client guides the development and achievement of realistic, coherent and obtainable treatment goals - as well as greater functionality, well-being, performance and emotional stamina.
This expressive writing group for caregivers is recreationally therapeutic in that expressive writing and sharing your experiences with others through your writing can be very therapeutic! Through reflection and subsequent writing prompts you will be guided to explore your emotions, experiences, and lean into your own 'responses' or creative impulses. Led by an experienced Poetry Therapy facilitator, you will be encouraged to express yourself in writing and invited to share these responses but its not mandatory to do so. Connect with fellow caregivers in this group. Beginners welcome. It will be held online. Sessions are 20/ea w/sliding scale.
When you lose something or someone the world can feel unbalanced, and you may find yourself struggling to connect with others or feeling unsatisfied in your personal relationships. It may feel difficult to connect to your joy and you may even feel bored despite coping with extra stressors. You want to feel engaged in your life and feel connected to others and not being sure where to start can feel challenging.
NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE You do not need to grieve alone! Grieving a loved one may feel overwhelming and all consuming, and it can challenge your sense of identity and self-esteem. A Journey Through Grief is a 6-week, online program designed to help you process and move through your unique grief experience. The group offers a supportive place for guided discussion and conversations with others who are also experiencing grief, so you can gain meaningful insights and tools that will support you in your journey moving forward. Cost: $450.00 Start: TBD Participants: 4-6 Duration: 60 minutes
Hosted by Gina Glidden
Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, SCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3C
Relationships can be exhilarating, and they can also be challenging and unsettling. Are you in a new or established relationship, wondering why you're not feeling happy, why it's difficult to have meaningful discussions with your partner, and why you keep having the same disagreements over and over again? Are you contemplating marriage/commitment, wondering what the future may bring? Have betrayal/infidelity infiltrated your relationship, shattering your sense of trust? Maybe you’re considering ending your relationship or you’ve separated and want to explore recommitting? If you recognize yourself, you are at the right place.
There is a reason why over 40% of marriages end in divorce, and why most amorous relationships end within 5 years after many fights, arguments, misunderstandings, and emotional exhaustion!
This course offers a clear, deep and thorough understanding of what you MUST AND MUST NOT DO in order to create a long healthy happy relationship.
-What are the key qualities you must have to make a relationship work and how to acquire them
-The importance of relationship dynamics and how to be solid in your role of lover and partner
-Effective strategies in communication
Would you like to stand in your power, be more in control of your life? To solve a problem, Einstein said you must first change the mindset that created it. It starts “within” you! Having worked with thousands of clients over 18 years, I’ve observed that we have 2 voices in our head - the conscious and subconscious minds. When your 2 voices don't get along, it feels like a battle is raging within, and it’s this gap that causes your anxiety, depression, fears, and emotional struggles; but when your 2 voices align in harmony, you experience inner strength, joy, passion, your TrueSelf, and feel energized in the pursuit of your desires.
This is a support group for women and couples who are pregnant following a perinatal loss. There are on-going monthly meetings organized according to trimester. Themes explored include: disequilibrium; the parenting experience of loss; bonding with the lost child while attaching to the expectant child; and the experience of bereaved parents raising children. Cost: $320 for the duration of a participant's/couple's attendance.
Hosted by Rosa Caporicci
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, OPQ, OCCOQ
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H4A
Sometimes "expecting" is not what you expect! If you are thinking about having a baby, struggling to conceive, are pregnant or are within your first year postpartum and are concerned about your experience, I can help. Sometimes too and tragically, pregnancies don't always end with a happy outcome. Whichever situation you are facing, I can offer you both individualized support or in a group setting so that you don't feel alone and isolated in your current struggle. I work collaboratively with my clients and my style is very conversational. I want you to feel comfortable and at ease in coming to therapy.
Job stress drains energy. Some co-workers are difficult to be around. Some customers are never satisfied. Turning negatives around will get you promoted. 20 years of coaching techniques bring you vitality, energy generating secrets, and solution oriented enthusiasm. Deal Effectively with negative attitudes (Yours, too!) at HOME and at WORK.
Hosted by Louise Aznavour
Psychologist, PhD, OPQ, NLP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3C
Fun and empowering COACHING Psychologist, Cognitive Behavior Therapist. Over 25 years EXPERIENCE. INDIVIDUAL - COUPLE - COMMUNICATION issues? Together let's solve personal-work-family challenges. BURNOUT & PANIC happen when exhausted and lacking focus. Mindset - Reset. Bring out your best potential using powerful tools backed by science, delete emotional blocks, self-defeating thoughts & behaviors. Having studied, worked and lived in different countries gives me a flexibility with a smooth view on cultural habits and viewpoints in consultations. Doom and gloom is not in my room. >>> My clients love PHONE-ONLINE THERAPY (Zoom & VSee)
"Self-parenting" provides guidance and training in recognizing and responding to some of our greatest needs: to boost our sense of respect for ourselves as unique individuals, and to free ourselves from counter-productive thinking and self-sabotaging emotions.
Training also involves such skills as:
distress tolerance, emotional regulation, grounding, self-soothing, confidence-building and performance enhancment.
The group is primarily attended by participants who are generaly comfortable with their overall functioning, but are looking to develop their capacities to more sucessfully deal with personal, professional, relationship or work or sports-related objectives or challenges.
Hosted by Richard D Rapoport
Registered Psychotherapist, MSW, PSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H3X
The heart of great therapy starts with creating a sense of safety and comfort - and being offered the opportunity to express, understand and gain mastery over one's thoughts, feelings and behavior. There is genuine respect for the person's or couple's inherent strengths and capacities to engage in a process of change and growth. A mutual, clear understanding of the difficulties and challenges as well as the motivations, goals and expectations of the client guides the development and achievement of realistic, coherent and obtainable treatment goals - as well as greater functionality, well-being, performance and emotional stamina.
~ STARTING IN SEPTEMBER 2024 ~ Making friends as an adult is hard. Making peace with your anxiety as an adult is even harder. So, why do it alone? Through creative arts therapy interventions, this group will focus on increasing feelings of confidence, learning coping skills to quell anxiety, creating a positive self-narrative, and connecting with others.
People-pleasers, perfectionists, worriers, and warriors ages 16 to 66: this is your call to action. You want to be more in touch with yourself but you have been held back by anxiety, trauma, and people taking advantage of you. As part of the LGBTQ2IA+ and geeky communities, you sometimes feel like you're cast aside and rarely understood. It is so tempting to give up, but you continue to persevere! You've been fighting on your own for so long that now you're ready for some more support from someone who won't ask you to educate them about being queer/the MCU/BDSM/pop culture references.
'embodying desire' is a somatically-rooted group art therapy series centred on relational embodiment. Blending somatic, art, drama, and sex therapy techniques, this workshop facilitates the exploration of our visceral responses to various topics, including sexuality, relationships, consent, intimacy, flirting, and taboo. November 3rd - December 8th 2024, Sundays 2-4pm, in-person.
Occurring at any point in the lifespan, difficult and traumatic life experiences can leave their traces on us and impact the way that we experience the world around us. Have you found that the wounded parts of you are directing too much of your life? Are you looking for better coping skills? It might be time for you to begin the work of healing and start to experience the world more peacefully. I support women, non-binary, and trans adults who are looking to heal wounds related to traumatic experiences.
The Men's Emotional Support Group provides a confidential and non-judgmental space where young and older adult men can come together to discuss mental health, share experiences, and lend support to one another. We understand that the journey of being a man in today's world comes with its own set of challenges, and this group aims to address those challenges openly and constructively. Important to note that this is a trans-inclusive space.
Over the years as a helping professional I realized that people care less about clever language and elaborate techniques and more about receiving sincere love and compassion, living hope and courage, honest feedback, and new perspectives. What proved to help is having the mutual trust to explore and work on intimate, sometimes painful topics, step-by-step. Together, we invite your strengths and natural wisdom to take the steering wheel of your life, letting go of the grasp of your fears and limiting self-beliefs. Together, we also help you chose and create new habits towards a better ways of being.
Welcome to our open studio group! Here, you can relax, chat, and unleash your creativity in a supportive community that combats isolation and welcomes everyone. Take time for yourself, get supported, and learn to enjoy and have fun with artistic materials. Join us to connect, create, and unwind together with like-minded individuals. The art materials are not provided, but you can get inventive with the resources you already have at home. An 'inspiration' sheet will be provided to you before the first session if needed. Next series will start in June - please contact us to reserve a spot.
Hosted by Carmen Oprea
Art Therapist, MA, MFA, ATR-BC, RCAT, ATPQ
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H4A
I am an art therapist with post-graduate training in sandplay therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. My academic training includes a master in Art Therapy from Concordia University and a master in Fine Arts from Europe. Offering individual and group art therapy sessions for children and adults of all ages at our clinic (accesart.ca), I combine a person-centred orientation with extensive clinical skills in accompanying my clients when dealing with traumatic events, depression, anxiety, dysfunctional patterns, life transitions, work-related stress, and relationship difficulties.
This MBCT group is an 8 week session - 2.5 hour sessions weekly for people suffering with anxiety and depression symptoms. It is a skills based group, some sharing of your experience and learning a variety of meditations, and cognitive exercises to help prevent and manage symptoms. Hearing from others and relating to others is a unique, rich experience in feeling less alone with your struggles. Individual assessments provided to make sure group is a good fit. Come meditate with us and bring more awareness and non- judgment to your life! We only have the present moment to live in. www.anxietydepressiongroupmontreal.com
Hosted by Danielle Black
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Montréal, QC H4A
Do you want to gain insight about yourself and your relationships? Are you looking for strategies to manage painful emotions, stress, or anxiety? I view counselling as a shared journey in which I bring my compassion, professional knowledge and understanding along to assist you in your own path of self discovery, growth and healing. Counselling can be used as a tool to learn more about yourself, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and gain more agency in your life. As humans, our identity is often layered and complex, and I seek to empower your most authentic self.
