Group therapy

Active Hope Group: Support for climate distress in a rapidly changing world

Facilitated by Dr. Chantal Forfota, Dr. Rebecca Watters, and Dr. Carson Brown

“Our times confront us with realities that are painful to face, difficult to take in, and confusing to live with. Our approach is to see this as the starting point of an amazing journey that strengthens us and deepens our aliveness.”
—Joanna Macy

If you feel overwhelmed by fear, anger, despair, and grief amid climate change and the related social and political crises, you are not alone.

Each week, we will read and discuss a section of Joanna Macy’s book Active Hope and experience practices from her Work That Reconnects, including conversation prompts, guided visualizations, centering techniques, stories, rituals, and reflective exercises. In a supportive community, this process generates the resilient, creative responses that our world needs.

Dr. Macy, a scholar of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology, reminds us that climate distress is a healthy and necessary response to what is happening around us, and she offers new perspectives that support wellbeing while working for change.

This group will be held over ten sessions on Zoom, dates and times to be announced. A diagnosis is required to bill insurance for those with in-network benefits; anyone who prefers to circumvent diagnosis may use the self-pay option.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact the Baywell office. You are welcome to schedule a 15-minute introductory call with one of the facilitators to answer any questions.

We look forward to engaging our deepest humanity to face the challenges of our time and find joy and connection in the process.

 

ADDressing your Adult ADHD: A skills and support group

Facilitated by Dr. Olesya Pokorna

Start Date: Weekly groups from September 9th to November 18th on Mondays, 5pm to 6pm on Zoom

Are you someone who procrastinates a lot, struggles with motivation, misses deadlines, and is constantly distracted? Do you feel you are barely holding it together at work and at home? Do your important relationships suffer as a result? Are you worried that you are not living up to your full potential?

Through this group you will:

• Get better understanding of how your brain works
• Meet other people who are struggling with similar issues
• Develop skills for effective time-management, organization, and emotional regulation

This group will be a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where we will take a holistic approach to understanding how medication, nutrition, exercise, and the right environment can help you improve performance, meet your goals, and have a more balanced life. This group is open to current Baywell patients who are willing to commit to coming to each session. If you need to miss more than two sessions, you may benefit from joining a subsequent group.

If you are interested in signing up for any of these groups, please contact our front desk staff at [email protected] or call 415-922-9122.