Leadership: Groups & Workshops

Presentation Topics

Healthy Relationships. Grief & Loss. Healthy Endings. Conflict Resolution. Communication. Yoga & Trauma - Informed Therapy. Self- Understanding. Self-Love/Self-Care/Self-Compassion. 

Group Facilitation

Relationship Therapy Group Co-Facilitator (Co-Facilitator: Mark Kiel, Psy. D. APBB)(Oakton Community College, 2016)          Co-created and facilitated group for students to help increase self-awareness, identify and discuss problematic relationship patterns, and learn tools to enhance the quality of their significant relationships.

Yoga-Informed Trauma and Healing Workshop (Oakton Community College, 2016)                                                             Designed and presented a workshop to explain the impact of trauma and share tools for healing.

Loving and Lasting Relationships: Marriage 101 Teaching Assistant (Northwestern University, 2014- 2015)                                   Under the direction of Dr. Alexandra Solomon, I facilitated a weekly group about the process of cultivating healthy romantic relationships using a combination of empirical research and couples therapy principles. As facilitator, I reviewed core class concepts, provided academic support, furthered students’ self-awareness, and nurtured their personal growth. I also provided grades and detailed feedback on all assignments.

Independently Cultivated RETREATS & Workshops

Inner Source Retreat (Co - Led with Jenelle Thurston) (Michigan September 2017 & 2018)

An annual women’s empowerment retreat that emphasizes inner wisdom, shadow work, community, and wellness. Featuring Yoga, Breathwork Journeys, Firewalking Ceremonies, and Group Therapy. Participants were encouraged to explore the wisdom that comes from within to build confidence, connection, and increased empowerment.

Finding Meaning & Healing after a Loved One Dies (Chicago, IL - March 2017)                                                                                A bereavement support workshop using a blend of healing tools from yoga, art, and group therapy.

Feeling Heard: Communicating Your Truth to Others (Chicago, IL - January 2017)                       ·                                                   A workshop to enhance communication and share effective tools for giving feedback to others.

Farewell Urban Escape- A Workshop on Saying Goodbye (Chicago, IL - September 2016)                                                                    A workshop on “healthy goodbyes” to honor the closing of the community healing space, Urban Escape. 

Using mindfulness, sound healing, creative expression, and group therapy techniques, participants processed their experience of the loss of their community space and collectively engaged in activities to promote connection and healing.

A Time to Remember – A Celebration of Life (Chicago, IL - November 2015)                                                                                     A workshop for members of the community to celebrate the lives of loves ones lost due to death, separation, or conflict. 

Combining group therapy, mindfulness, and creative expression techniques, participants learned tools for understanding and coping with grief and loss, and gained access to resources for further education support in the community.

Sustainable Self-Love PLAYshop (Co-Facilitator: Jenelle Thurston) (Chicago, IL - April 2015)                                                          A three-part playshop about the importance of self-care. 

Using a unique fusion of yoga, art, and group therapy, participants reflected on their current habits, and learned methods of enhancing self-care through movement, mindfulness, and creative expression.