Happy, Healthy, & Human sessions address relational trauma and attachment wounds by exploring feelings and sensations members choose to explore.
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Who this group is for
Do you struggle trusting others or, when you do, are you frequently let down? Are you often focusing on others' needs rather than your own? Feel as if your childhood wasn't "that bad" even though you're still reminded of pain from when you were a kid? Growing up in a family with addiction, violence, abuse, and emotional neglect where we do not feel safe, secure, and loved, we adapt to our environment as best as we can. What happens inside of us when the people we love do not love us back? What do we do with that pain? When your primary attachment relationships do not support a supportive and nourishing emotional connection, we can see the impact follow into us well into our adult lives.
So what do we do? It can be tricky to figure all of this out because relational trauma frequently happens very subtly, over a long period of time. Recovery means understanding past experiences while developing the skills to live in the present. Learn how to develop emotional security and reconnect with shut-down parts of yourself. Discovering, accepting, and loving, who you are, after all this time, could open up a whole new world for you. You deserve the chance to find out.
If you are uninsured, or underinsured, sliding scale rates are offered to lower-income level clients who cannot afford market rates for therapy, and lack adequate mental health insurance coverage.
What to expect
This psychoeducational group utilizes theater games, improvisation, and sociometric techniques to provide participants the experience to embody these feelings through role play and group exercises that bond participants. Specifically this group may be helpful for those who’ve experienced peer bullying, patterns of unhealthy romantic relationships, professional setbacks (“not a team player”), or family conflict that results in low contact or estrangement. Together, we can explore how your early coping strategies continue to shape your current relationships and how new experiences can open space for authenticity and connection.
This 2-hour therapy group is limited to 20 participants, and led by Diana DePasquale, a therapist who also happens to have over 20 years experience in studying, performing, and teaching improvisation. Diana has performed at the Chicago Improv Festival, Del Close Marathon, and led workshops and performed at the Kalamazoo Improv Festival. She is a co-founder of Glass City Improv.
Diana is certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors, licensed by the state of Ohio and Illinois, earned an M.A. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and supervised by Deanna Chase, LPCC-S. She is also a certified by the University of Vermont as an End-of-Life/Death Doula, and has received additional training in Jungian psychotherapy. She accepts many health insurance plans and is an approved Ohio Department of Medicaid provider.