Announcing: “Becoming: A Virtual Art Therapy Group for Pregnancy Support”
This is a space for gestational birthing persons to explore this intense bio-psycho-social-spiritual transition through a safe, trauma-informed, creative lens. We will be using an open studio process model that is gently structured and allows participants to be both seen and heard through both verbal and creative processing. It requires absolutely no artistic experience other than the availability of basic art supplies and a willingness to try something new. It can be a stand-alone treatment or complement existing individual psychotherapy work.

Group goals include:
-Creating a sense of community and reducing isolation among birthing people
-Allowing a safe space to destigmatize “messy” or ambivalent feelings about becoming a parent
-Exploring identity development and new social roles
-Developing a mindful practice for distress tolerance and self expression
-Cultivating innate creative resilience skills including role flexibility, creative problem solving, self compassion, and positive reframing

Brass Tacks:
-Open to anyone in NJ/NY

-Minimum commitment of 4 weekly 1 hr groups to create a sense of continuity for participants
-$200/total to be paid by 1/19 via a secure digital platform after a brief phone screening and completion of basic clinical documentation
Dates:
Mon Jan 22 1-2p EDT
Mon Jan 29 1-2p EDT
Mon Feb 5 1-2p EDT
Mon Feb 12 1-2p EDT
-Possibility to continue for another cycle depending upon interest