Therapeutic Support Groups
Therapeutic Support groups are a highly effective alternative way of gaining psychotherapeutic support. I believe that there is great healing power within the dynamics of the group and that the community can be a site for healing. Group therapeutic support can be a way of breaking down feelings of isolation and that you are not the only person who is affected in this way by what you are/have experienced. I feel that this is especially pertinent when you come from a marginalised group within society.
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I am currently in the process of creating an Autistic Discovery & Me Therapeutic Support Group and am hoping to launch it in January 2025! I feel very excited about this, as a late-identified autistic woman I know the struggle of questioning your neurotype and wanting some answers. I will not be able to tell you whether you are autistic or not but I will provide the space, information and conditions for you to explore your emerging autistic identity in a safe and supportive environment.
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The therapeutic support group is going to run for 10 weeks and each week we will explore a different aspect of the autistic experience and engage in gentle activities that will help promote your exploration of your identity and experiences. The aim would be by the end of the therapeutic group support you will have a clear idea of whether you wish to identify as autistic.
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The Autistic Discovery & Me Group will be delivered online initially with plans for an in-person group in the future.
If you want to find out more about Autistic Discovery & Me: Therapeutic Support Group or to be put on the waiting list for the launch in January 2025 then fill in this Google Form and Karuna Therapeutic Services will be in touch soon.
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