Support Groups and Workshops
Helping people connect, heal, and grow—together.
About Our Group Experiences
Our support groups and workshops are for individuals who are looking for connection, understanding, and practical tools while navigating life’s challenges. These in-person offerings take place in our Franklinville studio and are thoughtfully facilitated in a calm, welcoming environment where you can move at your own pace and feel supported throughout the process.
Why Join a Support Group?
✦ Find connection and support
✦ Learn alongside others who understand
✦ Gain practical tools for everyday life
✦ Share in a supportive, non-judgmental space
What to Expect
Each support group and workshop is intentionally designed to feel grounded, welcoming, and supportive. You don’t need prior experience or a specific outcome in mind — just a willingness to show up as you are.
👥Small Group Sizes: Classes are limited to 10 participants to ensure comfort, safety, and personalized support.
🪷A Calm, Healing Environment: Our Franklinville studio space is intentionally designed to help you relax and feel grounded from the moment you arrive.
🌼Trauma Informed Approach: Every group is led with sensitivity, compassion, and awareness.
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Our Support Groups and Workshops
Below are our current and upcoming offerings. Each group is intentionally small and facilitated with care.
Grief & Loss: Navigating the Death of a Loved One
A progressive healing workshop series
January 14 - February 18, 2026
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
A 6-week workshop offering compassionate support for those grieving the death of a loved one, with space to understand, honor, and carry grief forward in meaningful ways.
💠Week 1 — January 14
Making Sense of Grief: Exploring the Emotions of Grief
This session focuses on understanding grief after the death of a loved one, including the wide range of emotions that arise such as shock, numbness, anger, guilt, relief, and confusion.
💠Week 2 — January 21
Grief Beyond Sadness: The Many Ways Grief Appears
This session explores the many forms grief can take after death, including how it can resurface unexpectedly through thoughts, physical sensations, memories, and personal triggers such as anniversaries, holidays, or sensory reminders.
💠Week 3 — January 28
Honoring Love After Loss: Continuing Bonds
This session focuses on how love and connection can continue after death, exploring meaningful ways to remember a loved one while allowing space for joy and life to move forward.
Weekly topics are designed to build upon one another while honoring individual readiness and capacity. Participants are invited to engage at their own pace, with sharing always optional in a supportive, welcoming space.
Weekly Topics
💠Week 4 — February 4
Living With Loss: Coping in Daily Life
This session focuses on navigating daily life while grieving, offering practical ways to cope, set boundaries, ask for support, and recognize when additional help may be needed as grief continues day by day.
💠Week 5 — February 11
Carrying Love Forward: Living With What Has Changed
This session explores how meaning and healing can gently take shape after loss, reflecting on identity changes, personal growth, and ways to carry love forward without forcing positivity or “silver linings.”
💠Week 6 — February 18
Closing & Reflection: Gathering What You’ve Learned
This final session offers space to look back on the series, notice what has shifted, and gather the tools and insights that feel most supportive now. We’ll reflect together and close the group with intention.
Depression Workshop
Coming February 2026
Registration details coming soon.
Meet Your Facilitator
Amanda M. Gonzalez is a Clinical Mental Health student and counselor-in-training with 12+ years in child and family services. She works with children, families, and survivors of domestic violence, integrating holistic, nature-based approaches. Fluent in Spanish, she provides culturally sensitive, compassionate care.
Amanda Gonzalez, LAC
Still not sure if a support group is right for you?
We’re happy to answer any lingering questions you may have.
Disclaimer: Support groups are peer-based and educational and are not therapy or clinical treatment. Participation does not establish a therapist–client relationship.