Don’t go it alone.
Research shows us that if you’re looking to make behavioral changes, you are likely to have more success when you include group work. At Virginia Health Counseling, we carefully create comfortable, enjoyable group settings where you can find meaning, authenticity, and support you may not realize you need until you experience it. If you’re “not a group person”, we challenge you to give it a try and see how our style is different.
We offer frequent workshops and groups on topics related to mental and physical wellness: self image, habit formation, the science of behavior change, motivation, boundaries, physical activity, and relationships.
Inner Reset Support Group
We are currently living through levels of sociopolitical and economic stress that most of us have not seen in our lifetime. A question that we’re asked almost daily is: But what can I do about it?
One thing we can all do is to try to keep ourselves grounded and cared for as much as we are able. Our resilience is acutely affected by our inner world. Everyone, put on your oxygen masks!
We’ve created a way to help you do that and it’s accessible and budget-friendly. Let us guide you through it.
This is not therapy. It's a four week virtual coaching group that offers a space for connection, support, and rediscovery of what makes you feel truly alive. Together, will step out of patterns of burnout, overwhelm, or pain, and into a fuller sense of self. Using a somatic, embodied approach, we'll gently explore how to ground ourselves. You'll leave with practices to feel more present and at ease in daily life. Come as you are. Leave with a deeper sense of presence and connection.
This group is open to everyone, everywhere -- not just our clients -- so if you know someone who needs this, please pass it on. If finances are prohibitive, let us know.
This group is facilitated by Marie Norton. Marie is an LPC in Virginia, and DC. She specializes in treating acute and chronic trauma. She is certified in Somatic Experiencing and trained in Inner Relationship Focusing.
If you‘d like more information, please feel free to reach out to Marie at marie@virginiahealthcounseling.com or 804-404-3164. We’d love to tell you more about it.
Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Dates: July 8, 15, 22, 29
Where: Virtual
Cost: $40/session
Limit: Six people
Virtual Weight & Wellness
Psycho-Education & Support Group
If you struggle with eating habits and body image, if you feel unable to find motivation for self-care and physical activity, this group is designed for you. We provide structured psycho-education and social support in a nonjudgmental setting.
We do not focus on weight loss; instead we address the root issues that commonly contribute to unhelpful behaviors. Many factors play a part in producing the number that shows up on the scale. Each week we highlight one of these factors. An intake call is required before joining. Facilitated by Michelle O’Brien & Molly Hurt.
Time/Date TBD
contact@virginiahealthcounseling.com
Call or Text: 804.876.0550
Self-Help Book Club
For better or for worse, the world is flush with self-help, pop-psychology books.
In our online, monthly book club meetings, we choose some of the best-sellers to discuss with you live via Zoom. Discussions are facilitated by licensed therapists and limited to 10 members per meeting, in order to cultivate discussion.
Note: This is a book club, not therapy! We take the content very seriously but ourselves not so much. The environment will be earnest but informal and probably irreverent at times. If you’re looking for an academic review of your favorite self-help books, this is probably not the club for you. If you’d like to spend time with others who want to learn and grow, you’ll fit right in!
This month’s pick is Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
We meet online via Zoom. Meetings last for 75 minutes and the fee is $25. Reservations are required to attend and are non-refundable.