Groups

Wednesdays 5:15-6:30pm
Virtual | 8 Weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Alyse Ruriani, LCPC, ATR-BC

If you live with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) or Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME) of another diagnosis, you know how difficult it is to ride the waves of the menstrual cycle. Living with a cyclical disorder can be exhausting, confusing, and isolating–but you don’t have to navigate it alone. In this 8 week therapy group led by an art therapist who has PMDD, you can connect with others who get it, gain more understanding of your cycle, and learn methods to improve and manage your symptoms.

This group is designed to support folks of all genders who have PMDD/PME through a combination of peer support, psychoeducation, creative processing, and skill building. Each session will be anchored in a topic for the group to explore as we ride the waves together.

Contact Alyse if interested in joining: alyse@rowantreechicago.com

Mondays 5:30-7:00pm
In Person, Andersonville | 10 weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Alyse Ruriani, ATR-BC, LCPC

In a world so fixated on product and productivity, slowing down to be with the process of making art is an act of radical care for ourselves and our healing. This art therapy group provides a supportive space to tune inwards and a creative way to practice exploration, curiosity, and mindfulness through an Open Studio approach. In each session, participants will set an intention, create art freely, and ‘witness’ their own work through writing and each others’ by sharing.

Any level of art experience is welcome– all that is necessary is the desire and willingness to tap into your inner creative source and follow the energy where it leads you. This group has a “no comment” rule to encourage creation from a place of freedom without critique. Materials are provided. A journal or notebook is suggested for writing components.

Contact Alyse if interested in joining: alyse@rowantreechicago.com

Mondays 5:00-6:15pm
Virtual | 7 Weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Sasha Solov, LCSW

Do you struggle with asking for what you need, saying no, or managing relational conflicts? If you could use some support in this area, then you may benefit from learning interpersonal effectiveness skills in a group setting! 

In this 7-week group, you will learn skills for getting your needs met in relationships, cultivating healthy relationships, and ending destructive ones. We will explore what it looks like to do these things while maintaining respect for yourself and others. You will get to explore all of this with the support of a licensed therapist and others who share similar struggles and are looking to learn and grow together.

This group is the fourth in a 4-part series on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills. You are not required to have completed the other 3 parts (Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, and Emotion Regulation) to attend this group, though it is recommended that you go through all 4 modules at some point. 

Contact Sasha if interested in joining: sasha@rowantreechicago.com

Tuesdays 5:30-6:30pm
Virtual | 8 Weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Sasha Solov, LCSW

Recovering from an eating disorder is no mean feat, and maintaining that recovery can take a village. This group is intended to serve as part of that village. Led by a licensed therapist, this 8 week group will provide a space to process the successes and challenges that arise in ED recovery as well as to share skills in the interest of preventing relapse. We will meet on a weekly basis to explore topics including but not limited to body image, self-advocacy, diet culture, and ED triggers that crop up in our day-to-day lives as well as in society at large.

All genders, bodies, and different experiences with disordered eating are welcome here. This group is generally aimed at folks who have been through some type of eating disorder treatment and/or are not actively experiencing severe symptoms at this time. If this group might not be the right fit for you right now, referrals to other resources will be provided. In order to join or learn more, please reach out to Sasha to schedule a screening call.

Contact Sasha if interested in joining: sasha@rowantreechicago.com

Tuesdays 6:15-7:30pm
Virtual | 8 Weeks | Adults 18+
Recruiting for September

Led by Alyse Ruriani, LCPC, ATR-BC

Do you use tarot as part of your own self-care practice? Are you interested in utilizing tarot for self-reflection and connecting with your intuition? In this weekly virtual group for adults, we will use tarot to connect with ourselves and each other, build insight into our lives and struggles, and make meaning of the human experience. We will learn how to utilize tarot as a tool for self-care, self-reflection, and self-growth through various activities that draw on creative processes and group discussion.

Contact Alyse if interested in joining: alyse@rowantreechicago.com

Wednesdays 7-8pm
Virtual | Open Group | Adults 18+

Led by Margaret Sheils, Clinical Intern

Caring for and living with someone with chronic illness, disability, mental health conditions, or other high-support needs is an act of deep love and commitment. It can also be exhausting, isolating, and overwhelming.

This group is a space where two things can be true at once: you can love someone deeply and feel depleted. You can be grateful and grieving. You can be strong and need support. Here, you don’t have to minimize your experience or compare your pain. This is a space to say the quiet parts out loud — without judgment, without shame, and without having to explain why you’re so tired.

Contact Margaret if interested in joining: margaret@rowantreechicago.com

Time TBD
Hybrid | 10 Weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Em May and Arete Caldwell

Remember Miley, the Jonas Brothers, and Selena all wearing purity rings? 

Perhaps you, too, received messages about how your value was attached to your sexual purity. Perhaps, like the Jonas Brothers of today, you are ready to reclaim what sexiness really means.

Enter us: trauma-informed therapists ready to help you navigate the impact of purity culture on your self-esteem, relationships, and erotic connection while affirming your multiple identities in the present.

Let’s work together to explore sexual shame, body image, religious trauma, and relationship dynamics, and to reclaim our embodied right to autonomy, expansiveness, and pleasure. 

Contact Em if interested in joining: em@rowantreechicago.com

Thursdays, 6:00-7:00pm
Virtual | 8 Weeks | Adults 18+

Led by Keeton Phillips, MSW, LSW

This group is for individuals who are exploring CNM or wanting to strengthen and build their CNM relationships. This group is part book club, part support group, part skills group. This group will use Polysecure as the vehicle navigating conversations each week.

Each week group members will read a chapter in Polysecure. During group, members will discuss the reading, how they are wanting to incorporate topics/themes from each chapter and then clinician will provide an exercise to work on during the group and in the week. This group will meet virtually and is 18+ only an individual from a CNM relationship will be permitted to join per cycle. Potential group members will be screened and cap of 8 participants.

Contact Keeton if interested in joining: keeton@rowantreechicago.com

Mondays 6:00-7:00pm
Ongoing Group | Virtual | Adults 18+

Pay What You Can

Facilitated by Keeton Phillips, MSW, LSW

This TGNC support group, facilitated by a licensed Genderqueer clinician, is aimed at creating a safe supportive space for individuals to discuss, question, explore, and connect with other individuals who identify outside the gender binary. Topics of discussion, usually shared, are “being trans enough”, internalized transphobia, navigating interpersonal relationships, gender identity and expression, transitioning process (social, legal, and medical), and resource sharing. This group is open to any individual (18+) who Identifies as TGNC.