TEND:

an 8-week therapeutic group to help you develop an empowered and supportive relationship with your anxiety

So many of us struggle with anxiety. In our modern world, it’s hard to avoid the sensations of urgency and worry. You are not alone in grappling with this.

For eight weeks, we’ll gather together to collectively hold our shared anxiety with the intention of cultivating more calm and ease in our lives.

Bring your anxious parts to the circle, and we’ll hold them together.

This is more than just a therapy group, it’s an experience of tapping into the felt sense of calm in your body.

While we’ll be covering tools and skills for supporting ourselves in anxious moments, we’ll also be deepening into a space of shared wisdom.

We’ll create a safe and peaceful energy in our physical space together so your nervous system can practice accessing a more regulated space.

Let this be a soothing watering hole for you to sip from each week.

You feel a certain degree of anxiety all the time and you’re getting frustrated. You’ve tried everything you can think of but it still feels like there’s a knot in your chest you can’t move. 

This is for you if:

You have anxiety in regards to specific situations, such as social settings, and want to find ways to manage your emotional reactions. 

You feel alone with the struggles you’re having with anxiety and want support. 

This round of TEND is open to women only (including trans women).

Here’s some of what we’ll explore throughout our time together:

  • Understanding our experience of anxiety - identify the root of your fear and how anxiety shows up in your body

  • Responding to anxiety with the mind - learn cognitive tools to help you respond to anxiety by shifting your thought patterns

  • Grounding techniques - cultivate a toolbox to draw from in the day-to-day

  • Responding to anxiety with the body - learn how to regulate your nervous system using somatic approaches

  • Emotional processing of anxiety - identify underlying emotions and learn to feel your way through

  • Befriending your anxiety - develop compassion and understanding for the anxious part of you

  • Tending to yourself in the world - identify how the broader systems at play are impacting you

  • Releasing pressure + expectations - cultivate room to breathe in your life

What past participants have shared:

  • “Kelsey’s group was planned and executed with such detail and care. I’ve begun to view my anxiety less as a perceived flaw and more of an understandable reaction to the stressors in my life. Something I can learn from, grow from and heal from. I feel fortunate to have experienced Kelsey’s kindness, compassion and wisdom. I would wholeheartedly recommend the group to others. I feel empowered to continue to journey of navigating my experience with anxiety. I’m confident that what I have learned can continue to be cultivated and grown after the course has ended.”

    - Katy

  • “I have struggled with anxiety my whole life. I always just thought that was who I was. I struggled so much it manifested in brutal physical symptoms. I went into this group thinking if I learn one thing to help it will be worth it. I was not expecting to learn several new things each week that helped me so much. Kelsey’s kindness, compassion and knowledge helped me more than I can ever put into words.”

    - Arden

  • “Kelsey’s group is transformational. She offers key foundational knowledge and support for understanding the emotions that are often buried under our anxiety. Kelsey’s raw honesty and insight coupled with a gradual program, designed with comfort and safety in mind, allowed me to break down the difficult and make it all manageable. This course not only allowed me to understand how to manage emotions, but also when to listen to my emotions in order to heal. When I learned how to listen to my emotions and the reaction to my emotions, I learned how to live with intention.”

    - Melanie

  • "Kelsey has a warm and inviting approach to helping people understand and work through the anxiety they are experiencing. Before the group I thought of anxiety as negative, annoying, and I just wanted it to go away. Kelsey was able to help me understand more where anxiety was coming from and look at it in a more positive and supportive way. Looking at anxiety in a more in-depth and a more positive way has helped ease the anxiety in my life."

    - Julie

  • “After an especially bad year of anxiety and panic attacks, I knew I needed help, but going to therapy didn’t feel like an option at the time. Kelsey was empathetic and attentive. I’m so grateful to her for not only teaching me about a wide range of practical anxiety tools and techniques, but also about how to make friends with my anxiety and approach it with compassion and understanding vs. hatred and judgement. Now I’m crystal clear on what I can do to cope and calm down when I’m feeling really anxious or panicky, and I also know how to proactively prevent those bigger anxiety build-ups from happening in the first place.”

    - Leslie

The details:

When: Tuesday April 29th-Tuesday June 17th

All circles will run from 6pm-8pm on Tuesday evenings. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to settle.

Where: Ganges Yoga Studio

What to expect:

Each week will vary but in general sessions will include a mix of group sharing, teaching from me, practicing skills individually or together, journaling and reflection, and other activities.

The group is open to a maximum of 12 participants.

This work is better together.

A little bit about me…

I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. I see clients in person on Salt Spring Island and online elsewhere.

I specialize in working with women and teen girls who want to unfold into the most fully expressed versions of themselves.

As someone who has gone through my own struggles with anxiety, depression, and a severance from self-trust, I know first hand how hard this work can be. And, I know the clarity and confidence that can come from facing what feels too dark to hold, doing the work of healing those wounds, and turning toward the light instead.

While I will always be evolving, I have spent my whole adult life in the dance of becoming. Becoming braver, kinder versions of myself, taking on new roles and identities, and stepping more and more into the life I have always longed for.

Reduced Fee:

$300
(or three payments of $100)

This option is meant for folks who might find joining the group a big stretch financially or for whom it would create financial hardship. 

Your investment:

Full Price:

$450
(or three payments of $150)

This option is meant for folks who can comfortably meet all of their basic needs, and who have expendable income to purchase things like coffee, books, etc.

Kin Support:

$600
(or three payments of $200)

This option is meant for folks who own the home they live in, have inherited money, travel for leisure, or have a high degree of earning power due to their level of education, gender, class background, family system or privilege.

Here’s how to join our circle:

Ready to say yes? Fill out the application form:

Want to meet to see if this is the right fit for you first? I’m happy to schedule a free 20-minute chat to discuss. Click here to schedule that conversation.

Please note: I’m committed to making sure this circle is a safe space for everyone and that participants are a good fit for the group. For this reason, I ask that you are as thorough as possible in your application so I can ensure the group dynamic is supportive.