Join this in-person group therapy program with Dan Michels (LPC, CHT).
Tuesday evenings from 5-7pm at Bee Well Chiropractic in Nevada City
April 21st – June 30th, meeting every other week, for a total of 6 meetings
Everyday we watch families fracture, friendships end, coworkers becoming hostile and communities turning against one another, all because we have forgotten how to speak to one another with basic human decency. We have forgotten that we are strongest because of our differences.
Political Group Therapy is a small, supportive space where we don’t debate policy. We practice the missing skill: compassionate communication across difference. You’ll learn how to spot your own projections, respond instead of react, and build real empathy for people whose politics are different than yours (this will serve you in forming your arguments as well). This isn’t about changing your beliefs. It’s about changing how we hold them, and how we hold each other.
Our country starts healing when we heal the way we speak to each other as individuals.
You will learn to:
- Expand and improve your communication skills in any difficult conversation
- Become a clearer thinker
- Build conflict resolution skills and resilience
- Recognize cognitive distortions and logical fallacies
- Sit with difference
- Humanize the other
This workshop is for anyone who wants to bridge the divide and is curious about the idea of holding differing opinions, yet still respecting one another. Sign up if you identify as right-leaning, left-leaning, independent, or just a person who wants to learn to talk across differences.
Cost: $240 (You may pay in full or in installments. This will be a closed group with no drop-ins, to create container and safety together.)
*If cost is a barrier of entry, please apply anyway and we can talk about what might work for you.
About me: I have been a couples therapist for over 8 years. I am a Hakomi Certified Therapist and a PACT (level 2) couples therapist. My background is in mindfulness-based approaches, somatics and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. I have been a registered Democrat AND a registered Republican, and I while I have my own biases, I create a non-judgmental atmosphere for us to all look at the way we interact and argue. I look forward to meeting you and diving into this work!
Required Reading: The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt (free on Spotify)
Dates: April 21, May 5, May 19, June 2, June 16, June 30
Location: 530 Searls Ave STE C, Nevada City, CA 95959 (Bee Well Chiropractic)
Maximum of 10 participants. Please apply now, and I’ll get back to you with next steps.