Service Description

Dear Anxiety is a 5 week, online group workshop series grounded in evidence based concepts from Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT) to help you live more fully with your own anxious experiences. These approaches will be complimented by creative writing & creative care practices, conversation and a community environment. This is not therapy, but an opportunity to gain a better understanding of anxiety through creative writing prompts and experiential exercises meant to gently guide participants towards a better understanding of their own personal experience of and with anxiety. In addition to offering space to explore living as an anxious person in an anxiety-inducing world, we aim to push back against the isolating experience of anxiety by bringing folks with similar experiences together in a shame-free, compassionate space. Dear Anxiety might be for you if… You’re drawn to being in community with other folks who know what it’s like to live with anxiety You have other people and places to process your individual experience of anxiety with You are drawn to learning about evidence based research and tools to help understand and live with anxiety You’d like to try some accessible gentle movement, breathing and other experiential exercises to explore ways to be with anxiety Writing is currently a part of your self care, and/or you’d like to explore your experience of and with anxiety through creative writing You’re open to and comfortable with hearing from other folks who also experience anxiety Dear Anxiety might not be for you if… You are struggling with active substance dependence or are new to recovery. You are currently experiencing active suicidal ideation, intent or had recent attempts (past 6 months). You are dealing with symptoms of psychosis or dissociation You are experiencing acute symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. You have significant symptoms of depression or social anxiety that may interfere with their ability to attend or participate in a group (e.g. on camera). Dear Anxiety isn’t therapy! It’s a chance to explore our experiences of anxiety through community conversation, experiential exercises and creative writing. If you have questions about whether Dear Anxiety is for you, please email Julia Sage, MSW at sageheartpsychotherapy@outlook.com.

Cancellation Policy

If you’re in Ontario, Julia is a registered social worker and is able provide an insurance receipts for those with social work services that may be covered by extended health services. You need to inform her of this at the time of registration. Prior to the start of the group you will be asked to fill out an intake form and you may be required to do a short pre-group interview (30min max). You'll be provided with a receipt for any sessions you attended that you can submit for reimbursement after the completion of the group. If you have questions about this, you can email Julia at sageheartpsychotherapy@outlook.com. The workshop series begins on Tuesday October 29, 2024. Registration opens on September 3, 2024 and closes on October 25, 2024. We will meet on Tuesdays on Zoom for 5 weeks from 11:30 am to 1:00pm EST. This is a small group course, limited to 10 participants. A minimum of 6 registrants is required for this event to run. Refunds are not available, unless the event is cancelled by the organizers, or the minimum number of registrants for the event to run is not met. However, if you've registered in good faith and circumstances have arisen that make it truly impossible for you to attend, please reach out. If we can fill your spot from our waitlist, we will do so. Otherwise, your request will be reviewed and a refund may be offered on a case by case basis.

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