Group work is about experiencing a ‘one for all and all for one’ approach to addressing individual aspirations and problems.
A group is both a refuge and an adventure. By providing every participant with as many perspectives as people in the room the group is a fantastic source of inspiration, feedback and guidance. The group is always changing, at each moment crystallising diagrams like a kaleidoscope. Working therapeutically in a group means to participate with the opening of every individual sprout until a forest is finally grown. And what a great joy a beautiful forest can be!
Goals of Group Therapy: Be nurtured by many perspectives – Stop the isolating belief that “I am the only one who feels this way” – Process difficult emotions safely – Identify old negative patterns and develop new alternatives for being oneself – Review defence mechanisms that have become problematic – Create healthier relationships – Learn how to be more honest – Rehearse new dynamics of interaction with others
“Bárbara is an unconditional team player who can guide you through a self-discovery journey that empowers and clarifies at every level. Words are not enough to thank her for such an ethical and soulful work” – Fernando D., Architect, Argentina
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” Soren Kierkegaard
Unlocking Ourselves
(CPD for Practitioners)
Experiential self-care journey for Practitioners. A safe place to feel held!
Friday 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Existential Adventure
(Group for men and women)
A group process of systematic existential enquiry and spiritual expansion.
Wednesday 7:15pm – 8:30pm
Seven Greek Goddesses
(Women’s Group)
A thorough journey to explore themselves through mythology.
Wednesday 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Las Lobas
(Wome’s Group in Spanish)
A journey towards the Art of Friendship through the experience of belonging to ‘the pack’.
Four Seasons
(Women’s Group)
An exploration of our assumptions about the meaning of being a woman through awareness.
The Swans
(Women’s Group)
A journey that follows the soul’s call for adventure based on Joseph Campbell’s twelve stages of the Monomyth.
Retreats
(with Bárbara Godoy and team)
Finding nourishment, support, trust, relaxation and the vitality to create ourselves anew.
Bárbara Godoy M.A., Adv. Dip. Exi. Psy. Existential Psychotherapist, Group Leader, Counsellor, Lecturer and Supervisor, MBACP & UKCP accredited, SEA Professional Member, Founder Director of Therapy Harley Street.
Bárbara lived and trained for 7 years in Osho Multiversity, Pune, India and in Humaniversity, The Netherlands.
She facilitates her own therapeutic Group Work since 1997 with techniques such as AUM Meditation Marathons, Psychodrama, Bioenergetics and Primal Feelings.
The question about the meaning of Being-Woman and the importance of a feminine language was the topic of her postgraduate thesis completed in 2005 and evolved into Women’s Groups which she leads in addition to her individual private practice.
Bárbara’s academic contributions in London since 2008 include lecturing and researching on the theory and practice of Phenomenological Existential Therapy on Doctorate, MA and professional courses at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology, Regent’s University and the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling directed by Emmy van Deurzen. READ MORE>
