Group Work Therapy (Spanish)
Group Work Therapy is offered in Spanish only.
In-person Group Work Therapy, Brisbane.
Groups are held in Spanish, and are designed to build a supportive and therapeutic space for immigrants with English as a second language to connect, learn and grow together.
What to expect from Group Work Therapy?
As immigrants with English as a second language, many things become unfamiliar to us. We may become anxious and uncertain; this experience is full of estrangement and isolation, and it can be challenging to create possibilities and manage social complexity.
As an immigrant woman, I understand the many challenges that life presents as an immigrant. These challenges can present in experiences such as “othering”, exclusion and isolation – and these can have a direct impact on mental health (especially confidence and sense of self-worth).
That’s why, as a Spanish-speaking Counsellor, I’m offering Group Work Therapy in Brisbane – as a safe and supportive space for us to come together, connect and feel less alone in our experiences.
This is a facilitated group offered fortnightly
Group members choose specific interpersonal goals or challenges they would like to explore in a safe and supportive environment.
The group environment is unique, it is a space that provides safety, support and honest feedback among members.
Participants are able to look at new behaviours through role play, engaging with others, and both receiving and giving valuable feedback with group members.
In addition, Group Work Therapy helps individuals to develop communication and socialisation skills to better express their feelings, emotions and empathy and respect for others.
Sharing our experiences and listening to others with similar experiences is often therapeutic
This leads individuals to develop their self-awareness.
It is a powerful and practical support that helps us develop the ability to act with awareness and intention, respond to challenges with more confidence and ease, and create profound and positive change in our new environment from which surprising and infinite possibilities and growth can emerge.
An inclusive space to be yourself
Alpha aims to cultivate a climate of inclusion, an environment where all can feel safe to be themselves, valued, cared for, to work on life’s riskiest material.
Alpha utilises humanistic approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gestalt Therapy (GT), which are scientific-based and collaborative.
Become part of our Brisbane Group Therapy community
In the near future, Alpha will be offering very low-cost Self-Help group therapy every fortnight.
If you would like to be kept informed about this offering, please register your interest by emailing us at: alpha.ponce@wisebeginning.com.au. (Groups are run in Spanish).
Group Details:
Groups are held on Monday at 6 pm -7:30 pm and run fortnightly for 8 sessions.
Location: West End, Brisbane, QLD.
This will be a closed group (the same members) and will be capped at a maximum of 6 people. This is to make sure that each person has time and space to express their ideas and needs and to keep the group a safe and supportive space.
Group work – therapy is offered at a lower cost than individual therapy.