The Chat Room
The Chat room is an online virtual meeting space, hosted on the Zoom video conference platform, that is facilitated by me 3 times a week. It's a conversation that, unlike many other support group formats, is not tied to any particular single philosophy or style of therapy or counselling. The conversation itself is typically focussed on building a recovery lifestyle that's grounded in a solid foundation of routine and structure, solid support network, and a push towards healthy living, all designed to promote the kind of positive changes in life that many people struggle to achieve in the world today.
It is really important to note that the chat room is not designed to be group therapy, it is a psycho educational space that revolves around developing your ability to use many of the skills associated with behaviour change. And While there is no single philosophy that's followed, the conversation pulls it's skills from any of the following styles of therapeutic interventions:
1. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
3. Internal Family systems (IFS).
It is also important to note that the conversation is designed to support people who are trying to create any kind of behaviour change. The vast majority of people who attend these meetings are dealing with some kind of addictive compulsive, or obsessive behaviour pattern, that are simply just not working for them any more as a way of dealing with their problems in life. That being said, you do not have to identify as an "addict" or an "alcoholic" in any way during these meetings.
This is primarily because these meetings are not intended for those that may be in the crisis mindset of early stages of change, and the discussion is generally not geared towards talking about addiction, the use of substances, relapse prevention, or any of the the surface issues that many of these type of group get conversationally bogged down in. The principle of the conversation is that the behaviour pattern you are seeing as problematic is the solution to your problem, not the problem itself, and the vast majority of time, the underlying issue revolves around our inability to cope with a specific thought process, feeling, or emotion that we simply don't have the skills to deal with
To join the meetings each week, follow the links HERE
Tranforming Your Interpersonal Relationships
Each week, Transforming your Interpersonal Relationships, opens up the conversation revolving around what it takes to create healthy relationships while Living the Life you Want to Live. This online meeting is hosted by Steven and his Cofacilitator Nadia, who spend the time exploring their own experiences of learning how to develop relationships using the combination of experience and education. The group itself, hosted on the Zoom platform, is an open format discussion meeting that is not tied to any particular style of therapy, counselling, or coaching.
Inside of each meeting, participants explore there questions concerning a topic, decided at the onset of each discussion, where Steven and Nadia provide examples from their own lives of skills and perspectives that helped or hindered their progress. While there is no single therapeutic model that the conversation is tied to, the discussion often pulls from the following styles of therapeutic interventions:
1. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
It is important to note that while the term codependency is often used in these meetings, the conversation is not tied to the traditional, disempowering definition of this term. Also, you do not have to identify as having dependent, or codependent relationships to benefit from the discussion, as the topics vary each week, often covering relationship issues like, living with a loved one who is struggling with maladaptive behaviours, understanding boundaries, knowing the stories that you tell yourself about your relationships, understanding the influence of attachment styles and unmet childhood needs on the way we connect with others, to name just a few.
To join the meetings each week, follow the links HERE
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