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Navigating the Holidays: Therapeutic Support Group
The holiday season can stir up anxiety, family tension, grief, loneliness, and emotional expectations that feel difficult to carry alone. Navigating the Holidays is a four-week therapeutic support group designed to offer a steady, guided space where participants can name what feels challenging, learn grounding and boundary-setting skills, and connect with others who understand the emotional weight of the season. This group is therapeutic in nature but is not a psychotherapy or process group.
Across four weekly sessions facilitated by Andi Sutherland-Johnson, LCSW, participants will review common emotional and relational stressors that arise during the holidays, identify the patterns that affect their seasonal experiences, and practice grounding, boundary-setting, and self-support strategies. Each person will develop a personalized care plan for navigating the weeks ahead with more clarity and steadiness. The group emphasizes actionable tools, psychological safety, mutual respect, and shared humanity.
Participants may also choose to attend an optional fifth session after the holidays. This session provides structured space to debrief what the season actually brought to the surface, reflect on what felt protective or draining, and move into the new year with clarity and grounded intention. The tone avoids resolutions or performance pressure, centering insight and sustainable emotional care.
This group is appropriate for:
Adults who experience anxiety, overwhelm, dread, or emotional complexity during the holiday season and want a structured, therapeutic space focused on support, skills, and connection.
When: Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:45 AM, beginning December 6th, 2025
Where: Online (group members will receive their virtual meeting link via email)
Cost:
•4-week Holiday Session (December 6th - 27th, 2025): $180 registration fee
•5th-week Post-Holiday add-on (January 3rd, 2026): Additional $35 registration fee
Maximum Group Size: 8 participants
Registration Instructions:
To participate in the full 5-week experience, registrants must
Add the 4-Week Holiday Group to their cart.
Add the Optional Post-Holiday Session Add-On to their cart before checking out.
Both items are required for enrollment in the 5-week option. Registration is required to attend the post-holiday session; drop-ins are not permitted.
Contact us if you have any questions.
*Registration will close once this group is full or at 9:00 PM on the Monday before the start date, whichever comes first.
**Please add info@sjwellness.space to your safe senders list so our messages go to your inbox.
The holiday season can stir up anxiety, family tension, grief, loneliness, and emotional expectations that feel difficult to carry alone. Navigating the Holidays is a four-week therapeutic support group designed to offer a steady, guided space where participants can name what feels challenging, learn grounding and boundary-setting skills, and connect with others who understand the emotional weight of the season. This group is therapeutic in nature but is not a psychotherapy or process group.
Across four weekly sessions facilitated by Andi Sutherland-Johnson, LCSW, participants will review common emotional and relational stressors that arise during the holidays, identify the patterns that affect their seasonal experiences, and practice grounding, boundary-setting, and self-support strategies. Each person will develop a personalized care plan for navigating the weeks ahead with more clarity and steadiness. The group emphasizes actionable tools, psychological safety, mutual respect, and shared humanity.
Participants may also choose to attend an optional fifth session after the holidays. This session provides structured space to debrief what the season actually brought to the surface, reflect on what felt protective or draining, and move into the new year with clarity and grounded intention. The tone avoids resolutions or performance pressure, centering insight and sustainable emotional care.
This group is appropriate for:
Adults who experience anxiety, overwhelm, dread, or emotional complexity during the holiday season and want a structured, therapeutic space focused on support, skills, and connection.
When: Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:45 AM, beginning December 6th, 2025
Where: Online (group members will receive their virtual meeting link via email)
Cost:
•4-week Holiday Session (December 6th - 27th, 2025): $180 registration fee
•5th-week Post-Holiday add-on (January 3rd, 2026): Additional $35 registration fee
Maximum Group Size: 8 participants
Registration Instructions:
To participate in the full 5-week experience, registrants must
Add the 4-Week Holiday Group to their cart.
Add the Optional Post-Holiday Session Add-On to their cart before checking out.
Both items are required for enrollment in the 5-week option. Registration is required to attend the post-holiday session; drop-ins are not permitted.
Contact us if you have any questions.
*Registration will close once this group is full or at 9:00 PM on the Monday before the start date, whichever comes first.
**Please add info@sjwellness.space to your safe senders list so our messages go to your inbox.