Virtual Workshops
Virtual Workshops for Groups
Right now, we're in uncharted territory - living through a global pandemic, domestic social unrest, massive loss of life, unemployment, catastrophic weather events, plus disruptions to education, work, and family life. The result is unprecedented mental fatigue and stress felt by individuals and communities throughout the country and world. For instance:
In the Census Bureau survey for June 11-16, 2020, 36 percent of respondents said they experienced symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, meaning, t hey had felt “down, depressed or hopeless” or “nervous, anxious or on edge.” That’s more than double the number of adults who reported such symptoms in the spring of 2019, according to another national survey.
(ROSS, 2020)
When individuals experience mental fatigue, there is a decrease in productivity, creativity, and morale that impacts domestic life and the workplace.
Denise M. Williams Psychotherapist has created a menu of virtual group workshops designed to improve mental wellbeing of participants by providing a safe, moderated space for discussion of mental health challenges and tools to address them.
While many individuals are unable to participate in individual or group therapy, these virtual group workshops offer a cost-effective way for organizations, businesses, affinity groups, congregations, and other entities to provide a valuable service to their team/members, while also improving group morale, productivity, and cohesion.
Workshop Details
R.A.G.E. - Releasing Anger, Grief, and other Emotions - This workshop offers participants the opportunity to explore their emotions around current social and political unrest. It is designed to allow individuals to give voice to feelings that they may be carrying - feelings that may be hindering their productivity and creativity - but do not feel safe exploring elsewhere.
Self-Care in the Workplace – This session is designed to explore the impact the pandemic is having on employees and their work, and offers solid self-care tips for managing in the workplace or while working virtually from home.
Black Lives Matter. But Don’t All Lives Matter?
– This workshop provides a safe, moderated space for participants to talk about the big elephant in the room: racial tensions that often result in workplace challenges, and decreased productivity and workplace satisfaction.
R.A.G.E. & Self-Care for Women of Color
– This session is designed for women of color who are active in the fight for social equality. It is a safe space to feel and express feelings, and to learn healing tools to help them continue the good fight in ways that are positive and healthy.
Coffee & Conversations - Wellness Check in a Pandemic: Now, more than ever, it's important to stay connected to your feelings, as well as other people. Licensed psychotherapist Denise M. Williams leads a guided virtual conversations to help participants tune into and process their feelings in a safe, private space with others.
About each workshop:
- Each workshop is 90 minutes in length and is hosted on the Zoom digital platform (organizations also can choose to host on in-house platform).
- Denise believes it is important to hear the people in the room, so workshop discussions are interactive and call for attendees to actively participate.
- Workshops can be customized to meet your group's specific needs.
