Meditation Group for Anxiety & Depression
with Natalie Goerner (MSW, PsT) & Danielle Black (MSW)
Join us for an 8 week Group Program
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Next virtual (Zoom) session starts
October 21st 2024 - December 9th 2024
6:00pm- 7:30pm
Do you have constant worrying thoughts?
Are you feeling stuck in a low mood?
Do you want to be able to be more present in the moment?
MBCT combines mindfulness exercises such as meditation with cognitive behavioural exercises and psychoeducation about depression and anxiety.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy for preventing depressive relapse and treating mood disorders. It reduces depression, anxiety and stress. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention to the present moment.
In this 8 week program, the following topics will be covered, along with teaching a variety of meditations and cognitive exercises:
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Session 1: Awareness and Automatic Pilot
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Session 2: Living in Our Heads
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Session 3: Gathering the Scattered Mind
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Session 4: Recognizing Aversion
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Session 5: Allowing/Letting Be
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Session 6: Thoughts Are Not Facts
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Session 7: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?
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Session 8: Maintaining and Extending New Learning
Cost:
$600 for the 8-week program ($75/session)
Payment is collected each week through e-transfer.
Receipts are provided for each session for submission to insurance companies.
About Us
Led by two group facilitators, Danielle Black and Natalie Goerner with 15+ years experience working in the public sector in mental health services with Masters of Social Work degrees. Both members of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des therapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec and Natalie is a registered psychotherapist with the Ordre des psychologues du Quebec. Trained in MBCT with the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. We offer a compassionate, inclusive, and non-judgmental environment to help you achieve emotional balance and self-awareness.
“You can't stop the waves but you can learn how to surf.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Get in Touch
Natalie Goerner
Masters of Social Work (MSW), Psychotherapist
T: (514) 475-3895
Danielle Black
Masters of Social Work (MSW)
T: (514) 892-8030
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