Now enrolling for our next 4-week EMDR Group for Changemakers starting 9/9/2025.
Limited spots available. See you there.
RESTORE & RECLAIM
BALANCE
A 4-Week EMDR Group
for Changemakers, Helpers & Healers
Ignite change without burning out. Restore and recharge your energy with our 4-week EMDR group. Designed just for therapists, activists, caregivers, changemakers, helpers, and healers of all kinds.
No need to share your story out loud. No need to hold space for others. Just a structured, evidence-based space to release what’s weighing you down and increase your capacity to keep showing up (for others and yourself).
Next group hosted Tuesdays at 6pm, September 9th-September 30th, 2025
What to expect:
4 sessions, 90 minutes each, Tuesdays at 6pm
Virtual Meetings (join from anywhere in Ohio)
A Trauma-Informed, Affirming, Confidential Space
Structured Healing Utilizing EMDR GTEP (Group Traumatic Episodes Protocol)
Supportive Community
Eligibility to Attend Our Drop-in EMDR Groups After Completion
Investment:
Make this a turning point.
Restore & Reclaim Balance – 4 Week EMDR Group Package: $400
What it includes:
4 90-minute EMDR Group Sessions
1 60-minute Individual Intake Session to personalize your experience
A total of 7 hours of EMDR
Discount available for current clients of Growing Space Counseling & Wellness.
If cost is a concern, please reach out—a sliding scale may be available.
Please note: Superbills are not provided for insurance reimbursement for EMDR Groups.
What is an EMDR Group?
EMDR Groups are structured group spaces in which participants can engage in personal healing without telling their stories out loud. EMDR Groups provide a contained way to help renew a sense of safety, presence, and ease. Our EMDR Groups use what is called EMDR G-TEP (Group Traumatic Events Protocol)—a trauma-informed, research based, powerful approach to increase ability to respond more adaptively to stress. In EMDR groups, there is no need to share your story out loud. All of our EMDR Groups are offered virtually in the comfort of your home or whatever private space you choose that feels good to you.
Group EMDR (G-TEP or Group Traumatic Episode Protocol) was developed by Elan Shapiro and Brurit Laub around 2013. G-TEP was developed as a group model for EMDR R-TEP (Recent Traumatic Episodes Protocol), developed to mitigate distress that could result from recent adverse experiences or trauma. While G-TEP incorporates the traditional 8 phases of EMDR, in G-TEP sessions clients do not disclose any details about their experiences of adversity or trauma. Non-disclosure of traumatic or stressful memories reduces exposure to secondary trauma that participants may encounter in usual group trauma therapy settings. G-TEP is carried out, in this case, virtually over a secure HIPAA compliant video platform. G-TEP uses traditional components of EMDR therapy, including bilateral stimulation (tapping in this case) to help the brain and body process stress and trauma. G-TEP engages clients in processing using EMDR without talking about distress out loud, and instead directly messaging the group facilitator updates about their distress level (on a simple 0-10 scale) between sets of processing. Group members have the option of disclosing details of their adverse experiences or trauma in an initial individual session with the group facilitator, although it is not required to participate.
If you are unfamiliar with EMDR, and are interested in learning more, EMDRIA is a great place to start to learn about the traditional individual EMDR experience that Group EMDR is adapted from.
About the Facilitator
Hi, I'm Beth (they/them).
I'm a queer, nonbinary (they/them), gender affirming, LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, trauma informed, anti-oppression oriented therapist. I am trained in EMDR, with additional training in RTEP (Recent Traumatic Episodes Protocol) and GTEP (Group Traumatic Episodes Protocol) to respond in a timely way to continuous, cumulative, concurrent, or single incidents that cause trauma or stress.
About the Co-Facilitator
Hi, I'm Melanie (she/her).
I am a white, cisgender, heterosexual woman, and I recognize the privileges that come with my identity. I am deeply committed to creating a welcoming, affirming, and safe space for all clients—especially those within the LGBTQIA+ community.
As a therapist, I actively work to educate myself, challenge biases, and stand as an advocate and ally. I believe in honoring each person’s lived experience, and I approach therapy with humility, compassion, and a strong dedication to inclusion and equity.
You deserve to be seen, heard, and supported exactly as you are.