Groups & Workshops

Groups and workshops are a great way to learn about yourself, your relationship patterns, and the skills you need to accomplish your life goals. Group therapy can provide a much broader experience of support, because you belong a community of peers working together for personal growth. While the initial moments of a group can sometimes feel awkward, the experiences in a group can build close relationships that last for years.

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Locations


The Heartful Man: Men’s Group

Shine a Light Counseling Center is starting a new men’s group November 13th.
This will be a weekly group for all those male-identified. It is a place to be authentic, to be vulnerable, to speak, to listen, and be supported by other men. We will explore different challenges related to being a man in the world today, giving space to feel and process together. Through examining how our own identities are shaped, we can expand who we are as men, giving us new possibilities for how we relate to ourselves, each other, our partners, families, communities and the earth.
The group runs for 8 weeks and can continue. Every 8 weeks the circle opens for additional men to join. Sign up now and get on the list for the next round. 

 

Mondays, 6:30-8:15 pm
Santa Cruz
Fee: $400
(sliding scale available upon need)

See Flyer Here

To sign up, please fill out this form:

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Single Moms Sanctuary Group

A therapeutic group for single moms who want to feel supported through community, gain tools for overcoming challenges, and have a safe space to be exactly as they are.

Shine a Light Counseling Center is excited to offer a new group for single Moms starting Friday November 10th, 2023. See below for all the details.

We will explore self-care, mindfullness, co-parenting, stress reduction, self-empowerment, conscious parenting, dating & relationships and more.

Facilitator: Cas Chamberlain, MA, AMFT 135397, is a single mam of an 8 year old. In her clinical practice she focuses on relationships & intimacy, self-empowerment, holistic wellness, and finding greater meaning and purpose in life. She draws from somatic, IFS, mindfulness and humanistic approaches. Superviser Tim Hartnett, LMFT 27228

Fridays, 9:00am
Meetings are virtual
Fee: $15
(no one turned away for lack of funds)

To sign up use the form below. Or call Cas at (831)200-4322 or email cassie@shinealight.info

 

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We're Merging!

Shine a Light Counseling Center is please to merge with New Perspectives Center for Counseling. NPCC has been serving the San Francisco community for thrity years. Shine a Light has been pursuing the same mission of providing quality affordable counseling in the Monterey Bay area. Now NPCC is transitioning to become the San Francisco site for Shine a Light. NPCC will retain its name, character and history, operating under the new administration of Shine a Light. For information about NPCC or Shine a Light, click these links:

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Emergency Contact

Shine a Light does not provide crisis services. If you have a mental health emergency, call 988 or 911. Or  click here  for more Crisis Resources

Telephone Contact

You can call Shine a Light at 831-996-1222, but we encourage you to use the email forms to the left. If you call, please leave the following:

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  • Issue you want help with
  • What insurance you have (if any)

FAX us at: 831-417-0443

Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Your fee will be set according to a sliding scale, in collaboration with your therapist, prior to your first counseling session. Total costs depend upon the number of sessions you choose to utilize.

If you have private health insurance, please be aware that your costs for therapy may be less by using an in-network provider for your insurance company. This will depend upon your plan's deductible amounts and co-payments. In some cases, counseling at Shine a Light is less costly than using private insurance.

If you hope to use "out of network" benefits through your private insurance, please be aware that many plans will not reimburse for services provided by pre-licensed therapists (most of our staff).

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