Group Facilitator:
Ali Kimmell
Contact Phone:
510-394-2492
Contact Email:
Group Type:
Mixed-Gender Group
Group Type:
Mixed-Gender Group
Location:
3867 Howe St Oakland, CA. or Online
City:
Oakland
Meeting Day(s) and Time(s):
Tuesdays 5:00 pm-6:20 pm, Wednesdays 8:40 am-10 am, Wednesdays 4:15 pm-5:45 pm, Thursdays
9:00 am-10:20 am
You can read more about current groups here: https://www.bayareagroupcenter.com/services In these groups members share emotionally significant things happening in their life and their past. However, the larger focus is on the relationships and reactions arising in the present moment in the group. This approach allows members the chance to understand themselves and others at a deeper level by studying how they interact in the group and getting real-time feedback. As ready, the leader and fellow members support each group member in taking risks to try more satisfying methods of reaching for the types of connections they’d like.
Group Leader Bio:
Ali Kimmell is a Certified Group Therapist who facilitates from a modern analytic, anti-racist, queer affirmative, attachment focused lens. She serves as faculty at The Psychotherapy Institute and The Group Therapy Training Program in Berkeley, and has taught Group Therapy at Grateful Heart Counseling Center, Northern California Group Psychotherapy Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and The Center for Group Studies. Her recent publications include: Kimmell, A., & Gockel, A. (2017). Embodied connections: Engaging the body in group work. Qualitative Social Work, 17(2), 268–285 and the book chapter Belonging: Queer Theory’s Contribution to Modern Analytic Groups in Kane, Y. , Masselink, S. & Weiss, A (Eds.), Women, Intersectionality and Power in Group Psychotherapy. Routledge.