A Journey Through Connection, Self, and Story
Group Type: Support Group
Goals of the Group:
- Foster trust and group cohesion through movement and storytelling.
- Explore relational dynamics and self-awareness.
- Embrace internal roles and facets of the self in a safe, creative space.
- Navigate interpersonal tension, empathy, and self-awareness.
- Integrate insights and envision future growth.
Who Is The Group For?
- Individuals seeking deeper self-exploration and connection.
- Those interested in psychodrama, drama therapy, and creative arts practices.
- People open to movement, storytelling, and interactive techniques.
Discussion Topics:
- Building trust and group connection.
- Inner roles and self-exploration.
- Conflict, empathy, and self-awareness.
- Future visioning and integration.
What Will We Talk About?
- Relational dynamics and shared narratives.
- Internal roles and personal growth.
- Interpersonal tension and resolution.
- Future goals and meaningful transitions.
Glimpse of the Session:
Session 1: Finding Our Place
- Warm-up: Orientation, ice-breaker drama games, sociometric check-ins.
- Map making via collage.
- Sharing creative reflections and active witnessing.
- Online-specific rituals for safe entry and closure.
Session 2: Exploring the Inner Landscape
- Warm-up: Breathework, enrole-ing rituals, and object puppetry.
- Inner character exploration with Hero’s Journey, Playback theatre, and sociometry.
- Storytelling and creative sharing.
- Dance and drama deroling rituals.
Session 3: Conflict and Connection
- Conflict dialogue with metaphors, embodiment, and scene work.
- Identifying resources and actions for self-support.
- Grounding and containment post-activation.
- Group debrief, integration, and deroling rituals with poetry.
Session 4: Integration and Forward Motion
- Movement, poetry, and interview-style check-ins.
- Letter writing or psychodrama to explore “Future Self.”
- Building a group chant, gratitude, and movement rituals.
- Integration, deroling, and celebration.
Note: The session topics, order, and other details may be subject to change based on the needs and preferences of the group members and facilitators.
Facilitator Bio:
Facilitator: Payal Doulatani
Payal Doulatani is a Psychologist and Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner practicing for the last 5 years. She is currently working as a mental health professional at YAASS- Your Affordable Accessible Safe Space and Doctor Drama.
She believes in an integrative and holistic approach to care and has been driven to work in individual, group and community spaces. She also holds the vision to priorities safety and dignity of children and adult survivors of CSA by working with stakeholders of society as a certified POCSO trainer.
She inculcates arts based practices from a trauma informed, systemic and queer affirmative lens. She is passionate about creating awareness in communities and educational institutes about mental health through arts and research
Payal Doulatani is a Psychologist and Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner practicing for the last 5 years. She is currently working as a mental health professional at YAASS- Your Affordable Accessible Safe Space and Doctor Drama.
She believes in an integrative and holistic approach to care and has been driven to work in individual, group and community spaces. She also holds the vision to priorities safety and dignity of children and adult survivors of CSA by working with stakeholders of society as a certified POCSO trainer.
She inculcates arts based practices from a trauma informed, systemic and queer affirmative lens. She is passionate about creating awareness in communities and educational institutes about mental health through arts and research
