Group Art Therapy Program
SPRING 2024
Many Moons provides an 8-week Group Art Therapy Program twice a year. Every 8-week group cycle is inspired by a new creative theme that is woven into each of the 8 group gatherings. This model introduces the use of metaphor & symbolism into the therapeutic process. The new theme guides our personal projects and offers a fresh, creative opportunity to returning group members. During each group gathering, we will introduce a creative exercise with intentionally selected art materials and directive. Members are invited to consider metaphorical connections and share personal expressions and insights with peers.
Our upcoming SPRING 2024 cycle is inspired by LABYRINTHS & MAZES. Both patterns have an intricate design and a purposeful invitation. Labyrinths have a singular, intentional path leading to the center. And the same path is followed out again. This can represent the introspective journey to understand our inner selves. Mazes, however, present multiple options with twists and turns to create a sense of searching and decision-making, with the plan to ultimately find your way through. The maze can illustrate how we navigate our outer lives, the opportunities we explore and obstacles we encounter.
We are offering 7 different groups and each group has 8 spots available. Ages, grades, and genders for each group are subject to change as registrations are received. Our ultimate goal is to create positive, cohesive peer groups and therefore, groups may not align with traditional age/grade/gender categories.
Spring 2024 Dates:
Sunday, March 10th- Sunday, May 12th, 2024 (no groups on 3/31 or 4/14. May 19th is saved for snow make-up session.)
* group ages/grades have been updated as of 3/03/24 to accommodate current participants
Program Details:
Facilitated By:
Stephanie Cimmet, LCPC, ATR-BC & rotation of Many Moons clinicians
Location:
4 Cottage Street
Freeport, ME 04032
Cost:
$90.00/ per session, totaling $720.00 total for the 8-week series.
Deposit:
$270.00 due upon registration,
applied to the final 3 groups (4/28, 5/05 & 5/12)
For more information or to register for the program, contact Stephanie at (207) 504-2664, scimmet@manymoonstherapy.org
THE TREASURE MAP: Enhancing self-understanding and self-regulation through creative art-making and sensory-based collaboration.
Grades K- 2nd, 10:00am- 10:45am
Girls, grades 2nd- 4th, 11:00am- 11:45am
Grades 1st- 3rd, 1:00pm- 1:45pm
Young children are learning to navigate and adjust to the ever-widening world around them; physically, emotionally and socially. They are developing internal compasses, while seeking and assessing their external resources. This group will explore how we conceptualize our inner experiences through the metaphor of a treasure map. Using our unique fingerprints as inspiration, we will consider where our feelings, ideas and memories exist on a treasure map, and the routes we take to get there.
Group goals include building self-awareness, celebrating positive social behavior, providing a sense of belonging, and inviting safe opportunities to share struggles and challenges.
THE WAY THROUGH: Building awareness of how we understand, validate and empower ourselves while navigating complex decision making, social boundaries and deep emotional states.
Boys, grades 5th- 7th, 12:00pm- 12:45pm
Girls, grades 3rd- 5th, 2:30pm- 3:15pm
Early adolescence is a time of profound change. As children develop their sense of identity and more sophisticated perspective-taking skills, they must also navigate an increasingly complex social world. This developmental stage can provoke feelings of being lost, un-tethered and confused. Through various symbolic art processes, this group will consider the intricate design of a maze as a metaphor for searching, learning and finding a way though life’s internal and external obstacles.
This group offers an opportunity to learn and benefit from both observing their peers expressing themselves, and receiving acceptance and reassurance when sharing their own story.
UNMARKED JOURNEY: Examining our multidimensional identities and the elements that influence how we recognize and represent ourselves, using symbolic imagery and poetry.
Girls, grades 5th- 7th, 3:30pm- 4:15pm
Grades 9th-12th, 4:30pm- 5:15pm
Leaning into the metaphor of labyrinths and mazes, group members will be invited to examine themselves through creating an identity map. Using our own unique fingerprint as the foundation, group members will creatively visualize their inner pathways, barriers, and destinations to lead towards deeper self-understanding.
This group will provide a safe, non-judgmental space for teens to practice authentic self-expression through personal and collective art-making. The intention of this group is to celebrate the transformative nature of "witnessing"—both observing peers expressing themselves through art and being witnessed while sharing one’s own story.
Deposit Policy & Payment Schedule
The cost of the group is $90 per session, totaling $720.00 for the 8-week program (unless otherwise pre-arranged). The group cost is a "bundle-fee", which means families commit to pay for all 8 weeks, even if their child misses a session. A non-refundable deposit of $270.00 is required upon registration to reserve a spot. Once group programming begins, the deposit is applied to the final three groups (4/28, 5/05 & 5/12).
$90.00 will be charged to your card-on-file each Wednesday following the first 5 group sessions. Claims for group sessions will be submitted to your insurance plan as arranged.
We understand that covid is still a significant concern and highly contagious. After offering various accommodations for the last 3 years, we are not longer able to waive/refund due to missing group due to covid-specific illness. We trust that parents will keep their child home if they are feeling sick.