In This Body II
10 week online embodiment & body image group
for graduates of our In This Body I groups only
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In This Body II
Welcome to In This Body II - the next step group for graduates of our In This Body I groups who are wanting to dive deeper into their body stories.
This is a narrative focused process group, meaning each member will have a dedicated portion of time during one week’s session to share their pre-written body story with others and process it a supportive and collaborative community.
Details
Our focus:
Our group’s focus is to facilitate a space and a community for each participant to share their pre-written body story and process its meaning and impact on participant’s life.
Through the power of healing that groups provide, participants will be able to give voice to their story in a supportive community-oriented environment and begin healing their relationship with themselves, their body as well as others around them.
Dates & Times:
DATES: January 11, 2024 - March 14, 2024
DAY OF THE WEEK: Thursdays
TIME: 6:30 PM PST
Meetings will take place via Zoom
*Please note that we ask all members to commit to the entire 10 sessions, with no sessions missed. Absences mean that not only you would miss out on important stories of other members, but that your fellow group members will miss out on your presence and input too.
You have things to share and your words matter. Please commit to showing up to the entirety of our group length.
Cost:
Your insurance may fully cover the cost of this group - check out the Fees & Insurance page for questions you can ask your insurance provider to help determine coverage.
Insurances accepted are: Premera, Lifewise, GreatWest Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, First Choice, Kaiser Permanente and Regence.
Cash rate: $900, due at sign up
Our group is a no cancellation group, meaning group members pay for all 10 sessions regardless of attendance. Cancellations are not billed through insurance and are cash pay, and the fee for one session is $90.
Group Facilitators
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Anna Cannata, LMHC, CN (she/her)
NUTRITIONIST & MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
Anna is an anti-diet Certified Nutritionist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a Certified Body Trust Provider™. Anna is a private practitioner with more than 10 years of experience helping people with disordered eating and eating disorders. Anna recognizes that she benefits from white, thin, straight, cis privilege, and stays mindful of this in her work with clients.
Anna helps educate folx about the myths propagated by weight science and actively supports people as they grieve the losses associated with debunking diet culture.
Together with her clients, Anna holds space while they find their own magic glasses that let them choose to begin to see things a different way. -
Yuliya Rae, LMCHA, MA (they/them)
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
Yuliya Rae is a therapist working with folks on healing trauma through story, relationship and embodiment. In their counseling work, Yuliya’s focus is on helping their clients heal trauma and abuse by turning toward the body as a source of wisdom, as well as an avenue to cultivate compassion and peace in relationship to self, others and the rest of the world.
Yuliya works with trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, body image concerns and neurodivergence, with a particular affinity toward late diagnosed ADHD and autistic adults.
You can learn more about Yuliya and their work on their practice website - Kin Therapy.
FAQs
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You may be a good fit for this group if some/all of these apply to you:
• You have participated in our In This Body I group in the last couple of years.
• You are curious about your own body story and want to experience what it is like to share it in community.
• You are ready to write a body story with guidelines from Yuliya and Anna, and to have the facilitators review it with you prior to the week you will be scheduled to share.
• You want to continue healing your relationship with your body and food.
• You want to continue to divest from diet culture and explore further how your relationship with your body, food and the world has been shaped.
• You are curious about the stories your body holds, how you learned what you learn, why you think what you think.
• You are willing to try something new that may stretch your comfort zone.
• You are wanting community and to feel like you are not alone in how you feel. -
This group is a narrative-focused group, where each member of the group will get to share their pre-written body story on a certain week of the group and process it in a validating, supporting community.
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Our group is rooted in a body liberation framework and considers social justice and impacts of systems on our bodies.
As we explore tender stories our bodies hold, we utilize a trauma-informed approach to ensure safety, confidentiality and a containing space to hold you and your story as you share.
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The group is billed to insurance providers as a nutrition visit. We take the following WA insurances: Premera, Lifewise, GreatWest Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, First Choice, Kaiser Permanente and Regence.
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Please note it is your responsibility to determine whether you have coverage and we are unable to help in this regard. Some questions you can ask your insurance provider to determine coverage are:
• What are my nutrition therapy and/or mental health therapy benefits?
• Are my benefits limited to a specific diagnosis?
• Is there a limit to the number of visits allowed?
• Do I need a pre-authorization or a referral from my primary care doctor? -
Absolutely. Our group fee is $900 total for 10 weeks. The group fee is due in full prior to the sign-up process to guarantee your spot.
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Our group is a no cancellation group, meaning group members pay for all 7 sessions regardless of attendance. Cancellations are not billed through insurance and are cash pay, and the fee for one session is $90.
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To get you signed up for the group the process is as follows:
• Click here to email us know you want to join and are willing to commit to all the group sessions.
• You will receive an invitation from Simple Practice to join our client portal.
• You will need to put down a non-refundable $50 deposit to secure your spot.
• You’re in! Now you wait for the group to start.
