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Starting Over

Not about what happened. About what’s now.

Eight weeks for women rebuilding — a steadying, connecting group. No one tells their story here.

When
Weekends · TBD
Length
Eight weeks · 90 min
For
Women rebuilding
Language
English · Ukrainian · Russian
Approach
Stabilization & connection

This is a group for steadiness and company, not for reliving what happened. No one is asked to tell their story. We learn the exit before we begin, and we build the internal places that hold.

Not about what happened. About what’s now — and who you are, here, with what’s still intact.

Over eight weeks we normalize what a body does after upheaval, name loss and guilt in a room that won’t tell you how to feel, and turn gently toward what you want that isn’t only survival. A private conversation comes first, so we can make sure this group is right for you now.

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The eight weeks

From the agreement to forward.

Week
1

The agreement

What this group is and isn’t. We do not tell what happened. We’re not here to be strong.
Practice
Grounding. Everyone learns the exit before we start.
Week
2

What a body does after

Sleep, startle, numbness, the rage that arrives at the wrong target — normalizing, not excavating.
Practice
Naming what your body is doing. No story attached.
Week
3

Resourcing

Building the internal places that are steady. This is the skill everything else rests on.
Practice
Finding one. Practicing returning to it.
Week
4

Grief without a funeral

You lost a house, a street, a language, a self. Nobody held a service for it.
Practice
Naming one loss. Only one.
Week
5

Guilt

The ones who stayed. The ones who didn’t get out. Surviving as a thing to apologize for.
Practice
Speaking it, in a room where nobody will tell you not to feel it.
Week
6

Who you are here

The competence that didn’t transfer. The accent. Being treated as less than you are.
Practice
What of you is still intact?
Week
7

The parts of you

The part that copes, the part that collapsed, the part that’s angry at both.
Practice
Meeting the one that keeps you upright. Thanking it.
Week
8

Forward

Not moving on. Moving.
Practice
One thing you want that isn’t survival.
How payment works
$65 per person, per session
Paid in full at enrollment

Groups run out-of-network and privately. Paying in full at enrollment holds your place for the whole series — and lets the group form as a stable, closed circle: the same people, from beginning to end.

Refunds

A full refund if you withdraw before the first session. In the first two weeks, a prorated refund or a credit toward a future group. Once the group has formed, the remaining sessions aren’t refundable — the circle was built around your place in it — but if something serious comes up, talk to me and we’ll find a fair way through.

Superbill

A superbill is available for possible partial reimbursement through your out-of-network benefits. Whether a group qualifies depends on its nature, so it’s best to check with your insurance company.

Reserve your spot

Seats are limited to keep the group small and safe. Reach out — we’ll find out together whether this is the right next step for you, and there’s no pressure either way.

Contact to reserve
alesia@ivycounselinggroup.com (609) 688-8300
Where we meet 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, NJ 08558