Small, professionally facilitated group sessions for women navigating similar journeys — because being truly witnessed by others who understand is a form of healing that individual therapy alone cannot replicate.
There is something that happens when a woman shares her experience with others who truly understand it — not because they've read about it, but because they've lived it. Shame dissolves. Isolation lifts. The sense that something is uniquely, privately wrong with you gives way to recognition: I am not alone in this.
Healing Circles are small-group therapy sessions (6–8 participants), professionally facilitated by Dr. Wells, structured around a specific theme: recovery from abuse, navigating grief, rebuilding after divorce, or healing from relationship trauma.
Group therapy is not a lesser version of individual therapy — it is a different and complementary form of healing with unique benefits that one-on-one work cannot offer. Many clients attend both.
You've been through abuse, grief, divorce, or trauma and find that individual therapy, while helpful, leaves you feeling isolated in your experience.
You crave the company of other women who get it — without explanation, without justification, without having to translate what you've been through into terms others will understand.
You feel a sense of shame about what happened to you and suspect that sharing it in a safe group might be more powerful than carrying it alone.
You want to develop your relational skills — being witnessed, witnessing others, giving and receiving support — in a structured, safe environment.
You're currently in or have completed individual therapy and feel ready to bring your healing into a relational context.
You're drawn to community, but the idea of unstructured social interaction feels overwhelming right now. Circles are structured, boundaried, and professionally held.
A private individual session to ensure the circle is the right fit for you at this moment in your journey.
The first circle session establishes trust, safety agreements, and the group's shared commitments.
Themed, structured group work — sharing, exercises, reflection, and facilitated connection.
The final session honours the journey and each member's growth, with personalised recommendations for what's next.
"The Healing Circle was the first time I heard someone say exactly what I had felt but never been able to say myself. That moment — realising I wasn't uniquely broken — changed something in me that months of individual therapy hadn't been able to reach."Nneka A. — Healing Circle Participant
You share only what you choose to. There is no requirement to disclose anything before you're ready. A strong culture of voluntary participation is established in the first session — you will never be put on the spot or expected to perform. Over time, as trust builds, many members find themselves sharing more than they anticipated.
Yes. All participants sign a confidentiality agreement as part of intake, committing to keep everything shared in the circle within the group. Dr. Wells also maintains strict professional confidentiality. The safety of the group depends on this, and it is taken extremely seriously.
It depends on where you are in your journey. Some members attend circles only. Others do both. The screening session helps us determine what combination is right for you. If acute trauma is unprocessed, I may recommend beginning with individual trauma therapy first — so that the group experience is safe and productive rather than overwhelming.
Circles run in 10-week cohorts with limited spaces. Join the waitlist via the contact form, and you'll be contacted when a suitable cohort is forming. The waitlist screening session is free and carries no commitment to join.
Join the waitlist for our next Healing Circle cohort. Spaces are limited to 8 women per circle.
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