Intro to Drama Therapy
Jan
13
to Dec 14

Intro to Drama Therapy

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Are you curious about drama therapy, but not sure you want to commit to an entire group series? This is the drop in group for you. This group will run once a month as a drop-in model, where anyone can try it out and see what it’s like. Group participants will be led through a warm up check in activity and then be led through an embodied, dramatic play activity before concluding the group each month. There is no commitment to attend other months, though participants are welcome to return the next month it is offered.

Groups will be one hour long and will cost $30 for the drop in. Payment will be due at the time of session. Groups will be held at the office located in Tremont, Cleveland, OH on Saturdays from 11:30am-12:30pm.

Inquiries for this group can be sent via the contact form on this website.

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The Eyed Entity Project Women's Group
Mar
7
to Jun 7

The Eyed Entity Project Women's Group

A women’s group exploring identity, roles, empowerment and growth.

Women often play many roles in their lives- mother, daughter, sister, partner, wife, best friend, employee, employer, caregiver…the list is endless and are often centered on our role in others’ lives. Who are we when we take away these roles? What is important to the individual woman? How does one discover what her preferences are, where her interests lie outside the roles she is assigned, and when she is free to chose what she wishes?

This group explores identity through the lens of self and group encounter. The group therapist will lead participants through experiential activities and discussion to explore different parts of the self and help participants identify their preferences, communication styles, interests, and what drives them in their lives, including where they find the most joy. Creating a group with a sense of community to provide support to each other through this work is part of the process.

Group start date will depend on interest and number of participants, and is projected to begin in Spring 2024. This is a closed group (meaning it is not drop in) and participants who will receive the most benefits from this group will not miss more than 2 sessions in the series. Location is the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. Cost is $40 per week. Please use the contact form on this website to express interest in this group.

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Group Chat: A Support Group for Overwhelmed Teens
Feb
24
to Apr 27

Group Chat: A Support Group for Overwhelmed Teens

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There are so many tasks of being a teen, and so many anxiety provoking stressors. This group is for teens with a lot on their plate who need a space to connect with peers, process life experiences, and express themselves creatively. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about what we experience. This group will offer multiple forms of expression - movement, dramatic play, writing, art, and music.

This group will meet Saturdays from 10am to 11am, and will start when there are enough participants enrolled. Projected start of the group will be late winter/early spring. Cost will be $40 per week, and participants will be limited to missing up to two of the scheduled eight sessions.

Interest in group can be shared via the contact form on this website.

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The Eyed Entity Project (adults)
Jun
20
to Aug 22

The Eyed Entity Project (adults)

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Who: Adults looking to gain insight into themselves in relationship to others, Drop in group

Where: Tremont, Cleveland, OH

When: Tuesdays 8:30pm-9:45pm; June 20th-August 15th

no meeting July 4th

Cost: $40 drop in per week, $30 per week for signing up for entire series

What:

Take some time to invest in yourself.

The Eyed Entity Project explores different parts of the self in a group format using creative arts and drama therapy. The ideal participant is curious about who they are in relationship to others and to themself. No experience is required to participate, and you do not have to identify as a creative person to get something out of this group. Sometimes words don’t fit exactly how we feel, and this group explores the space in between. Participants do not need to sign up for the whole series, but can choose to “drop in” on weeks they are available. Drop in registration requires and RSVP to attend up to 48 hours prior to group start time.

Get to know yourself in relationship to others.

To register, use this link to submit your information: Register Here

About the facilitator: Kimberly Koljat, MA, LMFT, IMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT, and Certified Grief Professional is a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies Drama Therapy masters program and Baldwin Wallace University’s Musical Theatre bachelor’s program. Her hometown is in Northeast Ohio and lived in San Francisco building her practice for over a decade. Her current physical office is located in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland, OH.

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Grief
Jun
16
to Aug 11

Grief

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An Adult Creative Arts Therapy Group for those experiencing grief.

In a world that doesn't feel like it gets it, be in a space that does.

Fridays 5pm-6:30pm

Starting June 16th through August 11th, 2023.

No meeting June 30th, 2023

This group is not a drop in group and will be the same participants throughout the series. Participants of this group will have a space to share their grief experience of losing a significant person in their life. Creative arts therapy activities will be part of this group, but no experience is required prior to attending. You do not need to be a creative person to participate. Sometimes we don’t have the words to express how we feel, and using these modalities can be helpful means of expression.

Cost: $30 per session per person. Paid in full or weekly depending on participants’ needs. Participants agree to pay for each week of group regardless of attendance. Register for all groups through the contact page here: Register

About the facilitator: Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, IMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT is a Certified Grief Professional having completed Megan Devine’s certification program on grief as a participant of the first cohort of the training. She uses embodiment and creative arts to explore different components of the lived experience of loss, and loves incorporating music, theatrical devices, and writing into her personal and professional life.

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Nov
29
to Jan 3

Navigating the Holidays With Grief

Join Kimberly Koljat, IMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT and Lauren Holland, LMFT, for a group intended for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one. In this 6 week group, participants can expect to:

  • Find community in others also navigating grief through the holidays, a community of shared experiences and support

  • Participate in expressive arts therapy as a means of processing their experience

  • Learn what you can do to minimize the suffering of loss, knowing we cannot take away the pain of loss.

Losing someone you love is awful, and there is no sugar coating about that. Having a space to share about your loved one, your experience, and how much your life has changed can be incredibly comforting in an incredibly uncomfortable and painful time. Come share with folks who get it.

Group Details:

Up to six participants

$30 per group

Group is closed, meaning it is not a drop in group. Participants would attend the entire series.

Group will be in person in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. Masks required.

To register, please contact Kimberly Koljat at kimberly@kimberlykoljatlmft.com or 216-245-7650.

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Nov
23
to Dec 21

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANXIOUS SCHOOL AGED KIDS

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Group Purpose

Parents will increase understanding of their child’s experience of anxiety and feel better equipped to navigate their child's experience by learning coping skills, gathering insight, and receiving support from other parents in similar experiences.

In this group, participants can expect to:

  • Learn information on developmental stages, psychosocial needs, and attachment and how this may impact anxiety presentations

  • Learn new coping techniques and emotional regulation skills to assist you and your child when feeling anxious.

  • Engage in group discussion and small group activities to practice building new skillsets.

  • Build relationships with other parents in similar experiences and find mutual support.

By the end of this group, Participants will:

  • Feel more informed and empowered to help your child when they experience anxiety.

  • Identify ways to manage personal triggers when with a child experiencing anxiety

  • Gain 3 new coping techniques and 2 coregulation skills to apply with your child.

  • Build a community of support from others.

Group Information:

For: Parents of children ages 6 - 12

Up to 4 members
1 hour and 15 minute session $30 per weekly meeting
5 week series
Start date: 11/16/22 @ 7 pm Cleveland, OH

To Register for this group, contact Lauren Holland using the methods below:

www.laurenhollandmft.com

laurenhollandmft@gmail.com

(216) 309 - 0779

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Nov
21
to Dec 26

Anxiety Management Group for Elementary School Age Children

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This group will provide elementary school aged children a safe, social environment to learn tools and build awareness around the experience of anxiety.

What to Expect in Group:

  • Activities centered around developing body awareness in the experience of anxiety.

  • Interactive participation in group activities to foster social connection.

  • Practice different coping methods and self soothing skills when experiencing anxiety.

  • Using creative expression and storytelling to understand anxiety with peers

What Participants Will Gain From Group Participation:

  • Increased awareness of how anxiety may show up in the body.

  • Increased understanding of how individuals may experience anxiety.

  • Applicable tools and practiced skills to implement when feeling anxious.

Group Details:

This group is intended for participants Ages 7 - 10 years old

Group will allow up to 4 members
1 hour and 15 minute session $30 per weekly meeting
6 week series
Start date: 11/21/22 @ 6pm in Tremont located in Cleveland, OH

To register for this group, please contact:

www.laurenhollandmft.com

laurenhollandmft@gmail.com

(216) 309 - 0779

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Expressive Arts for Teens
May
1
to Jun 19

Expressive Arts for Teens

This expressive arts group intends to build community, explore individual identity and identity within groups, confidence, and teen struggles through experiential, interactive expressive arts activities. This will be a closed 6 week group for up to 4 participants held in person. Participants attending in person will be required to provide proof of vaccination for COVID-19. Masks and social distancing will be required.

Group will be held in Sundays 4:30pm-6pm EST estimated to begin May 1 with one planned week off of group. Cost is $30 per week and can be paid weekly or in full. Those interested are encouraged to use the form on the contact page of this website to express interest in group.

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Self-Revelatory Performance Based Drama Therapy Group
Apr
2
to Jun 25

Self-Revelatory Performance Based Drama Therapy Group

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Though not all drama therapy is performance-based, this 10 week workshop will allow participants to develop, create, and perform a 10 minute self-revelatory performance by the ending of the series. Participants will join in both group and individual processes of self-inquiry to identify something they’d like to present on, and will write, create and perform their piece to be witnessed by the group participants.

Developed by Renee Emunah, the chair of the Drama Therapy program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, the self-revelatory performance is “a unique form of solo theatre and drama therapy in which the person creates a theatrical piece based on therapeutically working through current issues”. Through this process, participants will work collaboratively with the group leader to “unravel layers until one arrives at what is most essential, and discover where and how healing might organically occur” (Emunah, 2020).

Join us for this deeply moving, organic process this spring, 2022. Those interested are encouraged to utilize the contact form on this website.

About the presenter:

Kimberly Koljat, ILMFT-S (OH), LMFT (CA), RPT-S, RDT completed her own 10 minute self-revelatory performance and full length self-revelatory performance as part of the graduate program in Drama Therapy at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She has been trained in directing the self-rev, has been honored to witness others’ self-revs, and is honored to bring this process to Northeast Ohio.

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Burnout: When Your Light Feels Dim
Feb
25
to Apr 15
group therapy

Burnout: When Your Light Feels Dim

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A group for helping professionals, parents, teachers, empaths, highly sensitive people, and anyone feeling burnt out and needing time and space for themself. This will begin approximately at the end of February and will run for 8 weeks. Participants who are uncertain of individual therapy or cannot afford individual therapy may benefit from this group. Cost will be based on enrollment, and we’d like to estimate cost to be approximately $20-$25 a week and will occur on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm-9pm EST. Individuals in Northeast Ohio are encouraged to participate. To inquire about this group, please email Kimberly@KimberlyKoljatLMFT.com.

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Autumn Creative Arts De-Stress Group
Oct
7
to Oct 28

Autumn Creative Arts De-Stress Group

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This four week introductory group is for adults who seek to connect with themselves and with each other using creative arts. Each week, attendees will participate in an embodied group through a practice called Developmental Transformations. Sessions will also invite the use of one other creative arts modality per week, including music, art, poetry, and prose to help participants explore their experience of noticing, feeling, animating, and expressing. Participants will use creative arts mindfully to locate the Self in the service of self-care, taking time for oneself in the swirl of a busy, hectic life through artistic self-expression.

All genders, abilities, and identities welcome. Please note there are three stairs to enter the building. Previous experience in any creative arts modality not necessary.

Participants may choose to pay weekly or for the entire four sessions prior to the first group. Participation is $30 weekly or $100 for the full payment. Please note attendance is expected for all four weeks, and payment is expected for all four weeks even in event of unexpected absence.

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Intro to Drama Therapy Workshop Cleveland
Sep
21
1:00 PM13:00

Intro to Drama Therapy Workshop Cleveland

Join me in Cleveland, Ohio on September 21, 2019 from 10am-1pm for an introduction to Drama Therapy. This three hour workshop will provide basic information about the modality of drama therapy, and will focus on one theoretical model, Developmental Transformations. This is an experiential workshop in which participants will be able to experience/witness both an individual and group format of the practice, as well as participate in a short question and answer session following the experiential activities.

Developmental Transformations is an embodied practice that allows participants to be in relationship to themselves and each other using metaphor, physicality, and imagination. This practice is accessible for all bodies, genders, and abilities. No previous experience in drama therapy, theatre, or creative arts therapies is necessary.

Participation is $60 and registration can be found here.

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A Recess From Adulting: A Stress Relief Drama Therapy Series
Jun
24
to Jul 22

A Recess From Adulting: A Stress Relief Drama Therapy Series

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A Recess From Adulting: A Stress Relief Drama Therapy Series

Mondays from 6:30pm-7:45pm

June 24, 2019-July 22, 2019

Please Note: Once registered, workshop facilitators will contact you prior to first session in series to ask you a few preliminary questions before our first meeting. Participants should be 18 or older to participate.

The Official Summer Workshop for overworked, burnt out, and/or creatively blocked individuals.

This workshop will use drama therapy, mindfulness and expressive arts to help participants relieve stress. Drama Therapy explores possibility through co-creating an imaginative world that transforms our experience of turbulence in relationships. Each week will provide space for participants to take time for themselves and for each other.

We look forward to having you join our workshop to take a recess from adulting!

To Register, click the link below and click the shop on the opening page “SHOP ALL” to find the registration check out.

LINK FOR REGISTERING: https://kimberly-koljat-lmft.square.site

$125 Registration

3% Transaction Fee ($5.25)

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Stress Relief Drama Therapy Teaser
Jun
10
9:30 PM21:30

Stress Relief Drama Therapy Teaser

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Kimberly Koljat, LMFT and Marcia Kailian, MA lead this one hour drama therapy stress relief workshop. If you’re undecided if you can attend the five week series, join us for a sampler of what the group will be like. Facilitators will lead participants through drama therapy and expressive arts designed for relieving stress.

RSVP is required, as space is limited. There is a fee of $10 for this introductory workshop.

To Register, click the link below and click the shop on the opening page “Register for workshops” to find the registration check out.

LINK FOR REGISTERING: https://kimberly-koljat-lmft.square.site

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