Group Services

At The Mending Place, we believe healing and growth don’t happen in isolation. Community can transform how we navigate life’s challenges—and remind us that we’re never alone.

Whether you’re seeking therapeutic support or coaching for personal growth, our groups provide safe, affirming spaces to connect, share, and thrive alongside others who truly understand.

 

🌿 Group Therapy

Group therapy at The Mending Place offers more than a shared space—it’s a grounded, goal-oriented experience where connection meets individualized care. Led by Dr. Leann V. Smith, these virtual, closed-cohort groups integrate evidence-based practices with liberatory, culturally attuned support.

All participants begin with a 60-minute Roadmap Appointment, ensuring that your group experience reflects your personal history, strengths, and mental health needs.

Current Group Offering: Virtual Anxiety Group

• Focus: Managing anxiety, building emotional resilience, and learning practical, research-based coping strategies

• Format: Weekly 75-minute virtual sessions (closed cohort)

• Who It’s For: Adults navigating anxiety who want meaningful support and expert facilitation

• Investment: $65 per session (bundled pricing available)

 

🌸 Group Coaching: Restoration Circles

Created specifically for Black women, Restoration Circles are part coaching space, part community sanctuary. These groups center cultural affirmation, emotional clarity, and personal alignment—and are deeply informed by Dr. Leann’s own journey as a Black woman and psychologist.

Participants begin with a Roadmap Appointment to identify their coaching goals and set intentions for the 6-week experience.

In Restoration Circles, you’ll:

• Build tools for managing stress, creating balance, and improving relationships

• Share and grow alongside women who understand your lived experience

• Reconnect with your values, voice, and vision

• Utilize coping and connection skills shown to be important and effective for the Black woman experience

Program Details:

• 6-week coaching cohort

• Personalized workbook, tools, and access to community

• Payment plans available

 

💫 Why Group Work?

Group therapy and coaching create change in ways individual work often can’t. Here’s why:

• Shared insight accelerates healing

• Belonging reduces shame and isolation

• Accountability fuels growth

• Collective wisdom expands perspective

Whether you're healing from trauma or reclaiming your voice, you don't have to do it alone. There is power in circling up—with intention, structure, and soul.

“Our strength and struggles are interconnected. Whatever barrier you’re facing, you don’t have to face it alone.” — Dr. Leann V. Smith

🤝 Ready to Find Your Circle?

All group participants begin with a Roadmap Appointment, where we co-create your care plan and ensure the best fit. Ready to begin?

Request your appointment online or contact The Mending Place today.