workshops, classes, + events
Creative, communal spaces for healing, learning, and connection.
It also happens in community. Our workshops and classes offer warm, brave spaces to explore your nervous system, creativity, identity, and transitions through the seasons of life.
Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating the shifts of early motherhood, or simply seeking a grounded place to reconnect with yourself—there’s space for you here.
We believe that healing doesn't always happen in one-on-one therapy,
Nervous System Support + Somatic Workshops
Get to know your nervous system—and how to care for it with compassion. These classes combine body-based practices with real-life tools to help you move from stress and survival into more regulated, resilient ways of being.
Monthly Mom Circle
Motherhood can be beautiful—but also overwhelming, isolating, and full of transitions that don’t always get the space they deserve. That’s why we created the Monthly Mom Circle—a free virtual gathering for mothers to feel seen, supported, and gently reconnected to themselves and one another.
Led by our founder and somatic therapist, Tesa Emmart, LCPC, LMHC, SEP, PMH-C, this group offers a soft place to land each month. Whether you’re navigating the early postpartum months, toddlerhood, school-age shifts, or simply seeking community, this circle is for you.
Each session blends reflection, optional sharing, and body-centered tools designed to support your nervous system and your sense of self. There’s no pressure to have it all figured out—just space to show up as you are and leave feeling a little more grounded, a little more connected, and reminded that you’re not alone.
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The Monthly Mom Circle meets via Zoom on the last Friday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
when:
what to expect:
The circle is completely free and open to all mothers, no matter what season of motherhood you're in. You are welcome to come exactly as you are—camera on or off, in your pajamas, with little ones nearby, or simply curled up with a cup of tea.
This is a gentle, nurturing space to simply be, connect, and breathe.
Our next gathering will be on Friday, August 29th- click the link below to register.
A Soft Place to Land for Mothers in All Seasons
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A 6-Week Therapeutic Group
A supportive space for non-birthing, non-traditional, or secondary parents who often feel unseen or “othered” within mainstream parenting conversations. This group centers identity, connection, belonging, grief, attachment, boundaries, and the complexity of caregiving roles outside of traditional narratives.
This group is ideal for:
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Mondays, beginning January 12, 2026 | 7–8 PM CT | Virtual
when:
The Other Mothers Support Group
Non-birthing partners (in same-sex or heterosexual couples)
Step-parents + blended-family caregivers
Adoptive or foster parents
Parents through surrogacy
Parents who co-parent without legal recognition
Trans + nonbinary parents who do not fit typical “mom/dad” roles
Each week will include psychoeducation, reflective prompts, community discussion, and somatic orientation to help participants feel supported within their unique parenting identity.
tap to explore therapy for adults
individual therapy
couples therapy
art therapy
perinatal-informed therapy
Somatic Experiencing®
group therapy
couples therapy
Gentle somatic settling to land in the body
Playful art-making for expression + relaxation
Community connection
Meaningful end-of-year giving
Discover the strength already within
Gather, Create & Give
Saturday, December 13 | The Nursery, Chicago, IL | Time 11:30a-130p
A warm, creative gathering designed to help women pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves and each other during a very full season. Participants will explore expressive, low-pressure art-making as a way to drop into the body, release tension, and cultivate joy.
The workshop blends:
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A portion of proceeds will be donated to New Moms, a Chicago organization that provides housing, job training, and family support for young single mothers and their children.
This gathering is ideal for women who are seeking:
*All materials are included.
A restorative pause in the holiday season
Creative expression without the pressure to “perform”
A sense of connection + community
Purposeful giving
Create art that reflects hopes, intentions, and strengths for birth
Learn somatic strategies to support regulation during labor
Expand a sense of agency, curiosity, and emotional readiness
A Women’s Art Sesh
Birth Prep Art Workshop
Sunday, February 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CT | Chicago
Part childbirth prep, part expressive artmaking, this workshop offers birthing parents (and partners if they wish) a grounding space to process fears, explore inner wisdom, and prepare mind + body for birth.
Participants will:
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This workshop is designed to feel nurturing, playful, and easeful — no art experience required.
*All materials are included.
Nervous System Support, On Your Schedule
Coming Soon:
There are moments when you want to dig deeper—into your mental health, your parenthood journey, or your body's stress responses—and these upcoming classes are built for exactly that.
Led by our experienced mental health therapists, these workshops offer practical, effective tools rooted in nervous system regulation, somatic support, and trauma-informed care. Whether you're navigating early parenthood, chronic stress, or simply seeking more ease in your everyday life, there’s something here for you.
Both live and on-demand options will be available, so you can access support when it works for you.
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