GROUP THERAPY PROGRAMS

At Maya Counseling, we offer safe, creative, and therapeutically grounded spaces for individuals and groups to explore emotions, relationships, and personal growth through psychodrama, expressive arts therapy, and experiential group processes.

Our programs are designed for children, adolescents, and adults, with formats ranging from single-topic experiential workshops to closed therapy groups that meet regularly over several weeks.

Therapy Groups (8-10 Weeks)

We offer deep therapeutic processes in closed group formats, providing participants a consistent and supportive environment for long-term personal work.
• Psychodrama Therapy Groups (Adults, Adolescents & Children)
• Expressive Arts Therapy Groups

Expressive Arts Therapy Groups

🎨 “When words are not enough, art speaks.”
🗣️ Sessions available in both English and Turkish

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What is Expressive Arts Therapy?

Expressive Arts Therapy is a multi-modal approach that integrates visual art, music, movement, writing, and drama to support emotional expression and healing. It is not about making “good” art — it is about using the arts to make meaning.

In expressive arts, the process is the therapy. The colors, gestures, and sounds carry emotions we may not yet have words for. The act of creating reveals what is inside, allowing transformation to unfold — gently, powerfully, and often beautifully.

Why Expressive Arts?

✔ Emotional release and regulation
✔ Identity and self-discovery
✔ Processing trauma, grief, or migration
✔ Stress relief and creative resilience
✔ Body-mind integration and grounding
✔ Non-verbal expression for all ages

Themes like migration, belonging, family transitions, and emotional resilience are gently explored through art in a safe group setting.

Children’s Expressive Arts Groups (Ages 6–12)

🎨 Draw, move, imagine — emotions come alive.
Children explore feelings, friendships, and self-confidence through playful materials like painting, storytelling, music, and clay.

🕒 6–8 week program
⏱ Weekly sessions (60 minutes)

Adolescent Expressive Arts Groups (Ages 13–17)

🎨 Create your way through identity, stress, and change.
Teens work with collage, poetry, movement, and sound to explore personal challenges and emotional expression — including topics like belonging, social pressure, and migration experiences.

🕒 6–8 week program
⏱ Weekly sessions (75–90 minutes)

Adult Expressive Arts Groups

🎨 Reclaim your inner voice through art and movement.
A gentle, creative space to process life transitions, stress, grief, or silence. No art skills needed — just presence, curiosity, and a willingness to explore.

🕒 8–10 week program
⏱ Weekly sessions (2 hours)

PSYCHODRAMA GROUPS

Psychodrama Therapy for Children

For children, we offer playful, age-appropriate therapeutic groups that support:

  • Emotional regulation
  • Self-expression
  • Social skills
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Processing life transitions or difficult experiences

Therapeutic methods include:

  • Psychodrama role-play adapted for children
  • Expressive arts (painting, storytelling, movement, clay, music)
  • Group interaction & relational development

Psychodrama Therapy for Adolescents

For teenagers, our groups focus on:

  • Identity development
  • Emotional expression & regulation
  • Peer relationship challenges
  • Self-confidence & decision-making
  • Navigating life transitions

Therapeutic methods include:

  • Psychodrama enactments
  • Expressive art modalities
  • Group dialogues & role exploration
  • Body awareness and grounding practices

Psychodrama Therapy for Adults

For adults, our groups focus on:
• Processing life transitions and emotional challenges
• Strengthening self-awareness and emotional resilience
• Navigating the psychological impact of immigration and cultural adaptation
• Understanding and transforming difficulties related to personal and social roles (e.g., as a parent, partner, child, professional)
• Developing new role skills and trying out different ways of being in a safe and creative environment
• Reconnecting with spontaneity, creativity, and inner strength

Both groups and single-session workshops are available for children and adolescents depending on the needs.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

We offer individual therapy sessions both online and in-person for children, adolescents, and adults.

Individual therapy integrates:

  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Psychodrama Techniques
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • Psychological Counseling

WHO CAN BENEFIT?

  • Children experiencing emotional, behavioral, or social challenges
  • Adolescents navigating identity, relationships, and self-confidence
  • Adults seeking emotional healing, growth, or relational work
  • Professionals experiencing stress, burnout, or life transitions
  • Therapists, coaches, and educators seeking self-reflection and professional growth

CUSTOM WORKSHOPS & CONSULTANCY

We also design tailor-made workshops and programs for:

  • Educational Institutions
  • Therapy & Coaching Communities
  • Companies & NGOs
  • International Partnerships & Erasmus+ Projects

Why Maya Counseling?

  •  Safe, inclusive & creative therapeutic environments
  • Experienced facilitators with extensive psychodrama and expressive arts training
  • Multidisciplinary approach combining psychology, arts, and therapy
  • Flexible formats: workshops, closed groups, individual sessions
  • Programs for children, adolescents, and adults
  • International and multicultural experience