Usually in our culture we only touch grief when we lose a loved one, however now more than ever much is being lost and there is much to grieve.
You are invited to learn and work with your grief in this group. Whether your loss is a loved one, a job, environmental destruction, racial trauma and systemic oppression, ancestral lineage or anything that stirs sorrow or grief for you. Together we will share and grow our relationship with grief as we read The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller. Anchored by the book, we will heal with our grief through writing, sharing, listening, and both individual and group ritual.
Everything we love we will lose. Most of us have lost someone or something valuable already. Grief unfelt, unattended to, or stuffed down interferes with life. Life is renewed and fed by the cycles and passage of time, but time alone does not heal. We can re-align back into the flow of life gain vibrancy by harvesting the meaning and purpose from our experiences, especially those that stir grief by tending to these processes intentionally.
Join us for a 6 week experiential group to deepen in relationship to grief, form community, be in ritual, support others, and connect more fully to your human experience including life, death, and more renewed vibrant life.
In this group you will explore, deepen, and strengthen your connection and relationships to:
Yourself
Grief and Loss
Healthy Adult Life Development
The World’s Challenges and Sorrows
Our Relationship with and Impact on Nature
People that have lived before you
Your ancestry
Cycles of life and death
Shared human experience
You will leave renewed and re-committed to living fully, nourished and enlivened by the depths of your soul.
Group will meet for 5 weeks of educational and prep work culminating with a final ritual to move through the energies of grief in a supportive community container.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00PM, September 29-November 3, 2022. (Ritual will be 6:00-9:00).
$300 for series. $60 for ritual alone. (Stand alone ritual is only an option if you have previously attended a grief ritual. Otherwise, you need to attend at least 4 sessions of the group.)
Facilitator: Chuck Hancock, M.Ed., LPC has been apprenticing with grief since childhood and has been focusing on healthier expressions of grief through ritualized community shared practices over the past decade. Drawing on conventional western approaches as well as his study with mentors of indigenous practices of America and West Africa Chuck creates a group container creating a supportive healing relationship with all forms of grief we experience in life.
A Depth Psychology Growth Group Bridging Inner Life and Outer Life Adventures
Join us in community for depth healing utilizing the map and mirrors of depth somatic experiential psychology. This group bridges the world of our ordinary waking life roles and structures with that of our inner world. This is not a group about fixing you, teaching you skills, or requiring you to be “better” – rather it is a group where all of you, in your brilliance and in your struggle with shadow, is welcome. It is a group that is led by psyche, soul, and spirit informed by your life and experience facilitated by a trained guide (not a teacher).
In this group, you bring the topics – based on what is alive in you. What is challenging you? What is inspiring you? What is showing up in your world that feels impactful or meaningful? Whether that aliveness is a dream you had, a poem or song that moved you, a meditation practice that taught you, a social media post that triggered you or brightened your day, grief that brought you to your knees, a stuck-ness so tight it paralyzes you or a movement that opened or freed you. This group is a space to for community exploration, meditation, and reflection to bring more life and soul into your world.
Who is this group for?
In short, it’s a group for people who have some experience working with their own psyche who know the value of doing deep transpersonal work with the reflections of others. This group starts with the philosophy that we are all human, and we are all in this together. And through working with our individual gifts and shadows together, we help each other. And perhaps even see that they are not problems, but invitations to grow. This group is for people willing to engage in their own healing by giving and receiving support, and opening to wisdom and support of a variety of modalities that connect you with your heart, mind, body, and soul.
We aim toward self leadership and self actualization. How do we do that?
We are all struggling to know and become the fullest version of our “real,” true, unique selves. We create a space to learn more about ourselves and experience new aspects of ourselves through content, process, and interpersonal relationships with other group members.
We recognize we have the tendency to deny our own needs and feelings. To pretend to be someone we aren’t or to avoid facing our true self inhibits growth. In this group, we take responsibility for owning our needs and feelings and expressing unexpressed thoughts, so the facilitator and other group members co-create the space to meet those new places in yourself and possibly have your needs and feelings met in an embodied way.
We believe each individual is endowed with the urge to expand, develop, mature, and reach self-actualization. We believe that true growth and healing come from within, and this group is designed to help facilitate that process.
Even in the best of times, it is easy to fall into despair – by not living the life that is yours to live or by feeling disconnected from the greater story of life and your place in the order of things. In these times of chaos and uncertainty, this group will help you reconnect to the life that is yours to live and reconnect you with the bigger picture and meaning to provide fuel and inspiration for the challenges we face.
Logistics
Ongoing. Weekly. Thursdays 11:30-1:00. In person with a zoom in option for health or travel.
Open to all genders age 25+.
8-week minimum commitment to allow for relationships and group cohesion to form. Stay as long as the group is beneficial to you. When it’s not, have an intentional ending and find what is more right for you.
Financial Investment $40-$60 per group sliding scale.
About the facilitator:Chuck Hancock, M.Ed, LPC is passionate about group work being an important part of our growth and healing journey. With over a decade of experience guiding individual and group processes in council, dreamwork, interpersonal process groups, psychodrama, meditation, Hakomi somatic psychotherapy, ego state (parts) work, Jungian psychology, movement, music, and nature based practices. He weaves all of these practices together to help clients locate themselves in the world co-creating new experiences of authenticity, depth, meaning, insight, and inspiration. With the diversity of members, modalities, and lineages the community formed in a group experience offers more possibility and amplification of the growth process.
To register for more information to decide if this group is right for you, email [email protected] or call 970.829.0478.
Contract Therapist and Growth Facilitator Job Description
Inner Life Adventures, LLC provides licensed psychotherapy to individuals, families, and relationships of all genders age 13 and up. We are growing a community of helping professionals working to enhance the mental well being of kids, adults, families, and couples in our community through a combination of evidence-based practices, cutting edge innovative treatments, and creative outside-the-box programs both indoors and outside. In our ever-changing times, we are challenged to provide healing services outside the traditional models, so partnering with the abundance of outdoor opportunities in our area Reconnecting to Our Nature, LLC provides coaching, retreats, and educational programs Guided by Nature. We are assembling a fun, dynamic, and collaborative group of clinicians, who are compassionate, skilled, energized by helping to improve the health and wellness of our communities through a holistic approach to services.
The ideal therapist candidate will provide individual and group outpatient therapy to clients of both Inner Life Adventures and Reconnecting to Our Nature in our midtown Fort Collins office, using HIPAA secure telehealth software and in outdoor settings. Clinical therapy services include treatment of adults, adolescents, couples, and families. We are looking for a clinician that enjoys working with older children, adolescents, young adults, couples, families, trauma, EMDR, and group facilitation with experiential methods. The initial need is for licensed or soon to be licensed clinicians with the ideal candidate interested in expanding to nature-based coaching and group facilitation.
Our team aims to be a community of lifelong learners personally and professionally. The ideal candidate will have a desire to continue learning and growing as a therapist, as a human, and is willing to invest in the development of themselves and the team through case consultation, ongoing professional development, and sharing their experience and knowledge with staff meetings.
Reports to: Clinical Program Director.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
▪ Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in counseling or social work.
▪ Active, unrestricted license (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT) in the State of Colorado or able to obtain a full license within 6 months of start date.
▪ Available to hold at least 15 client sessions per week.
▪ Willing to see at least 50% insurance clients.
▪ Knowledge of laws and ethics of practicing psychotherapy in Colorado.
▪ Ability to conduct a risk assessment and evaluation of mental status to determine appropriateness for services and provide referrals, if necessary.
Other Qualification Preferences:
▪ At least 8-12 months prior experience in a private practice setting and/or similar outpatient clinic experience.
▪ Completed at least one specialty training postgraduate school (i.e.: EMDR, IFS, RLT, Gottman, Sandtray, EFT, etc).
▪ Ability to communicate your preferences for clients in at least one niche market of counseling services (i.e., children, teens, trauma, anxiety, grief, anger management, etc.).
▪ Flexible availability with at least 2 weeknights and/or weekend days available.
▪ Familiar with the benefits of group therapy and able to refer to groups, co-facilitate groups, or develop group curriculum.
▪ Experience or interest in ecopsychology, experiential therapy, or outdoor counseling.
▪ Have existing relationships and/or willing to market and build relationships in the community by communicating about your services and group programs.
▪ Desire to become an in-network provider for at least three insurance panels. We will assist you with this process if you are not already in-network.
Hours:
Work hours and schedule may vary depending on the patient and clinic needs. Hours include some nights and/or weekends, more if you want to work at those times. The therapist is not guaranteed a minimum number of patients or sessions per week. Therapist workload will be partially dependent on efforts to market services. It is expected that the Therapist will be available to hold at least 10-15 sessions per week, provided such sessions are available and referred/scheduled by Inner Life Adventures.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Perform on-site, telehealth, and outdoor clinical counseling services to patients of Inner Life Adventures and/or Reconnecting to Our Nature as scheduled, and in accordance with company policies.
Perform all functions of clinical counseling and psychotherapy including conducting intake interviews, diagnosing (if necessary), formulating treatment plans, scheduling, and billing for services.
Regular, timely, and reliable attendance is required. Keeping scheduled appointments with minimal rescheduling is the goal.
Be properly licensed, maintain license in good standing, hold liability insurance, and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics that are binding upon or applicable to the services performed.
Respond to patients’ calls or requests for service within 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), whether such requests are made in person, by phone, voicemail, etc. or through the website. Respond to such requests by meeting, evaluating, and providing services to appropriate patients.
Communicate with a patient’s treatment team (i.e., PCP, psychiatrist, school counselors, etc.) as necessary.
Completion of written records for each patient including, but not limited to, intake notes, progress notes, treatment plans, termination notes, contract notes, and other forms or documents which may be needed or required from time-to-time by Inner Life Adventures, Reconnecting to Our Nature, or third parties in conjunction with the treatment of the patient within a timely fashion (by Friday of each week). Keep patient files accurate and up to date.
Charge and collect payments from patients for services provided consistent with the policy and rate guidelines for such services.
Attend mandatory staff meetings and trainings 1-2 times per month.
Conduct counseling services, prospective client, and current client communications in a professional manner to maintain and increase the good will and reputation of Inner Life Adventures. Be respectful of, cooperative, communicative, and collaborative with co-workers including proper use of electronic communication during and after hours.
Collaborate with other community providers via phone and email to coordinate care with other service providers in the community.
Other duties which may by assigned and mutually agreed upon by clinician, Inner Life Adventures, and/or Reconnecting to Our Nature.
Compensation and Benefits
● $30-80 per clinical hour based on a percentage of the collected service fee. The percentage is based on experience in the field and length of time at Inner Life Adventures. Opportunities are available to renegotiate rate every 6 months based on performance.
● Clinical supervision is available at a highly discounted negotiable rate if needed.
● Company required meetings and approved marketing efforts paid at $25/hour.
● Stipend provided for the first 2 months of employment while building up caseload.
● Bonus opportunities: $100/month for 15 clients per week all four weeks. $200/month for 20 clients per week all four weeks. Able to be doubled twice per year if applied to professional development.
● Payment for time spent marketing and connecting within the community.
● Flexible schedule. Decide your own hours and the number of clients you wish to see. Ability to work in-person as well as remotely.
● Team case consultation meetings.
● Administrative Assistant for scheduling, document editing, sending invoices, and other administrative tasks.
● Business VOIP phone line accessible from anywhere to keep your personal cell phone and business separate.
● Paid subscription to EHR software for record keeping, client portal, intake paperwork, billing, invoicing, credit card processing, insurance claim submission.
● Quarterly community social gatherings.
● Commitment to developing a healthy, supportive, growth-oriented environment to help you thrive and have a fulfilling career as a counselor.
If you’ve been wanting to join the Men’s Group, good news! There are two openings for new members in our Men’s Interpersonal Process Group.
This men’s interpersonal process group can help you get more real, more honest with yourself and others propelling you into deeper relationships and deeper success through challenge and support by other men. It is a real-time lab, where you will experience yourself and others with greater awareness and be able to try new behaviors and ways of relating to being more effective in your life.
All topics and goals are welcome. Common themes are anger, depression, anxiety, personal identity, masculinity, relationships with women and/or other men, assertiveness, sex/sexuality, disconnect from emotions, work problems, fatherhood, confidence/self-esteem, accountability, honesty, spirituality, and finding purpose and meaning in life.
This group has been running weekly for the past 5 years facilitated by Chuck and over a decade prior to that facilitated by a psychologist who retired passing it on to Chuck. The long-running stability, diversity of age, background, and experience of the members, and experience of the facilitator are rare.
The ideal man will have had previous or current experience in therapy or other personal growth, but motivation and desire for greater self awareness will also enable you to benefit if this is your first growth experience.
All men are welcome in this group. You are welcome with all of your struggles, your gifts, your challenges, your gender, your sexuality, your personality, your pain, your shame, your questions, your desires.
All of you are welcome here! Tuesday Evenings 5:00-6:30
$50 per group. 8 week minimum commitment, but most people will want to continue on long term for the support, authentic relationships, and unique opportunity to grow with a safe, established, circle of men and trained, experienced, professional facilitator.
Facilitated by: Chuck Hancock, M.Ed., LPC. Chuck has over a decade of experience participating in and leading men’s groups, experiential groups, therapy groups, wilderness groups, interpersonal process groups, ritual and rites of passage programs, and teaching college courses. Chuck is highly trained in treating trauma, mindfulness, somatic therapy, and is a member of Colorado Group Psychotherapy Society and a perpetual student of intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship patterns.
Contract Therapist and Growth Facilitator Job Description
Inner Life Adventures, LLC provides licensed psychotherapy to individuals, families, and relationships of all genders age 13 and up. We are growing a community of helping professionals working to enhance the mental wellbeing of kids, adults, families, and couples in our community through a combination of evidence-based practices, cutting edge innovative treatments, and creative outside-the-box programs both indoors and outside. In our ever-changing times, we are challenged to provide healing services outside the traditional models, so partnering with the abundance of outdoor opportunities in our area that Reconnecting to Our Nature, LLC provides such as coaching, retreats, and educational programs Guided by Nature. We are assembling a fun, dynamic, and collaborative group of clinicians, who are compassionate, skilled, energized by helping to improve the health and wellness of our communities through a wholistic approach to services.
The ideal therapist candidate will provide outpatient individual and group therapy to clients of both Inner Life Adventures and Reconnecting to Our Nature in our midtown Fort Collins office, using HIPAA secure telehealth software and in outdoor settings. Clinical therapy services include treatment of adults, adolescents, couples and families. We are looking for a clinician that enjoys working with older children, adolescents, young adults, couples, families, trauma, EMDR, and group facilitation with experiential methods. The initial need is for licensed or soon to be licensed clinicians with the ideal candidate interested in expanding to nature-based coaching and group facilitation.
Reports to: Clinical Program Director.
Minimum Qualification Requirements: • Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree in counseling or social work. • Active, unrestricted license (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT) in the State of Colorado or able to obtain a full license within 6 months of start date. • Available to hold at least 10 client sessions per week. • Knowledge of laws and ethics of practicing psychotherapy in Colorado. • Ability to conduct risk assessment and evaluation of mental status to determine appropriateness for services and provide referrals, if necessary.
Job Duties and Responsibilities: • Perform on-site, telehealth, and outdoor clinical counseling services to patients of Inner Life Adventures and/or Reconnecting to Our Nature as scheduled, and in accordance with company policies. • Perform all functions of clinical counseling and psychotherapy including conducting intake interviews, diagnosing (if necessary), formulating treatment plans, scheduling, and billing for services. • Regular, timely, and reliable attendance is required. Keeping scheduled appointments with minimal rescheduling is the goal. • Be properly licensed, maintain license in good standing, hold liability insurance, and abide by all laws, rules, regulations, and codes of ethics that are binding upon or applicable to the services performed. • Respond to patients’ calls or requests for service within 24 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), whether such requests are made in person, by phone, voicemail, etc. or through the website. Respond to such requests by meeting, evaluating, and providing services to appropriate patients. • Communicate with a patient’s treatment team (i.e., PCP, psychiatrist, school counselors, etc.) as necessary. • Completion of written records for each patient including, but not limited to, intake notes, progress notes, treatment plans, termination notes, contract notes, and other forms or documents which may be needed or required from time-to-time by Inner Life Adventures, Reconnecting to Our Nature, or third parties in conjunction with the treatment of the patient within a timely fashion (by Friday of each week). Keep patient files accurate and up to date. • Charge and collect payments from patients for services provided consistent with the policy and rate guidelines for such services.• Communicate with a patient’s treatment team (i.e., PCP, psychiatrist, school counselors, etc.) as necessary. • Attend mandatory staff meetings and trainings 1-2 times per month. • Conduct counseling services, prospective client, and current client communications in a professional manner to maintain and increase the good will and reputation of Inner Life Adventures. Be respectful of, cooperative, communicative, and collaborative with co-workers including proper use of electronic communication during and after hours. • Collaborate with other community providers via phone and email to coordinate care with other service providers in the community. • Other duties which may by assigned and mutually agreed upon by clinician, Inner Life Adventures, and/or Reconnecting to Our Nature.
Hours: Work hours and schedule may vary depending on patient and clinic needs. Hours include some nights and/or weekends, more if you want to work at those times. Therapist is not guaranteed a minimum number of patients or sessions per week. Therapist workload will be partially dependent on efforts to market services. It is expected that Therapist will be available to hold at least 10-15 sessions per week, provided such sessions are available and referred/scheduled by Inner Life Adventures.
Other Qualification Preferences: • At least 8-12 months prior experience in a private practice setting and/or similar outpatient clinic experience. • Completed at least one specialty training post graduate school (i.e.: EMDR, IFS, RLT, Gottman, Sandtray, EFT, etc). • Ability to communicate your preferences for clients in at least one niche market of counseling services (i.e., children, teens, trauma, anxiety, grief, anger management, etc.). • Flexible availability with at least 2 weeknight and/or weekend days available. • Familiar with the benefits of group therapy and able to refer to groups, co-facilitate groups, or develop group curriculum. • Experience or interest in ecopsychology, experiential therapy, or outdoor counseling. • Have existing relationships and/or willing to market and build relationships in the community by communicating about your services and group programs. • Desire to become an in-network provider for at least three insurance panels. We will assist you with this process, if you are not already in-network.
Compensation and Benefits • $30-$80 per clinical hour based on percentage of collected service fee. Percentage is based on experience in field and length of time at Inner Life Adventures. Opportunities available to renegotiate rate every 6 months based on performance. • Clinical supervision available at a highly discounted negotiable rate, if needed. • Company required meetings and approved marketing efforts paid at $20/hour. • Stipend provided for the first 2 months of employment while building up caseload. • Bonus opportunities: $100/month for 15 clients per week all four weeks. $200/month for 20 clients per week all four weeks. Able to be doubled twice per year if applied to professional development. • Payment for connecting within the community. • Flexible schedule. Decide your own hours and the number of clients you wish to see. Ability to work in-person as well as remotely. • Team case consultation meetings. • Administrative Assistant for scheduling, document editing, sending invoices, and other administrative tasks. • Business VOIP phone line accessible from anywhere to keep your personal cell phone and business separate. • Paid subscription to EHR software for record keeping, client portal, intake paperwork, billing, invoicing, credit card processing, insurance claim submission. • Quarterly community social gatherings. • Commitment to developing a healthy, supportive, growth-oriented environment to help you thrive and have a fulfilling career as a counselor.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter outlining your interest and fit with our organization to [email protected].
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