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Drama Therapy Group

Drama Therapy Group

A Journey Through Connection, Self, and Story
This four-session online group weaves together elements of drama therapy, role theory, internal family systems (IFS) and creative arts therapy practices. Each session journeys deeper into awareness, connection, proactive action, integration and trust with self and others through play, creativity and spontaneity. 

Rs. 3,000.00
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Starts 8th Jan Booked out
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Who is the Group for?

  • Creative Expression

    For those seeking emotional exploration through body-centered and artistic approaches.

  • Building Connection

    If you want to cultivate safety and deeper relationships with yourself and others.

  • Managing Challenges

    Ideal for those facing stress, anxiety, or feeling stuck and wanting a fresh pathway to growth.

  • Healing & Community

    For individuals seeking therapeutic support, reflection, and peer connection in a supportive environment.

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About the Group

This therapist-led group uses drama therapy to explore the diverse parts and roles we play in relationships and life. Through creative techniques like storytelling, movement, metaphors, and art, participants gain emotional awareness, unlock self-expression, and create deeper connections with themselves and others. This body-centered, experiential approach nurtures healing from stress, anxiety, and emotional blocks, fostering resilience, self-discovery, and growth through expressive arts and creative play.

Glimpse of the regime

Session 1: Finding our place

Mapping where we are - building connection through story & art :

• Warm up : Orientation, Ice-breaker drama games, Sociometric check-in.
• Map Making via Collage
• Sharing creative reflection and active witnessing.
• Rituals for entering and closure to safe and creative space, establishing group chant ritual

Giving voices to parts of ourselves :

• Warm up : Breathwork, enorole-ing rituals and object puppetry
• Inner character exploration( IFS parts ) using puppets and storytelling.
• Creative reflections and active witnessing
• Movement & drama deroleing rituals, group chant

Exploring how to connect with parts of self (8C's) when navigating tension/stress :

• Conflict narratives with character embodiment
• Identifying internal and external resources and actions to support self
• Focusing on grounding the image of supported self
• Debrief, integration and deroling rituals of movement and group chant

Closing session focused on visioning future self

• Movement and sociometry check in
• Exploring and giving voice to your future self tableau
• Integrating and celebrating the future self.
• Deroling, group chant and gratitude ritual

Meet your Facilitator

Rakshita Goel

Rakshita Goel is a Creative Arts therapist specialising in Dramatherapy, as well as a certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner, with over 8 years of experience in mental health, spanning India and England. For the past 5 years, she has been practicing as a therapist at her private practice, taptoheal. Additionally, she is affiliated with The Mind Garden, Aagaz Theatre Trust, FAHI (Foundation of Arts and Health India), and serves on the Executive Board of the Drama Therapy Association of India (DTI).She has extensive experience of working with the age group of 18-50 years experiencing/suffering trauma, abuse, grief, relationship difficulties, stress and anxiety, among other issues. Her work draws upon exploring self-using trauma-informed lens, utilising internal family systems, relational work and creative expressive methods within a therapeutic relationship.She has done her graduation from Delhi University, India and her post-graduation for MSU Vadodara, India and Roehampton University, London. She has previously worked with organisations like National School of Drama (TIE), Centre for Child and Adolescent Well-being and I am Wellbeing. Additionally, she holds passion for community and grass root level work and has run multiple therapy groups with Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan.'We are fellow travellers'- Irwin D. Yalom and I feel privileged to be able to have that opportunity to be alongside that beautiful journey we might take together.

Customer Reviews

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Alok
Found inner calm

The movement practices helped me release tension and find calm in my body.

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Vishal
Helped with emotional release

I usually struggle with expressing feelings but this helped me open up in unexpected ways.

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Meera
Great for body awareness

I understood how my body reacts to emotions. It was fascinating and helpful.

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Mansi
Deeply healing

I didn’t realize how much emotion I had stored in my body until I joined this group. It was deeply healing.

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Aparna
Felt creatively alive again

The activities sparked a joy I hadn’t felt in years. Felt creatively alive again.

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1. What is an online therapy or support group?

Online therapy groups or support groups are structured, therapist-led sessions where participants gather virtually to discuss and work on specific mental health or personal growth topics.

These groups offer a supportive environment and help members learn coping strategies and relevant techniques from the therapist. Participants offer each other encouragement, share advice, and provide emotional support, helping one another feel less isolated.

Participants in online therapy groups often experience improved mental health, a greater sense of connection, and enhanced coping skills. Group therapy provides structured guidance from a therapist, which can lead to valuable insights and personal growth.

One-on-one therapy is personalized, focusing solely on your needs, which can be ideal for in-depth, private work with a therapist.

Online group therapy, however, offers a sense of community and shared experience. In addition to learning from the therapist, members get to connect with others facing similar challenges. Group settings provide diverse perspectives and reduce isolation, which participants find valuable.

Yes, studies show that online groups can be as effective as in-person groups. The online format provides convenience and accessibility while offering the same structured therapeutic benefits, especially for those who prefer the comfort of their home environment.

Sharing is encouraged but never forced. Participants are free to share only what they feel comfortable with, and many find that opening up gradually is natural and helpful for their own growth.

The therapist leading the group is trained to manage challenging emotions. They provide tools and strategies for coping, helping participants process feelings safely.

Yes, many people find that group therapy superbly complements individual therapy, providing additional insights and social support, thus accelerating their healing. Also, users often join group therapy for a topic that they are not focusing on in their individual therapy sessions. Often, therapists themselves recommend their clients to group therapy for a specific area of their life.

If you’re looking for shared experiences and emotional support rather than structured therapeutic guidance, a support group may be ideal. Otherwise, consider a therapy group for a more structured approach.

You can also join more than one group if you feel it will benefit you, especially if each group focuses on a different aspect of your mental health journey.