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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 psychodrama, drama therapy role theory, and creative arts practices. Designed as a progressive arc, the sessions move from building group connection and trust, into deeper self-exploration, and culminate in integration and forward movement.

Regular price Rs. 3,000.00
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Starts 11th June Booked out
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About the Group

This support group uses dramatherapy techniques to explore emotions, relationships, and self-expression through creative storytelling, role-playing, and movement. No prior acting or theatre experience is required—just a willingness to engage in a safe and supportive space.

Who is This Group For?

This group is ideal for individuals who:
✔️ Are looking for a creative and experiential approach to self-exploration
✔️ Want to process emotions in a non-verbal or symbolic way
✔️ Are dealing with stress, anxiety, or emotional blocks
✔️ Seek a safe space to express themselves and connect with others

Glimpse of the regime

Session 1: Finding Our Place

Mapping Where We Are — Building Connection Through Movement and Story
An introductory session focused on fostering trust, group cohesion, and exploring relational dynamics through movement and shared narratives.

🔹 Warm-up: Orientation, ice-breaker drama games, sociometric check-ins
🔹 Map making via collage
🔹 Sharing creative reflection and active witnessing
🔹 Online-specific rituals for safe entry and closure

Giving Voice to the Many Parts of Ourselves
A journey inward to embody internal roles and explore different facets of the self in a safe manner.

🔹 Warm-up: Breathework, enrole-ing rituals, and object puppetry
🔹 Inner character exploration with Hero's Journey, Playback theatre, and sociometry
🔹 Storytelling and creative sharing
🔹 Dance and drama deroling rituals

Meeting Ourselves Through the Other
An exploration of interpersonal tension, empathy, and self-awareness through interactive techniques.

🔹 Conflict dialogue with metaphors, embodiment, and scene work
🔹 Creatively identifying resources and actions present or needed to support self internally or externally
🔹 Emphasis on grounding and containment post-activation
🔹 Group debrief, integration of insights, and deroling rituals with poetry

Gathering Threads — Moving into the Future
A closing session centered on future-focused visioning, ritual, and meaning-making.

🔹 Movement, poetry, and interview-style check-ins
🔹 Letter writing and/or psychodrama to explore “Future Self”
🔹 Building a group chant, gratitude, and movement rituals
🔹 Integration, deroling, and celebration

  • This group made me feel seen and understood. The creative approach made healing fun and powerful.

    Sam

    Safe space

  • I found new ways to express emotions I struggled to put into words. Highly recommend!

    Manu

    Gained control

  • Dramatherapy helped me open up in ways I never imagined. A truly transformative experience!

    Riya

    Found clarity

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Meet your Facilitator

Anupriya Banerjee

Anupriya identifies as a trauma-informed, intersectional feminist drama therapist and mental health advocate with over 9 years of experience. Founder & Creative Director of Doctor Drama® & YAASS and since 2024, the CEO of Therapeutic Tapestry Pvt. Ltd. She is the Founding Secretary of Drama-Therapy India & a Representing Member of the World Alliance of Drama Therapy. She teaches Drama Therapy as adjunct faculty for the P.G. Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai as well as on various educational programs in India. Passionate about expanding expressive arts therapy, she integrates research, education, & multimedia into her work. She was invited by Tedx ICT (Institute of Chemical Technology), Mumbai (2018) to speak on Drama therapy and self-care (2018). She believes in creating inclusive and collaborative spaces of care that support healthy, action-based perspective building towards self and community.

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At SoulUp, you'll meet people who get what you're going through and might be living some of the same realities. People looking for extraordinary conversations, just like you.

✔️ Small group, 6-8 people

✔️ Every meeting led by a world-class facilitator

✔️ Weekly 75-minute online video sessions

Confidentiality in Support Groups is maintained using secure meeting links and enabling waiting rooms to control participant access. Participants are bound by mutual confidentiality clause within the group. and sessions are not recorded without explicit consent.

Yes, all group sessions are conducted on video via Zoom.

While participants are allowed to use pseudonyms - they need to be on video to make the most of the session.

1. After you have registered for the group and you'd like to opt out:
- Full refund if you cancel 30 days before the group start date.
- 50% refund if you cancel 16-30 days before the group start date.
- No refund if you cancel 0-15 days before the group start date.

2. If SoulUp cancels a group, we will refund the entire signup fee.

3. If SoulUp reschedules a group by more than 2 weeks, we will inform you and give you an option to opt out and get a full refund.

4. SoulUp reserves the right to remove participants from a group if found unsuitable to the group. In such cases participants are given the option of claiming the pro-rata amount left as a refund or using it for another service on SoulUp.

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You can book 3 Peer calls for FREE as part of signing up for this group.

Please note: This is only available to first-time participants of a SoulUp group (those trying a SoulUp group for the first time).

SoulUp was founded in 2022 by Punita Mittal and Mahak Maheshwari - a team of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay with more than 20 years of combined healthcare experience. SoulUp is redefining mental health through groups that are not only effective but also fun, social, and challenging.

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More about Support Groups & Therapy Groups:

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.