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Women's Pleasure

Women's Pleasure

A trauma-informed group program exploring pleasure in women through embodiment, consent, fantasy, and meaning-making. The series integrates feminist and sex-positive therapy with a kink-aware framework, addressing how erotica, pornography, and fantasy can function as sources of curiosity, agency, conflict, or shame. Emphasis is placed on choice, safety, and self-trust rather than performance or outcomes.

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Starts 14th March , 2026

4 Zoom sessions | Every Saturday at 11:00 AM IST | 75 minutes

Confidential | Small group, 6-8 people

Group Type: Workshop

Includes 3 Free Peer Calls*

Led by therapist

Rs. 3,000.00
Rs. 3,000.00
Starts 14th Mar Booked out
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Who is the Group for?

  • Women from All Walks of Life

    Single, committed, married, or anywhere in between.

  • Feeling Stuck or “Not Enough”

    Those struggling with beliefs that they, their relationships, or partners aren’t good enough.

  • Ready for Change

    Anyone wanting to move out of passive roles and comfort zones.

  • Seeking Exploration & Growth

    Individuals eager to break inertia and actively explore pleasure, fulfillment, and self-acceptance.

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Goals of the group

• Normalize pleasure as a legitimate and non-transactional part of women’s well-being
• Help participants identify and challenge internalized shame, moral rules, and performance-based scripts around pleasure
• Increase embodied awareness and internal consent by strengthening attention to bodily signals
• Reduce anxiety and pressure related to desire, arousal, and “doing pleasure right”
• Support participants in developing a personal, values-based understanding of pleasure, fantasy, and desire
• Foster self-trust, agency, and choice in how participants relate to their bodies, boundaries, and preferences

Glimpse of the regime

Session 1: Reclaiming the right to pleasure

• Establishes pleasure as legitimate and non-transactional.
• Acknowledges that women are often socialized to link pleasure with duty, performance, or approval.
• Frames the therapeutic task as deconditioning.
• Supports participants in identifying inherited beliefs, moral rules, and relational scripts that have constrained pleasure.
• Focuses on removing internal prohibitions rather than increasing pleasure.
• Helps participants differentiate authentic bodily experience from external expectations.
• Builds psychological safety as a foundation for later somatic and relational work.

Session 2: Listening to the body as an authority

• Centers the body as a source of information and boundaries rather than a site of compliance.
• Recognizes that many women override bodily signals due to social conditioning, trauma, or relational demands.
• Focuses on building interoceptive awareness.
• Normalizes neutrality, ambivalence, and numbness as valid bodily experiences.
• Reframes consent as internal and ongoing, not solely interpersonal.
• Introduces kink-aware consent principles at a conceptual level.
• Emphasizes that ethical pleasure requires more explicit boundaries, not fewer.

Session 3: Sensation without goals or pressure

• Serves as the experiential core of the group.
• Uses Sensate Focus principles to help participants attend to sensation without outcome, performance, or expectation.
• Targets anxiety reduction as a key therapeutic mechanism.
• Works to dismantle the learned link between pleasure and productivity.
• Treats stopping, neutrality, or disinterest as successful outcomes.
• Reinforces agency, choice, and self-trust.
• Focuses on retraining attention rather than increasing desire.
• Allows pleasure to emerge (or not) from a place of safety rather than obligation.

Session 4: Choosing what pleasure means to me

• Integrates insight, embodiment, and relational awareness into a personal pleasure ethic.
• Frames desire as fluid, contextual, and values-based rather than fixed or performative.
• Normalizes kink as one of many possible expressions of agency, power, or meaning without privileging any specific form of pleasure.
• Introduces erotica, pornography, and fantasy as optional topics for reflection.
• Explores these topics for their psychological meaning rather than as behaviors to promote or discourage.
• Examines how imagination, media, and fantasy may relate to desire, shame, curiosity, agency, or internal conflict.
• Emphasizes that individuals choose how to engage (or not) in ways aligned with their values and consent.
• Supports participants in consolidating learning by identifying supports, limits, and early warning signs of disconnection.
• Prioritizes sustainability over intensity in ongoing practice.
• Maintains a focus on self-trust rather than mastery.

Meet your Facilitator

Suchika Siotia

● Years of Experience: 9+ years
● Groups Facilitated at SoulUp: 1
● Relevant Expertise: Trauma-Informed Therapy, Sex Therapy, Relational & Intimacy Concerns, Women’s Mental Health, Consent & Embodiment, Feminist & Intersectional Practice, Forensic Psychology

Suchika Siotia is an Indian psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist (AASECT), and PhD Scholar in Clinical Psychology with over nine years of experience across India and the United States. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed, feminist, and sex-positive frameworks, with a strong focus on consent, embodiment, psychological safety, and culturally responsive care. She brings an intersectional lens to women’s mental health, relational dynamics, and sexual well-being.

She is the co-founder of Adiika Wellness, an early online clinic focused on sex therapy, relational health, professional training, and public education, particularly for South Asian and immigrant communities. Suchika holds an MS in Psychology (India), an MA in Clinical Psychology (USA), and is currently pursuing her PhD and Doctoral Residency in Forensic Psychology in the United States. Her professional experience spans clinical therapy, forensic evaluation, crisis supervision, corrections mental health, teaching, and supervision. Alongside practice, she maintains an active research portfolio with multiple publications and conference presentations. Across all her work, Suchika is committed to creating spaces where individuals and couples can explore identity, intimacy, and healing with safety, rigor, and compassion.

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What you get:

  • Unlimited Support Groups – Join any eligible group throughout the year at no extra cost.
  • Exclusive Weekly Series – Join our weekly Women/Men Unfiltered sessions on relationships, career, identity, and mental health.
  • 24 Free Peer Calls – Connect one-on-one with other members for support and shared experiences.
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What are SoulUp Groups?

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

How is confidentiality maintained in Groups?

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.

Are Group sessions done on video?

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.

What is SoulUp's refund policy on Groups?

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.

Can I use multiple discounts while signing up for a group?

You can use only 1 type discount while signing up for a group. Cash backs cannot be coupled with discounts either.

* Are FREE Peer calls available to everyone who signs-up for this group?

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).

How long has SoulUp been around?

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.

2. What benefits can I expect from joining an online therapy group or support group?

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.

3. How does online group therapy compare to one-on-one therapy?

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.

4. Are online groups effective?

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.

5. Will I have to share my personal journey in the group?

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.

6. How do online therapy groups or support groups handle difficult emotions that arise?

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

7. Can I attend online therapy groups if I’m already in individual therapy?

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.

8. How do I know if a support group is right for me?

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.