Moving away from traditional, isolated one to one therapeutic work, this specialised cohort brings together a group navigating the unique psychological and workplace impacts of post-lingual hearing difference.
Is This Group For Me?
This group is designed for you if you are:
- Feeling disconnected from office culture, networking, or team dynamics because fast-paced conversations are too difficult to track.
- Facing intense daily listening fatigue from spending double the cognitive energy just to follow standard board meetings and video calls.
- Experiencing hyper-vigilance and masking, constantly straining to catch subtle cues, overcompensating to hide communication challenges, or facing "advocacy burnout" from repeatedly fighting for workplace adjustments.
If you are looking for a collaborative, relatable environment where you can openly explore the emotional and practical impact of hearing differences alongside others who truly understand the daily rhythm of a working life, you will find a supportive community here.
How the Group Works
What does "Collaborative Group Therapy" actually look like?
Unlike a workshop or a traditional support group, Collaborative Group Therapy is an active, relational space. While I am there as the therapist to facilitate, guide the process, and ensure emotional safety, the heart of the therapy comes from the interactions between the members.
We do not follow a rigid weekly syllabus. Instead, we bring our current, real-world experiences about aural divergence into the room. We look at how these challenges impact our confidence, our relationships, and our professional identity.
Through sharing stories, offering reflections, and witnessing each other's journeys, the group collaboratively uncovers new perspectives and coping strategies. It is a space where you are neither a passive listener nor under pressure to perform; you participate at your own pace, contributing to a shared conversation where everyone's voice holds equal value.
Accessibility
Optimised Room Acoustics
We are intentional in how we have selected our therapeutic space. The room is carefully arranged and furnished to minimise echo, dampen background reverb, and ensure maximum protection from outside noise interference.
Assistive Techology
Alongside an acoustically supportive environment, live captions and a Roger microphone system will be provided and utilised during our sessions to ensure maximum audio clarity.
You are also warmly welcome to bring or connect any personal assistive devices that support your engagement.
Pre-Session Setup
Your specific accessibility preferences, assistive technology configurations, and any required audio adjustments will be discussed in detail during your initial one to one consultation to ensure you feel entirely comfortable before the cohort begins.
Time and Commitment
Duration: 12 consecutive weeks. Our next group intake will be in February 2027.
Format: In person.
Group Size: Strictly limited to a small cohort to ensure an intimate, safe, and highly supportive environment.
Time Commitment: One 90 minute session per week, each Saturday starting at 10a.m.
Location: Central London (around King's Cross). To protect the privacy of our group, full venue details and directions will be shared with you at least 3 weeks before our first session.
Fees
We are currently working on our fee structure ahead of the next group intake to ensure we can continue running our groups sustainably, maintain high clinical standards, and fully support the safe, dedicated spaces we provide.
Updated fees will be clearly outlined right here on the website and on our intake forms well before registration opens for the next cohort.
If you are planning your budget for the next intake and have any questions about what to expect, please feel free to get in touch. I am always happy to have an open, supportive chat about fees and accessibility.
Please note that if you are employed, self-employed, or a freelancer in the UK, you may be eligible to apply for government Access to Work (AtW) funding to fully or partially cover the cost of these sessions.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Professional Standards
As a registered therapist, I am bound by strict professional, ethical, and legal data protection guidelines (GDPR). Your attendance, personal details, and clinical notes are kept entirely confidential and secure, just as they would be in individual therapy.
Automated Caption Privacy & Data Lifecycle
Live automated captioning is utilised to support group accessibility withReal-time audio is processed via Google Meet to generate automated text captions for accessibility. This audio data is encrypted in transit, processed temporarily on a secure transcription server to generate the text, and is instantly deleted the moment the words appear on screen. No text logs, transcripts, or audio recordings are saved, stored, or linked to any user identity.
The Group Contract
Before our first session, every member signs a shared boundary agreement. This is a mutual pledge that everything shared, discussed, or witnessed within our sessions remains strictly inside the virtual room.
With everyone entering this cohort is sharing vulnerable aspects of their lives and careers, there is a deeply understood investment in protecting one another. We work together to ensure this remains a fiercely protected, private space where everyone feels safe to speak openly.
While the baseline of absolute privacy is non-negotiable, the group's specific culture of confidentiality (including how we handle accidental crossings outside of the group or shared professional networks) will be collaboratively discussed and negotiated when the cohort meets for the very first time.
How do I join?
Joining a cohort involves a three-step process to ensure the group dynamic is supportive and aligned with your personal goals:
1. Initial Consultation (No fee, 20 mins):
An opportunity to discuss, via video call, your interest in the group, answer any immediate questions, and see if our collaboration feels like a good fit. You can book a slot here.
2. Individual Assessment
If we decide to move forward, we will schedule (online or in person) a dedicated 50-minute individual assessment. We will look deeper into your history, your experience navigating hearing loss as a professional, and ensure that a collaborative group environment is the safest and most effective therapeutic space for you right now.
3. Securing Your Spot
Once we confirm the group is the right path, you will be invited to complete your registration and secure your place in the upcoming cohort by paying your deposit.
