Group Therapy at We Are Family

Examples of Art Therapy Activities:

• Positive Affirmation Mandalas

• Formulating past, present, future

• Expressing emotions using colors

• Exploring identities

• Sharing the hard emotions and fears

Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, April 22nd 6-7:30pm

• Tuesday, May 6th 6-7:30pm

• Tuesday, May 20th 6-7:30pm

We offer an art therapy group in partnership with MUSC’s Arts in Healing Program! Groups are biweekly and are run by licensed Art Therapists from the Medical University of South Carolina.

Groups are free and open to middle and high school aged youth. These groups do not require any previous art experience or art skills, all you need to do is bring yourself and be open to engaging in our activities!

Email our Director of Mental Health Programs at chandlerm@waf.org for sign up information. The sessions have limited seats and are first come, first served.

Examples of Horticultural Therapy Activities:

• Gardening

• Plant-based crafts

• Culinary activities

• Plant propagation

Upcoming Dates

• May 5th 6-7:30pm

• May 19th 6-7:30pm

• June 2nd 6-7:30pm

• June 16th 6-7:30pm

We offer our new horticultural therapy group in partnership with Basker Horticultural Therapy. Horticultural Therapy is the use of horticultural and plant activities as a therapeutic tool for enhancing mental, physical, emotional, and social well-being, led by a trained horticultural therapy professional.

Groups are run biweekly and are free for high school and young adults up to the age of 24. This is a closed group that opens registration each growing season.

Email our Director of Mental Health Programs at chandlerm@waf.org for sign-up information. The sessions have limited seating and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.