Course Title:
CREATE Your Signature Therapy Group: Design, Structure and Marketing Strategies to Successfully Launch Your Group Program
Description:
Research has consistently demonstrated that therapy and support groups can reduce isolation while providing a cost-effective and impactful alternative to individual therapy for both clients and clinicians.
Join this 3-hour live interactive training designed to help mental health professionals confidently develop their own therapeutic or support group. Participants will learn a practical framework for identifying their ideal group population, designing an effective group structure, and implementing ethical marketing strategies to successfully fill their groups.
Whether you’re creating your first group or refining an existing program, you’ll leave with a clear roadmap for developing a signature group that aligns with your clinical expertise, therapeutic orientation, and private practice goals.
CEs Pending
Target Audience:
Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals
Facilitated by:
Kara Cruz, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
EMDRIA Certified Therapist™
Where:
Live via Zoom - Pacific/CA Time (please check time zones)
Bonus: Group Planning Workbook & Resource Guide
Level: Intermediate
Kara Cruz Training & Consultation, a DBA of Kara Cruz Psychotherapy & Wellness is seeking approval to offer "CREATE Your Signature Therapy Group: Design, Structure and Marketing Strategies to Successfully Launch Your Group Program" for continuing education credit. Please check back for updates.
If you need special accommodations or have questions, please contact us at hello@karacruz.com.
Kara Cruz Training & Consultation
2401 E. Orangeburg Avenue Suite 675-385
Modesto, CA 95355
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the key traits and characteristics of ideal group participants based on their therapeutic orientation, specialty, or clinical niche.
2. Discuss the essential structural elements of a therapeutic or support group, including topic selection, group format, and session structure.
3. Identify 2–3 practical, ethical marketing strategies to successfully enroll participants while remaining aligned with professional standards.
4. Create a structured group offering and a timeline to plan, fill and launch your signature group program.
Kara Cruz Training & Consultation
2401 E. Orangeburg Avenue Suite 675-385
Modesto, CA 95355
Training Disclaimer & Policies
Disclaimer:
This event and its content is for psycho-educational and support purposes only. This experience is not meant to take the place of professional mental health services. Facilitator(s)/content creator(s) and support team will maintain the confidentiality of all past and present psychotherapy clients in this space. If you choose to disclose your status as a client, you are doing so with the risk of breaking your own confidentiality. Virtual meetings and webinars are recorded. Images and participation are shared with all registrants.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Cancellations or requests for refunds for live events must be made at least 14 business days in advance by writing via email hello@karacruz.com. The email should include the registrant/participant’s name, date of event, and reason for the refund request. Refund requests will be processed within 7-10 business days of receiving the email. Refunds will be issued using the original payment method. No requests via phone, text or social media messaging/direct messages will be honored. If you are unable to attend a webinar, meeting, group, workshop or other event and the cancellation deadline has passed, fees will NOT be refunded. Registrants may put their fee toward another event and/or receive a video playback, depending on facilitator discretion and availability of service(s). There are NO refunds for on demand/pre recorded events. If the event is a webinar, training or other continuing education (CE) event and is later offered as a self-study for CE, contact hello@karacruz.com to request this service.
Please note that payments made via credit card and PayPal/Venmo/Stripe/Square, include a “transaction fee” by each particular company. These fees are non-refundable by Kara Cruz Psychotherapy & Wellness/Kara Cruz Training & Consultation. All training, webinar and workshop payments made by credit card and/or PayPal/Venmo will have a three percent credit card fee deducted from the refund. These fees do not apply to cash or check payments.
Refund/Cancellation Due to Technology Issues:
Refunds will not be granted due to attendee/participants technology issues.
It is strongly recommended that registrants/participants test their computer and preferred technology prior to the start of the webinar, training, workshop or event. If a technical failure at your home or workplace prevents access to the live webinar, you are not eligible for a refund. If the technical problem is on the facilitator’s end, a refund may be issued or credit towards a future event or access to a recorded playback may be offered.
Cancellation by Facilitator:
If the event is canceled by Kara Cruz or a representative of Kara Cruz Psychotherapy & Wellness/Kara Cruz Training & Consultation, all registered attendees will be notified as soon as possible and will be given the option of a refund (within 7-10 business days) or the option to put fees towards another eligible live event or recorded “playback”.