embodying desire is a somatically-rooted creative arts group therapy series centred on relational embodiment. Blending somatic, art, drama, and sex therapy techniques, this group facilitates the exploration of our visceral responses to various topics, including sexuality, relationships, consent, intimacy, flirting, and taboo.

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Topics we explore…

Mapping your erotic identity

Somatic flirting

Desire & discomfort

”No” as a key to pleasure

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We use art therapy, sex therapy and somatic techniques to create more confidence to identify and honour your desires. We name the oppressive institutions and internalized systems that impact authentic access to our own bodies and relational styles.​​

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By the final session, you will have gained:​

• a deeper awareness and understanding of your desires and sexuality

• vocabulary to express your desires and your limits

• a library of somatic pleasure practices

• tools to communicate with (potential) partners, both verbal and nonverbal

• skills to continue reflection on your desires, limits, and sexuality

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embodying desire is a 6-week group therapy series that will take place on Sundays from 2-4pm in-person in Tio'tia:ke / Montreal in a private therapy studio in the Plateau. There is only space for 8 people in the group.

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We begin November 3rd until December 8th, 2024.

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The fee for this series is CAD$415 including tax, which breaks down to less than $70 per 2-hour session with 2 counsellors. Enter your email below to get info on payment plans.

Meet Your Guides:

Susie Showers MA, CCC (they/them) is a queer nonbinary drama therapist and sex therapist reaching across artistic and mental health disciplines. They explore ways playful physical movement and creative expression can help transform stuck patterns that result from stress and trauma. They are an art-activist, using puppetry and film to advocate with marginalized groups with experience in underhousing, the sex trade, and intersections of dis/ability. susieshowers.com​

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Dani Minuskin MA, CCC (she/her) is an artist, art therapist, and counsellor. Her practice integrates somatically-rooted art therapy with trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness. Dani is a queer practitioner and works in private practice with LGBTQ2SIAA+ adults who have had difficult life experiences and are looking to reconnect with themselves. daniminuskin.com​

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