InsightWorks

Group Therapy: Support, Connection & Growth

Group therapy brings together professional guidance and human connection to support growth and healing. Each session, guided by a therapist, helps you build self-awareness, emotional resilience, and evidence-based coping skills. As you share and learn with others on a similar path, you’ll gain insight, strength, and encouragement to move from surviving to thriving - together.

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Facilitated by Dr Dipti McGowan

Dr Dipti McGowan, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, guides participants through each practical and compassionate 10-session group program in a safe and supportive environment. In addition to her extensive training in psychology, she is trained in mindfulness-based interventions. Dipti integrates evidence-based approaches into her group programs including highly effective therapies such as:

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Dipti is passionate about teaching simple, effective tools that help participants manage stress and cultivate greater calm, clarity, and resilience.

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What You’ll Learn

  • How to break cycles of reactivity and self-criticism
  • Strategies for stress reduction in daily life
  • The neuroscience of mindfulness and its effects on the brain
  • Foundational mindfulness meditation techniques
  • Mindful movement (gentle yoga, walking)

Potential Benefits (Backed by Research)

  • 38–58% reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms
  • Improved emotion regulation and resilience
  • Enhanced focus, working memory, and cognitive flexibility
  • Reduced symptoms of chronic pain and insomnia
  • Lower blood pressure and stress hormone levels

Sources: JAMA, NIH, Harvard Health, American Psychological Association

Who Should Attend?

Anyone seeking tools to manage stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, chronic pain, or adjusting to a new life situation. All you need is a willingness to explore new ways of caring for yourself.

If you feel that are just surviving and you want to be thriving then you should attend this course.

Program Details & Medicare Rebate

  • Duration: 8 weeks (10 x 2 hr sessions)
  • Cost: $1,200 (paid upfront at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the programme)
  • Medicare rebate (where eligible): $68.30 per session (x10) = $683
    Out-of-pocket cost: $517 total (just $25/hr for 20 hours of therapy)
  • Rebate requirements: Mental Health Care Plan from your GP; referral must be made to Dr Dipti McGowan for "the maximum number of Group Sessions under the Mental Health Care Plan". Note that each Medicare eligible participant is entitled to 10 Group Sessions in addition to 10 Individual Sessions each calendar year.
  • Note: Full program fee is payable upfront. Missed sessions are non-refundable rst(see Cancellation Policy below). Medicare rebates are processed after each session attended and are typically received within 48 hours.
  • Ongoing Support: After the programme has ended, optional monthly refresher sessions are available to support the continuing practice of skills learned. These sessions have been developed after input from previous participants who wanted to maintain and build on the benefits gained during the Group Therapy.

Location & Schedule

  • Venue: TBA
  • When: 2025 schedule closed. 2026 schedule coming soon!
  • Group size: Limited to 10 participants

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Spots are limited to ensure a safe, confidential, and personalised group experience.

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

— Maya Angelou