New Mom Small Group Therapy

What this is

This is psychotherapy, provided in a small group by a Registered Psychotherapist. Each session opens with a short taught presentation, roughly 20 to 40 minutes, on one topic. That part is teaching. The facilitated discussion that follows is the therapy, and it is where most of the value sits.

It is not a class, a course or a workshop, and it is not a substitute for individual therapy if that is what you actually need.

What gets recorded, and what does not

Only the taught presentation is recorded, and only Leanne appears in it. No participant is visible or audible in any recording. The recording is shared with the six of you so you can rewatch it at 3am when you have forgotten every word.

The discussion is never recorded and never shared. Not with the group afterwards, not with anyone else.

Confidentiality, honestly

Leanne is bound by confidentiality and by the legal limits to it, and those get explained before the first session rather than discovered later. The other five members are not health professionals and are not bound by the same rules. We set a group agreement and hold people to it, but nobody can guarantee what another member will say outside the room. That is worth knowing before you decide how much to share, and it is a normal part of choosing group work.

The six weeks

The order is deliberate. The early weeks build enough safety to make the harder material survivable, the middle weeks go where it actually hurts, and the last week points forward rather than dropping you.

Weeks 2 and 4 are the sensitive ones. Intrusive thoughts and birth trauma are handled as taught content first, so that everyone has the frame before anyone shares, and nobody is required to disclose anything. If something needs one-to-one attention rather than a group, we say so and help you get it.

Who it is for, and who it is not

It is for mothers in the first year who are functioning but flattened, isolated, angry, frightened by their own thoughts, or simply tired of pretending. You do not need a diagnosis and you do not need to be in crisis.

Before the group starts there is a fit conversation. That is not a formality: a group only works if the six people in it can hold each other, and part of the job is being honest when a group is the wrong container. If individual therapy would serve you better, we will say so.

Cost

$480 in total, which covers all six 80-minute sessions. Before the group starts you get a written agreement setting out what the fee covers, how to pay, and how refunds work.

Group therapy is treated differently by different insurers, so if you plan to claim it, ask your provider about group psychotherapy delivered by a Registered Psychotherapist before you commit. We will confirm what we can put on your receipt.

How to register your interest

1. Email leanne@kwtherapy.ca. Tell her roughly how old your baby is and what has been hardest lately. A couple of sentences is plenty.
2. Leanne will arrange a short fit conversation, at no cost, to work out whether this group is right for you and whether you are right for it.
3. If it is a fit, you get the written agreement, the consent forms and the start date. Nothing is owed until you have those.

This page describes a group psychotherapy service planned by KW Therapy in Ontario. It is general information, not clinical advice. Dates are an intention, not a commitment: the group runs once six suitable participants have joined. Leanne Wiese is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration #15522, confirmable on the CRPO public register. Page last reviewed 27 July 2026.

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