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Group Therapy

Are you looking for group therapy in Des Moines?’ We offer unique and fun group therapy options at Real Connections Counseling!
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The Power of Group Therapy: Learning, Support, and Connections

Group therapy is a powerful way to interact with multiple people who need similar information, education, or support. Through group therapy, a therapist can provide support, learning, and therapy to multiple people at once, while also allowing the group to help each other. This creates fantastic opportunities for collective learning, support, and knowledge that go beyond one-on-one therapy. Group therapy works especially well for topical learning, such as life skills, living with a disability, and parenting. By sharing insights, experiences, and unique opportunities with others in the group, you can make each other better and improve your lives together.

Current Group Therapy Programs

MASTERCLASS SERIES on Relationships & Money

Do you want to build your best relationship - with your spouse - AND with money? Then this group is for you (both)!

Real Connections Counseling has partnered up with Knapper Financial Coaches to provide you experts on both Relationship Building and Financial Balancing. We will teach you ways that you can grow together.

For decades, we’ve heard it —marriages and relationships are struggling, and they need real help. Money remains a leading cause of conflict & divorce, but the cycle ends here. Knapper Financial Coaching & Real Connections Counseling are joining forces to bring lasting change with the For Love And Money Enrichment Series [FLAMES] Master Classes.

Only $75 a couple per class to learn life-long skills to better your relationship together and with your money.  If you attend multiple classes, you get a multi-class discount on future classes ($200 upfront for 4 classes).

Commit to One Wednesday a month from 6:30-8 PM to make your love & money work better - together.

Are you tired of arguing over who does more at home? It’s time to stop keeping score and start working together! Join us for our Fair Play Group, where couples will gain practical tools to create balance, strengthen communication, and build a partnership rooted in equity. 

Over THREE 2-hour sessions, you will learn how to communicate and work through sorting responsibilities together - and being on the same page when you are done! Relational balance is more about making each of your needs and desires are heard, understood and respected. This group is a great way to share and discover what's important to you both.

 

What You’ll Learn:

Session 1 – How to discuss shared roles and responsibilities fairly

Session 2 – Practicing meaningful conversations about work/life balance

Session 3 – Establishing weekly connection time to discuss shared goals

 

Investment in Your Relationship:

$250 per couple (this fee includes all 3 lunches and the Fair Play cards)

You can sign up and PAY NOW

FEBRUARY 2025 GROUP
Fridays (2/21, 3/14, and 3/28)
from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Group to be led by relationship experts Becca Wolford and Rick & Monique Elgersma of Real Connections Counseling

Take the next step toward a stronger, more connected partnership!

This three part seminar is the elevator to the luxury high rise of your relationship!

8-week rotating format – Come alone, come together, bring a friend

Starting: Early Summer

Cost: $25 per person, per session, or $40/per couple

A group specifically designed to provide Education & Support for those in relationships (couples) where one partner might struggle with chronic pain or disability and/or their caregivers (spouse/partner). Get your spot today!

Come alone or as a couple, and get the support you need

  • Do you struggle with chronic pain or disability and wish your relationship did not seem to focus on “IT?”

  • Are you a caregiver for someone with chronic pain or a disability, and you feel all you do tend to his/her needs?

  • Do you wish you had a place to learn how to be a couple again and an opportunity to process or get support for your struggles with this?

  • Do you wish your relationship would be more about enjoying things together again?

This group will include a time of education and learning altogether, then we will break into two separate groups: a support group for those who struggle with a disability and/or chronic pain and a support group for those who care for and support them. This second group time will be an opportunity to discuss things you may be struggling with in your relationship and ways to process those struggles. It also allows for time to process the educational information or allow for topics the attendees would like to discuss together.

Upcoming dates will be announced soon!

The Real Connections Counseling Couples Foundations Class is a 2-time course (2 days, 3 hours each), covering Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Boundaries, along with your personal enneagram number. Learn how to build intimacy and create a strong foundation for your relationship.

Real Connections Counseling's team will cover these topics in 2 (two) 3-hour sessions.

The class is for three to five couples and costs $325 per class or $300 per class if you reserve to attend both classes.

After the class, you can choose our standard couples counseling (80-minute cotherapy sessions) to focus on your personal, and relational goals while building on the skills learned in class.

Attendees can receive a $35 discount per session for six (6) standard sessions within six (6) months beyond the course.

To enroll, let us know by email or phone call. Real Connections Counseling is excited to work with you and your partner to create a strong foundation for your best relationship.

Meet the Team

Our life as counseling partners is also our life’s work. We bring our own unique personalities and approaches to counseling that actually becomes a unique asset to our couples and families.
Rick Elgersma

Rick Elgersma

Owner, LMFT, M. Litt
Licensed in Iowa, Hawaii, Colorado

Monique Elgersma

Owner, LMFT
Licensed in Iowa, Hawaii, Illinois, Colorado
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Alyssa Elgersma

THERAPIST & ADMIN
LPCC (CO) & tLMHC (IA)

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Matthew Graham

Matthew Graham

Student Intern, CADC

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