Turning In: Healing Into The End of 2020
with Anna-Maria D'Cruz, Ph.D.

This space will be limited to 6 individuals and will comprise 4 90-minute Zoom sessions.

Participants can join one of two cohort offerings:
Monday evenings at 8pm EST (dates: 11/23, 11/30, 12/7 and 12/14)
Tuesday lunchtimes at 12pm EST (dates: 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, and 12/15)

4-week session:
Community $60 ($15/session);
Sustainer $80 ($20/session)
Supporter $100 ($25/session)
No one will be turned away because of funds.

The beginning of winter invites us to turn inward. Moving with conscientious reflection, we will process inwardly, so critical to our healing as we move through covid, a racial uprising, and the election. This 4-week group offers an intentional space for a small group of BIPOC women and non-binary individuals, critical as we move into a season of increasing isolation and the challenges that come with the end of 2020.

We will use this season as a guide in this group, harvesting the fruit of our growth in 2020 by making room for gratitude. As so much greenery dies back and is shed, we consider what we need to let go of, and we will share space to grieve our losses from the year. With the days shortening, we will approach our own period of rest and introspection, and plant the seeds for new growth in spring.

Participants will receive a pre-emailed set of prompts for each group, as well as follow-up journaling and processing practices.

All funds will be sent to the Just Healing Coalition, a fledgling group affiliated with the Boston Center for Contemplative Practice, raising money to support the work of BIPOC healers and wellness practitioners in Boston.

Anna-Maria D'Cruz, Ph.D.

I am a clinical psychologist, committed to co-creating relational spaces with my clients that support them in the personal journey. I believe in a holistic approach that supports equitable, integrated healing for individuals and their communities. 

I work from a trauma-informed perspective: by recognizing the systems that perpetuate harm to individuals and communities, and actively striving to dismantle those in order to heal and be whole. I strive to create help my clients create narratives that honor and uphold their past, present, and future selves.

I create healing spaces that welcome and affirm individuals in all their intersecting identities and how those can evolve over time. I work from an anti-racist, sex-positive, gender-affirming, feminist perspective.

My approach uses tools from several therapeutic modalities to develop a plan that works best for each individual, as well as including contemplative practice, play, and nature-based sensory reintegration. I am passionate about music, art, and nature, and will use these as mediators of expression and change with clients whose interests overlap.  

I have clinical training and experience in:

• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Dynamic psychotherapy

• Existential and Humanistic approaches

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Sex therapy

• Neuropsychological testing and biopsychosocial assessment 

Training:

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (2013)

• Clinical Internship: Beth Israel Medical Center/Massachusetts Mental Health Center (2012-2013)

I am a mother to 3 boys (a 7yo and 5yo twins). I am a queer brown woman of mixed background, racially (Indian/Italian), and culturally. I was born and raised in London and have lived in the US for 15 years. 

4-week session:
Community $60 ($15/session);
Sustainer $80 ($20/session)
Supporter $100 ($25/session)

It is the mission of the Boston Center for Contemplative Practice to provide balanced financial accessibility to our services. We believe that what we offer should be for everyone. We offer a 3-tiered, self-selecting pricing system for events and scholarships for our professional trainings classes.

"Sustainer" prices are general admission pricing, maintaining the center’s ability to meet costs for holding an event.

"Community" pricing is for those with limited income and access to resources.

”Supporter" pricing is for those who would like to support our ability to offer community pricing and improve the center.