The Unstuck Place: COAC × With Care Collective

The Unstuck Place is a closed, 10-week experiential group inspired by emergent strategy, the body of work popularized by adrienne maree brown that draws from nature, adaptation, relationship, interdependence, and the belief that small shifts can shape larger possibilities.

This group is for adults who feel caught in a recurring pattern, relationship dynamic, decision, transition, or season of uncertainty and want support moving through it with greater clarity, presence, connection, and self-trust.

Rather than treating stuckness as a personal failure, this group invites participants to approach stuckness as information. Together, we slow down, notice what is happening, learn from the patterns already present, and experiment with small, realistic shifts.

Each week centers an emergent strategy principle as a practice for relating differently to uncertainty and change:

• small is good, small is all
• change is constant
• there is always enough time for the right work
• there is a conversation in the room that only these people at this moment can have
• never a failure, always a lesson
• trust the people
• move at the speed of trust
• focus on critical connections more than critical mass
• less prep, more presence
• what you pay attention to grows

Sessions include grounding, a short teaching, individual reflection, facilitated conversation, and experiential practices. Some activities may draw from nature, creativity, or group-based problem-solving, such as outdoor pattern walks, cloud watching, inkblot meaning-making, micro-resourcing, relationship mapping, and attention experiments.

Participants don’t need to be familiar with emergent strategy, outdoorsy, artistic, or experienced in groups. The practices are simple, accessible invitations to notice, reflect, and make meaning. Participants will leave with more language for what feels stuck, greater clarity about the patterns shaping their choices, new perspectives from the wisdom of the group, and at least one small shift they can continue practicing after the series ends.

While The Unstuck Place is psychoeducational and supportive, it’s not a substitute for ongoing psychotherapy, crisis intervention, or a replacement for individualized mental health treatment.

Thank you for your interest in joining a therapy group at Colors of Austin Counseling.

To begin, complete the registration form below. Your responses will be reviewed by our clinical team to help determine whether the group is an appropriate fit for your needs and goals.

If approved, a member of our team will contact you with next steps, including a $50 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot. The deposit will be applied toward your group fees.

Group sessions are $65 per session and meet weekly for the duration of the group. The total cost will depend on the number of sessions offered for your selected group.

If cost is a barrier, pay-what-you-can options are available. We believe financial circumstances should not prevent access to care, and we're happy to discuss available options with you.