
Offerings & Events
Communion, ceremony, and enlightenment are integral to the healing path.
We believe that being with and having others be with us is profoundly powerful.
In community, we are lean into and transform in ways that we cannot — or don’t want to — do alone.
In collaboration with our community of healers, practitioners, and guides Shelterwood Collective offers:
Gatherings & Experiences to cultivate connection, creativity, and vitality
Process & Therapy Groups to foster brave, support spaces for communal grow
Workshops & Trainings to raise awareness and deepen learning
Rituals & Retreats to protect sacred space to integrate mind, body, and spirit
We invite you to gather, commune, and grow with us.

Grief Support Group for Women | Weekly on Wednesdays
Virtual
A weekly, drop-in grief support group for women who have experienced the death of a loved one. Share your experience and be supported by other women in a compassionate environment.

Good Grief
A healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this 6-week, in person group container offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.

The Sacred Slut Circle: Awaken Your Inner Sacred Slut
A monthly gathering for women and feminine beings designed to help you reconnect with your sensuality, embrace pleasure and feel deeply rooted in your sexuality. Each month, rituals focus on a different theme of erotic embodiment, facilitated by Olaiya Land and other sex witches, mischief makers and pleasure priestesses.

Full Moon Circle ~ The Full Moon in Sagittarius
Virtual
This gathering offers us time for sacred pause and connection – to the cycles of the moon, the rhythms of the earth, to our ancestors, community and soul/self. Alexa will guide us into the energy of June’s Full Moon in Sagittarius and it’s corresponding tarot card, Temperance.

The Clinic: Limbic Resonance with Abby Wong-Heffter, LMHC
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Abby Wong-Heffter we will explore the profound impact of limbic resonance on therapeutic relationships and outcomes. This clinic will focus on the nuances of emotional attunement, attachment, and trauma. We will also explore how learning narrative and relational patterns can aid in movement and transformation.

Improv Demo Night
Improv Demo Night welcomes Adults (18+) who have a professional or personal curiosity about our four-week improv series. Come experience the fun before you decide if you’d like to join the full series (or refer folks our way)!

The Sacred Slut Circle: Awaken Your Inner Sacred Slut
In Person
This monthly gathering for women and feminine beings is designed to help you reconnect with your sensuality, embrace pleasure and feel deeply rooted in your sexuality.
Each month, rituals focus on a different theme of erotic embodiment, facilitated by myself and other sex witches, mischief makers and pleasure priestesses.

Full Moon Circle ~ The Full Moon in Scorpio
Virtual
This gathering offers us time for sacred pause and connection – to the cycles of the moon, the rhythms of the earth, to our ancestors, community and soul/self. Alexa will guide us into the energy of May’s Full Moon in Scorpio and it’s corresponding tarot card, Death.

Therapists Rock Climbing Gathering
Calling all therapist climbers (or aspiring ones)! Join us for a relaxed rock climbing gathering to connect, network, and support each other—on the wall and in the work. Whether you're looking for new belay partners or just curious, come build community with fellow therapists.

Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.

The Clinic: Psychoanalytic Pragmatism with D. Michael Louderback, LMHC
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With D. Michael Louderback we will delve into a psychoanalytic way of working with the complexity of the human experience. This clinic will guide you through the psychoanalytic process, from understanding unconscious patterns to facilitating deeper insights and curiosity in your clients and yourself in the process.

Tending the Heart Garden: A meditation and group processing circle
In Person
Weekly Neighborhood Meditation Circle
Begin your day with calm, intention, and community.
You are welcome to join us in carving out space each week for a grounding meditation circle facilitated by therapist and meditation instructor, Austin Winchester.

Embodied Wisdom | Building the Capacity for Difference: The Journey from Constriction to Individuation
HYBRID
Embodied Wisdom is our seasonal rhythm of communal, holistic learning. The belief that our need for human connection is enduring shapes these gatherings. Our intent is to create intention space for inspiration, connection, deepening, and activation in service of collective healing.
Our spring gathering, facilitated by Audrey Jensen, will focus on Building the Capacity for Difference: The Journey from Constriction to Individuation.
We are living in an Age of Dissonance. How do we work with this? And is there an opportunity for an Age of Individuation where we confront and engage difference — not just as a thought experiment, but in our families, communities, and therapy/healing spaces.

Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.

Full Moon Circle ~ The Full Moon in Libra
Virtual
This gathering offers us time for sacred pause and connection – to the cycles of the moon, the rhythms of the earth, to our ancestors, community and soul/self. Alexa will guide us into the energy of April’s Full Moon in Libra.

Thresholds: Become an Approved Supervisor Training
HYBRID | 15 CEUs
Join seasoned clinicians, supervisors, and educators Abby Wong-Heffter and Nicole Greenwald for a two-day, immerse experience that centers an embodied, communal approach to becoming a Washington approved supervisor. Our training goes beyond the legal and practical components to provide a development framework and embodied practice of supervision, consultation, and mentorship.

Good Grief
6-week virtual group container beginning April 8 through May 13
Healing space to share and process your grief. All types of loss are welcome. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression.

The Clinic: Nervous System Repair with Smruti Desai, LMHC
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Smruti Desai we will delve into the complexities of the nervous system and its role in regulation, trauma recovery, and burn out. This clinic will explore advanced techniques for working with the nervous system, helping you to better support your clients in achieving awareness of their somatic processes and increasing their resilience.

Mélodie Knight : Life Is More Colorful With You and You and You and You and You
We are honored to hold space in our Apothecary for Mélodie Knight’s inaugural Seattle exhibition, Life Is More Colorful With You and You and You and You and You. An opening Artist’s reception will be held in tandem with Pioneer Square’s First Thursday Artwalk on April 3 from 4-8pm. Life Is More Colorful With You and You and You and You and You will be on view through May, Thursday-Saturday, 11-5.

Grief and Relief: Autistic Support Group
6-week virtual group container beginning March 20 through April 24.
A process group for adults who have discovered they are Autistic in adulthood and are working through the complex identity and relational changes that occur as a result.

Improv Demo Night
Improv Demo Night welcomes Adults (18+) who have a professional or personal curiosity about our four-week improv series. Come experience the fun before you decide if you’d like to join the full series (or refer folks our way)!

Full Moon Circle ~ Gaining Clarity in the Eclipse
Virtual
This gathering offers us time for sacred pause and connection – to the cycles of the moon, the rhythms of the earth, to our ancestors, community and soul/self. Alexa will guide us into the energy of Virgo. Together, we will focus on how we can connect with the organized and intuitive spirit of Virgo and its corresponding tarot card, the Hermit.

The Clinic: Limbic Resonance with Abby Wong-Heffter, LMHC
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Abby Wong-Heffter we will explore the profound impact of limbic resonance on therapeutic relationships and outcomes. This clinic will focus on the nuances of emotional attunement, attachment, and trauma. We will also explore how learning narrative and relational patterns can aid in movement and transformation.

Medical Trauma & Advocacy: Process & Skillshare Group
Virtual
A bi-weekly space facilitated by psychotherapist and activist Carissa Singh to process pains and grow toward self-advocacy.

Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.

The Clinic: Psychoanalytic Pragmatism with D. Michael Louderback
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With D. Michael Louderback we will delve into a psychoanalytic way of working with the complexity of the human experience. This clinic will guide you through the psychoanalytic process, from understanding unconscious patterns to facilitating deeper insights and curiosity in your clients and yourself in the process.

Improv for All Seasons | Tuesdays in February
In person
This event is for anyone looking to build more confidence, form new connections, and cultivate collaboration in the context of playful, spontaneous interactions. It’s great for practicing flexibility and sitting with ambiguity in a safe setting.
Gain more confidence to create and present on the spot in a low-stakes, supportive group setting. Tell stories with creativity. Build on other group members’ ideas and offer your own ideas to the group, as well – and come up with scenes, songs, or jokes together. Take these skills back to your home or work by engaging in family discussions, friendships, and work relationships with more spontaneous strategies, or simply share a few moments with others around you via a giggle or two… or twenty!

The Sacred Slut Circle
In Person
This monthly gathering for women and feminine beings is designed to help you reconnect with your sensuality, embrace pleasure and feel deeply rooted in your sexuality.
Each month, rituals focus on a different theme of erotic embodiment, facilitated by myself and other sex witches, mischief makers and pleasure priestesses.

Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.

The Clinic: Nervous System Repair with Smruti Desai
VIRTUAL | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Smruti Desai we will delve into the complexities of the nervous system and its role in regulation, trauma recovery, and burn out. This clinic will explore advanced techniques for working with the nervous system, helping you to better support your clients in achieving awareness of their somatic processes and increasing their resilience.

Full Moon Circle ~ Following our Curiosities
Virtual
This gathering offers us time for sacred pause and connection - to the cycles of the moon, the rhythms of the earth, to our ancestors, community and soul/self. Please bring a journal and pen, and find a comfortable place to relax for this virtual session. You do not need any past experience working with the lunar cycles or tarot for this event.

Crafting Circle
Our Crafting Circle offers a warm and welcoming space for creatives of all kinds to gather and work on their projects. Whether you’re into fiber arts, painting, sculpting, sketching, or another portable craft, this group is for anyone looking to expand their creative process in the company of others.

The Clinic: Limbic Resonance with Abby Wong-Heffter
HYBRID | FOR PRACTITIONERS
With Abby Wong-Heffter we will explore the profound impact of limbic resonance on therapeutic relationships and outcomes. This clinic will focus on the nuances of emotional attunement, attachment, and trauma. We will also explore how learning narrative and relational patterns can aid in movement and transformation.