Living with Anxiety

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About the group

A space to understand your anxiety
and find new ways of relating to it

This group is for adults living with anxiety who would like to understand their experience more deeply, and explore it with greater awareness, support, and self-regulation.

The group offers a confidential, judgment-free space to share your experience, be seen, and connect with others. Through conversation, reflection, body awareness, breathing, grounding, and experiential exercises, we explore anxiety as part of a wider process of understanding yourself and finding new ways of responding.

In this group, body psychotherapy pays attention to the connection between thoughts, emotions, relationships, and bodily experience, such as breath, tension, sensation, and movement.

Participation is voluntary and guided by choice, respect, and sensitivity to each participant's pace and boundaries.

What to expect

How we work

Body awareness

We bring attention to bodily sensations, grounding, and breathing, drawing on body-psychotherapy practices to explore how anxiety is experienced in the body.

Group support

A structured space to speak and be heard, while also witnessing others share their experiences. Sharing with others can help you feel less alone and open up new perspectives.

Individual attention

Within the group process, there is space for deeper individual work, held by the group's presence and support.

Self-regulation

Practical tools and exercises for learning grounding techniques, breathing practices, and ways of responding when anxiety arises.

Practical information

Details & fees

Format	Online (video call)
Language	English
Schedule	12 weekly online sessions, Wednesdays, 10:00–11:30 Netherlands time. From 4 November 2026 to 3 February 2027. No sessions on 23 and 30 December 2026.
Group size	Up to 8 adults of all genders
Fee	€720 For all 12 sessions (€60 per session).

This is a closed group: the same small group meets throughout the 12 sessions, allowing time for trust, continuity, and deeper exploration to develop.

Group facilitator

Yaniv Gafner, MA

I am a body psychotherapist based in Haarlem, the Netherlands, working with individuals and groups in person and online since 2015.

With respect, curiosity, creativity, and humor, I give attention to each person's experience, pace, and what feels possible in the moment.

What people say

I have been offering this group since 2021. The reflections below are from previous groups.

"I really loved being in this group. Yaniv really knows how to make room for all that we need to share and process, and his guidance is always right on. The group made me feel much less alone in what I'm dealing with. My session was really profound. Very grateful."

— Elijah, USA

"It was wonderful to connect with such a disparate group of strangers from around the world. I was very moved by our relatedness and openness. The in-depth individual processes were the most powerful part of the group for me. I feel like I got as much healing out of others' work as my own."

— Cate, USA

"I enjoyed learning some of the basic exercises and noticing how they affected me during and after. They will be useful tools going forward. The times when Yaniv spent time working with us individually were very powerful — tremendously helpful."

— Caroline, UK

Get in touch

Wondering if this group is right for you?

Get in touch for a free, no-obligation 30-minute conversation. We can talk about what you are looking for, answer your questions, and explore together whether the group feels like the right fit for you. If we decide that it is a good fit, I will send you the practical info and registration details.

This group is not a crisis or emergency service. If you are in immediate danger or need urgent support, please contact your local emergency or crisis service.

A space to understand your anxiety and find new ways of relating to it