A Reflective Practice Group for Helping Professionals

Reflect & Connect is a structured, facilitated group program designed to support helping professionals to deepen their relational awareness in both personal and professional contexts.

Grounded in relational, trauma-informed practice, the group offers a space to step back from the busyness of clinical work and reflect on how you relate - to yourself, your clients, your colleagues, and the systems you work within.

Chloe (she/her) & Zac (he/him)

Deepen your relational awareness and strengthen how you show up in your work, your teams, and with yourself

Why this Group?

Many workers notice recurring patterns in their work; feeling over-responsible, avoiding conflict, striving to “get it right,” or becoming stuck in difficult interpersonal dynamics.

This group provides an opportunity to pause and make sense of these patterns, rather than staying in reactive cycles.

Through guided reflection and shared discussion, Experiential “mapping” exercises and opportunities to learn from colleagues - participants are supported to:

  • Recognise patterns in how they relate to others and themselves

  • Understand how internal processes (e.g. self-talk, expectations) shape their work

  • Notice relational roles they may step into (e.g. fixer, rescuer, withdrawer)

  • Explore more flexible and intentional ways of responding

  • Feel less alone through connection with other professionals

Rather than focusing on case-specific problem-solving, this group creates space to step back and reflect on the relational patterns that show up across your work - offering something different from, but complementary to, regular clinical supervision.

What to expect

  • 6 fortnightly sessions (90 minutes

  • Small, facilitated group

  • Online via Microsoft Teams

  • A balance of structure and open reflection

  • Guided activities, discussion, and optional between-session reflections

The group emphasises:

  • Psychological safety and choice in sharing

  • Curiosity and compassion over judgement

  • Process over problem-solving

  • Reflection on both professional and (where relevant) personal experiences

  • Awareness of group dynamics and parallel process

Who it’s for

This group is suitable for:

  • Mental health clinicians

  • Allied health professionals

  • Youth workers and support staff

  • “Helping” Professionals

It may be particularly helpful if you:

  • Notice recurring interpersonal dynamics in your work

  • Experience pressure, self-criticism, or relational strain in professional roles

  • Are interested in deepening your reflective practice

  • Are open to a facilitated group process

No prior knowledge of any specific therapy model is required.

Express Interest

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Reflect & Connect is a 6-week, facilitated reflective practice group grounded in principles of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT).

    The group supports health professionals to build relational awareness by exploring recurring patterns in how they relate to themselves and others, including in clinical work, team environments, and broader systems.

    It integrates CAT-informed concepts such as reciprocal roles, pattern recognition, reflective capacity, Countertransference or “enactments” within a structured and supportive group format. The group sits at the intersection of reflective practice and supervision-informed learning, with a focus on process rather than case problem-solving.

  • Reflect & Connect is suitable for:

    ·      Mental health clinicians

    ·      Allied health professionals

    ·      Youth workers and support staff

    ·      Multidisciplinary teams

    It may be particularly helpful for professionals who:

    ·      Are interested in deepening their reflective practice and relational awareness

    ·      Notice recurring interpersonal dynamics in their work (e.g., with clients or colleagues)

    ·      Experience strong self-evaluation, pressure, or relational strain in professional roles

    ·      Are open to reflective discussion in a group setting

    The group is queer-affirming and neurodiversity-inclusive, and facilitated with a trauma-informed, relational lens.

  • This group may not be the best fit for professionals who are:

    ·      Seeking case-specific supervision or clinical decision-making guidance

    ·      Unable to engage in a reflective group process at this time

    Please reach out if you would like to disucss your suitability further.

  • Across six sessions, the group supports participants to:

    ·      Develop a shared language for relational patterns

    ·      Increase awareness of self-to-self and self-to-other processes

    ·      Reflect on how these patterns show up in professional and personal contexts

    ·      Notice patterns as they emerge within the group (including parallel process)

    ·      Explore opportunities to respond differently in relational situations

  • Reflect & Connect is not a replacement for formal clinical supervision.

    Rather than focusing on case review or clinical decision-making, the group emphasises:

    ·      Process over content (how we relate, rather than what we do)

    ·      Awareness of relational patterns across contexts

    ·      Reflection on the impact of the practitioner’s internal world on their work

    It can complement supervision by strengthening reflective capacity, relational insight, and awareness of parallel process.

  • Participants can expect:

    ·      A psychologically safe, structured, and facilitated space

    ·      Choice in how much to share, with no expectation of personal disclosure beyond what feels appropriate

    ·      Opportunities to reflect on both personal and professional experiences

    ·      Increased awareness of relational patterns and their impact on practice

    ·      A focus on curiosity, compassion, and non-judgement

  • No. Participants are encouraged to share at a level that feels personally and professionally appropriate.

    Reflections can focus on:

    ·      Professional experiences

    ·      General relational patterns

    ·      Or personal insights, if relevant and comfortable

    Maintaining appropriate boundaries is supported and respected throughout the group.

  • Participants often find the group supports them to:

    ·      Recognise relational patterns in client work and team dynamics

    ·      Develop greater flexibility in responding to interpersonal challenges

    ·      Increase awareness of internal responses (e.g., self-talk, expectations)

    ·      Strengthen reflective capacity and reduce reactivity in practice

    ·      Feel less isolated through shared professional experiences

  • The group is facilitated by Zac Morgan and Chloe Sutton, Accredited Mental Health Social Workers and Accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) practitioners.

    They bring experience across public and private mental health settings, with a focus on relational, trauma-informed approaches and group facilitation. Their style is warm, structured, and reflective, with an emphasis on safety, curiosity, and collaboration.

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    To express interest, sign up, or discuss suitability, please contact:
     admin@chloesutton.com.au or hello@zacmorgan.com.au

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    We are happy to discuss whether the group is an appropriate fit and answer any questions.

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