Workshops & Group Facilitation

Lana facilitates workshops and group experiences that bring together psychotherapy, movement, and creative expression. These spaces invite participants to explore their inner world in ways that go beyond words — through body awareness, storytelling, creative arts, and shared experience.

Her workshops are tailored to the needs of each group and organisation. Some are therapeutic in nature, some are experiential, and many sit somewhere in between — offering reflective space, creative exploration, and opportunities for connection and growth. Workshops can be designed as one-off experiences, short-term programs, longer-term therapeutic groups, or professional development and staff wellbeing workshops.

Lana works collaboratively with organisations and communities to design workshops that respond to the specific needs of participants and the context in which the work is taking place. She has facilitated groups and workshops across a range of settings including community organisations, schools, therapeutic services, and professional organisations. This includes work with large organisations such as McKinsey Aus & NZ, Song Room and Key Assets, as well as smaller community-based programs and wellbeing spaces.

Workshop themes may include body image and embodiment, emotional resilience, identity and self-expression, life transitions, storytelling and finding one’s voice, connection and community, parenting and identity, and working with the body in therapeutic practice for professionals.

Lana’s facilitation style is warm, engaging, and attuned. She aims to create spaces that feel both safe and alive — where people can reflect, move, create, and connect with themselves and others in meaningful ways. Her work is informed by her training as a psychotherapist, drama and movement therapist, and group facilitator, and is grounded in trauma-informed and relational practice.

  • “From the very beginning, Lana created a safe, nurturing space where every woman felt geniunely seen, heard and supported. Through gentle movement, open sharing and thoughtful discussion she guided us to reconnect with our bodies in the most compassionate and healing way. There were many tears and giggles as well”

    —MC, Kensington

  • “ Lana is a beautiful and skilled facilitator that helped a group of women who didnt know each other connect, build trust and feel seen, heard and unjudged around a very difficult and sensative topic”

    —CT, Clovelly

  • “From the moment I entered the space, i felt held and welcomed- Lana has a way of creating an environment that feels safe, supportive, and deeply human”

    —SS, Maroubra

  • “Lana held the space and guided us so safely and beautifully in a way that allowed us to feel comfortable, vulnerable and open to sharing intimate moments without judgement. A must for every woman no matter what age!”

    —JD, RoseBay

  • “ Thank you for creating such magic, I loved it! It nourished my insides”

    —LF, Bondi

  • "I can highly recommend Lana and The Parents Village. Lana is an attentive and caring therapist. She has helped me through a number of challenging life transitions and is my go-to when I feel I need some extra support. It’s especially wonderful to work with a counsellor who understands the challenges of parenting and working."

    —Zoe P

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Email: lana@lanasussman.com

Phone: +61 413 389 620