Understanding Your PMDD Self
BEYOND PMS:
A skills group for folks who suspect their menstrual cycle is quietly (or loudly) hijacking their mental health
Beyond PMS: Understanding Your PMDD Self
This group might be for you if you’ve ever:
Experienced intense waves of depression, rage, shame, or self-loathing that mysteriously come and go
Felt cyclical doubts or fears about your relationships that don’t match your “normal” self
Been told you might be bipolar...
Been prescribed birth control as a one-size-fits-all solution
Wondered if your menstrual cycle is playing a bigger role in your emotional life
What you’ll get out of it:
Support from people who actually get it
How to track and understand your cycle without obsessing or spiraling
Why an understanding of your cycle helps you understand yourself
Evidence-based coping tools grounded in research, not vibes alone
Language to explain what’s happening to partners, friends, and providers—without minimizing yourself
Humor, creativity, and connection—because healing doesn’t have to be joyless
And yes—we’ll talk honestly about how much worse this all gets when:
We’re expected to keep our cycles secret
How productivity culture, patriarchy, and capitalism make this worse
Trauma lives in the body, and hormonal sensitivity can activate a very real PTSD-like state
Group Details:
BEYOND PMS is currently accepting clients for the next round
10 sessions, Thursdays 6pm-7:30pm pacific time
Starts Thursday September 10th
Open to California residents
$50 per session
$150 required intake session prior to the first group session
Led by Rebecca Vigil, AMFT
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist + Artist
Personally experienced with PMDD
An elder millennial who brings creativity, music, real conversation, and memes
You are tired of feeling like a completely different person once a month…
You want to feel seen, because you are so used to hiding…
You desire tools to help you navigate the ups and downs…
BEYOND PMS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PMDD SELF is for you. Join this virtual group to get the support and information you have been waiting for. Using evidence-based techniques, activities, memes, music and open conversation, this group will help members develop a deeper understanding of their hormonal cycle and how it might be quietly (or loudly) hijaking their mental health.
FAQs
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This group is for you if you…
- struggle with your mental health and you suspect it is connected to your menstrual cycle
- live in the state of California
- are able to log onto a telehealth session from a secure and private location.
- are able to sign on for group on-time
- can commit to being responsible for attending all sessions
- will attend a full intake session before group starts
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This group will run for 10 weekly sessions on Thursdays from 6-7:30pm Pacific Time. We start the next round on September 10th.
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If we do not take your insurance, then the price $50 per session, and there will be 10 sessions total.
Good Practice Therapy is In Network with Aetna, and in the process of applying to be In Network with United/Optum, BCBS, and Medicaid/Medicare.
We believe money shouldn’t get in the way of mental health care. If you need to talk to us about a no-shame no-interest payment plan or solidarity rate let us know!
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While we can’t totally say, it’s totally normal to feel a little nervous, but we think groupwork can benefit everyone!
This is why we offer a FREE 20 minute consultation so you can discuss your concerns with the group facilitator.
meet your facilitator
Rebecca Vigil, AMFT
As a creative artist and improviser, I believe therapy is a science and an art. I aim to use my education, experience, metaphors, humor, compassion, reliability, and non-judgmental honesty to make therapy worth your hard earned money and irreplaceable time. Our relationship is collaborative. My job is not to pull you into the light. My job is to help you find the light switch.