Sobbia Saleem Therapy & Wellbeing
Glasgow, Across the UK & International
There is something particular about being in a room — or a shared space, however it's held — with people who understand from the inside. Not because you've explained yourself, but because they recognise it. These groups are small, carefully held, and grounded in the same somatic and relational approaches that run through all of my work.
These are small, structured groups — typically six to eight people — gathered around the shared intention of doing something real. There's a carefully held shape to each session: a way of opening, holding, and closing. Within that shape, the content comes from the people in the room. What you're carrying. What you notice in yourself when you hear someone else speak. What it's like to be seen by people who genuinely understand.
The groups are therapeutic in their intention and effect, drawing on the same somatic, relational, and parts-aware approaches that run through all of Sobbia's work. Each session has enough structure to feel safe and enough openness to feel real. What tends to happen — the recognition of yourself in another person, the unexpected permission that comes from not being the only one — is something that one-to-one work simply can't replicate.
If you're wondering whether it's the right environment — whether it's too exposing, or too unfamiliar — that's worth sitting with, and also worth exploring. Most people who come to group work expecting to feel out of place find the opposite: the room holds more than they imagined.
Accessible from anywhere in the UK and internationally, the online group makes it possible to do this work without geography being a barrier. A small group — typically 6 to 8 people — meets by video call in a space that's quieter and more intimate than the format might suggest. The distance between screens, it turns out, rarely prevents closeness.
Well suited to people who are geographically isolated, who have limited time, or who find the lower-intensity format of a screen a gentler entry point into group work.
Held at a central Glasgow venue, the in-person group offers something that video can't quite replicate. The quality of being in the same room — the small adjustments of body and breath, the way a silence lands differently when you can feel it shared — these are not incidental. They're often where the most significant moments happen. If you're considering group work and you're able to come in person, this is worth trying.
Particularly suited to people who respond to physical presence, who want the embodied quality of shared space, or who are already in Glasgow and looking for something local.
Note Group work is probably not the right fit if you're currently in acute crisis or need a level of individual attention and safety that a group setting can't hold. That's worth being honest about, and it's something we can talk through in a free consultation.
Not knowing what to expect from a new kind of space is one of the most common reasons people hesitate. Here's a straightforward sense of how a session unfolds.
Each session opens with a brief settling-in — a moment to notice where you're arriving from, what you're carrying, what you want to set down. This isn't a ritual for its own sake; it's a deliberate transition from the outside world into a different quality of attention.
There may be a prompt, a theme, or simply an open question. What's alive for you right now? What did you notice since we last met? The group doesn't follow a script — it follows what's genuinely present. Some sessions will focus; others will wander before finding their way. Both are useful.
The centre of the session is the group's attention — to each other, and to themselves. You may speak. You may listen. You may sit with something unexpected that someone else has named. You're not required to contribute, and you're not required to stay silent. The space holds both.
Sessions close intentionally — never abruptly. There's space to note what you're taking with you, what you want to leave in the room, and how you'll carry yourself back into the rest of your day. The ending is as held as the beginning.
Groups are shaped by what the people in them are actually carrying. Past themes have included:
Groups run in small cohorts throughout the year, and spaces are limited. If something here resonates and you'd like to be kept in the loop — whether that's online or in person in Glasgow — I'd love to hear from you. Just drop me a message and I'll reach out when the next group is forming.
Express Your InterestNo commitment required. I'll reach out when something opens that feels like a fit.
Interested but not sure if group work is for you?
That's a completely reasonable place to be. Send me a message and we can have a brief conversation over email — about what you're looking for, what feels uncertain, and whether this kind of space might be the right fit. There's no pressure and no commitment in reaching out.
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