The Shakti Collective
A thoughtfully curated 8-week women's group and personal growth experience.
Shakti is a Sanskrit word meaning power, life force, or the sacred feminine energy. It represents the resilience, intuition, creativity, and wisdom that already exist within every woman. The Shakti Collective is an intimate eight-week journey designed for women who are ready to deepen their relationship with themselves while cultivating meaningful connection with others. In a world that often asks women to perform, produce, and care for everyone else, this is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and remember that transformation doesn't have to happen alone.
What’s included in our time together…
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Facilitation by Ferny Barceló, a Licensed Professional Counselor, 1000+ hour trained yoga instructor, and expert in holistic approaches to women’s mental health.
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A new topic to explore each week through group discussion, guided exercises, journal prompts, visualizations, and homework to support you between meetings.
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Structured curriculum — based on Ferny’s work with her one-on-one clients — that intentionally builds upon itself each week, creating an efficient pathway to healing, self-awareness, and growth.
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An application process and an intentionally small cohort of twelve participants, which creates a group conducive to deep discussions and connections.
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Eight guided gatherings for less than half the cost of eight individual sessions, while providing the accountability and connection that emerge when women do this work in community.
WHAT WE WILL EXPLORE EACH WEEK :
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✺ WEEK 1
“Rooting In” — Building Safety & Shared Intentions
Focus: Group agreements, introductions, and naming what we’re seeking in friendship.
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✺ WEEK 2
“What am I Embodying?” — Values-Driven Living
Focus: Clarifying your personal values vs. fear-based living, and how to better and align with them.
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✺ WEEK 3
“Unmasking & Aligning” — Breaking Down Conditioning
Focus: Who we’ve learned to be vs. who we really are. What does integrity mean to you?
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✺ WEEK 4
“Meeting Little You” — Understanding the Inner Child & Early Imprints on Relationships
Focus: How childhood relationships shaped our identity & how to connect with these younger parts to facilitate growth.
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✺ WEEK 5
“The Self Advocate” — Self-Compassion and Shame
Focus: Releasing self-judgement, and building a supportive relationship with your Self.
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✺ WEEK 6
“The Garden Gate” — Boundaries, Integrity & Self-Trust
Focus: Exploring healthy boundaries and how this helps us be in integrity with ourselves.
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✺ WEEK 7
“Relationships & The Feminist Lens” — Empowerment through Equality
Focus: Exploring and questioning how the patriarchy disempowers us and how to reclaim our needs, agency, and independence.
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✺ WEEK 8
“The Seeds We’ve Planted” — Closure, Ritual, and Integration
Focus: Honoring the journey, each other, and making space for continued connection.
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AND MORE...
Space to organically connect with your group peers, a group chat to keep us connected — and deep, supportive friendships with a group of like-minded women!
FAQ’s
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Shakti Collective is for women who are craving deeper connection—with themselves and with other women. For those looking to explore themes like value-setting, inner child work, breaking through limiting beliefs, and getting clear on their personal goals and intentions. Whether you're navigating a life transition, feeling disconnected, seeking meaningful friendships, or simply wanting to invest in your personal growth, this space was created for you.
While many women in the wellness and helping professions feel especially at home here, the group is open to women from all backgrounds.
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I like to think of this group as a condensed version of what I do in my one-on-one sessions. Not all of us have the time or money to spend a year (or more) in therapy. This group offers the same approaches and topic explorations as I use in my private sessions, but with less of a time and financial commitment. It is the perfect middle-ground for those not quite ready for the long term commitment, but still craving a space that offers valuable content and a chance to grow personally.
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You’ll be getting eight weeks of specific and intentional topic exploration, facilitated by Ferny Barceló, and expert in women’s mental and holistic health. Each gathering includes a blend of:
Specific focus around a self-development theme
Guided group discussion & sharing
Experiential exercises to help digest each week’s content
Support from other like-minded women
Weekly handouts & homework to integrate between sessions
A group thread to check in, share, and discuss in-between sessions
Every week builds on the previous one while allowing space for whatever is most present within the group.
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Not at all. No experience with therapy, yoga, meditation, or mindfulness is required. Simply come with curiosity and a willingness to participate.
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No. Although the group is facilitated by a licensed therapist, Shakti Collective is a mentorship and personal development experience, not psychotherapy.
The focus is education, self-reflection, community, and intentional growth rather than diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions.
If you're looking for individual psychotherapy, I'd be happy to help connect you with appropriate resources.
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Life happens.
Because the group experience is cumulative, I encourage attending every session whenever possible.
There are no make-up sessions, but you'll receive any materials that were shared that week. If you plan on missing 2 or more sessions, please mention this upon applying.
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To preserve intimacy and meaningful conversation, each cohort is intentionally limited to approximately 12 women.
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Rather than first come, first served, I ask each interested participant to complete a short application. This helps ensure the group is a good fit for everyone involved and creates a safe, supportive environment. It is also to ensure participants joining have similar intentions and goals that align with the group’s overall purpose.
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Yes. Creating a space of trust is one of our highest priorities. All participants agree to respect the confidentiality and privacy of the women in the group.
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Your total investment for the group is $695 for the entire 8 weeks. If you are needing a payment plan option, we can accomodate for 2 seperate payments of $375, one due at registration and the other due at the end of our first week together.
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We will meet every Thursday evening from 7:00 - 9:00pm in-person at my private practice office for eight weeks.
Our meeting dates are Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 5, 12 and 19
What is self-care if not an investment towards a more aligned life?
If Shakti Collective feels like the space you've been searching for, I'd love to learn more about you. Choose your tier of investment, complete the application below, and I'll be in touch with next steps.
Excited to see you on the path!
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$695 — includes all eight 2-hour meetings + workbook, and access to group chat for check-in’s. Payment is due upon approval of application.
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Two payments of $375, with the first one due upon approval of application and the second payment due the week of our first meeting, Oct. 1st.
Includes all eight 2-hour meetings + workbook, and access to group chat for check-in’s.
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Due to the limited size of each cohort and the advance planning required, all registrations for Shakti Collective are final and non-refundable.
If you are unable to attend after registering, your registration fee cannot be refunded or transferred to a future cohort. Please ensure you are able to commit to the program before enrolling. If Shakti Collective is canceled by the facilitator for any reason, participants will receive a full refund of any tuition paid.
I'm Fernanda Barceló, a Licensed Professional Counselor, therapist, yoga teacher, and women's mentor with over fifteen years of experience supporting women in cultivating lives rooted in authenticity, self-trust, and meaningful connection.
My work blends evidence-based psychotherapy with mindfulness, somatic practices, self-compassion, and the wisdom of yoga to create spaces where women can reconnect with themselves and one another. Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of leading women's groups, teaching yoga and meditation, facilitating teacher trainings, and helping hundreds of women navigate life's transitions with greater clarity and confidence.
I created Shakti Collective because I believe healing doesn't happen in isolation. While individual work is powerful, there is something profoundly transformative about gathering in intentional community with other women who are committed to living with greater courage, integrity, and presence.