Self-Care Workshop for People-Pleasers in Pennsylvania
If you struggle with people-pleasing, guilt, or feeling responsible for everyone else’s needs, you’re not alone. This self-care workshop for people-pleasers is designed to help you understand why setting boundaries feels so difficult—and how to begin caring for yourself without shame.
Led by a licensed therapist, this 2.5-hour experiential workshop combines education with guided somatic practices to help you reconnect with your needs, build emotional awareness, and approach self-care in a way that actually feels doable.
A therapist-led self-care workshop for people-pleasers. Learn how to set boundaries, manage guilt, and care for yourself without feeling selfish.
When Self-Care Feels Selfish
You’re the one people rely on.
The one who keeps things running, smooths things over, and makes sure everyone else is okay.
But when it comes to your own needs, something gets in the way.
Maybe it feels selfish.
Maybe it brings up guilt.
Maybe it just feels unfamiliar to put yourself first.
This workshop is a space to slow down—not just mentally, but physically—and begin to notice what’s happening underneath those patterns.
What this workshop is about 
-
Feel guilty when you say no or set limits
Often prioritize others at the expense of your own needs
Struggle with boundaries in relationships
Feel emotionally drained, overwhelmed, or resentful
Want to practice self-care but can’t seem to follow through
Together, we’ll explore:
Why self-care can feel wrong—even when you know you need it
How people-pleasing patterns form and live in both your thoughts and your body
The connection between guilt, boundaries, and emotional burnout
What it actually looks like to care for yourself without abandoning others
You’ll be guided through gentle, somatic and experiential practices throughout—helping you:
Notice where you feel tension, urgency, or responsibility in your body
Practice slowing down your responses instead of reacting automatically
Experiment with self-care and boundary-setting in real time
Build tolerance for discomfort (like guilt) without immediately overriding your needs
The goal isn’t to “get it right”—it’s to experience something different in a supported space.
What You’ll Take Away
A deeper awareness of how your body signals stress, guilt, and overextension
Language for your needs that feels more natural and grounded
Tools to pause, regulate, and respond instead of automatically people-pleasing
Practical ways to engage in self-care that feel sustainable—not forced
A more self-trusting, steady approach to relationships
A therapist-led self-care workshop for people-pleasers. Learn how to set boundaries, manage guilt, and care for yourself without feeling selfish.
A Different Way Forward
Self-Care and People-Pleaser Workshop Details
Format: In-person small group
Location: Cold Stream, Philipsburg, PA
Date: June 14, 2026
Time: 1-3:30 PM
Length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $100
About the Facilitator
Alesia Dumas, LPC is a licensed therapist offering online therapy across Pennsylvania and Delaware. Her work focuses on relationships, boundaries, and helping clients navigate guilt, people-pleasing, and emotional overwhelm.
She integrates relational and somatic approaches, helping clients not just understand their patterns—but shift how they experience them in real time.
About the Location
This workshop will take place outdoors in a quiet, wooded setting under a covered pavilion.
Being in nature is an intentional part of the experience. The environment offers space to slow down, step away from daily demands, and engage more fully in the somatic and experiential practices throughout the workshop. This setting is meant to support the work we’re doing—creating space to pause, notice, and reconnect with yourself in a way that can be harder to access in more structured environments.
We’ll be meeting rain or shine, with the pavilion providing coverage from the elements.
You’re welcome to bring anything that helps you feel comfortable—such as a blanket, water, or a journal. Restrooms are available and there is picnic table seating.
Self-care doesn’t have to feel forced, selfish, or disconnected from who you are.
You can care about others and stay connected to yourself.
You can feel guilt and make different choices anyway.
A therapist-led self-care workshop for people-pleasers. Learn how to set boundaries, manage guilt, and care for yourself without feeling selfish.
Ready to feel less stuck?
Reserve your spot in the workshop and start building a more sustainable way of showing up—for yourself and the people you care about.
A therapist-led self-care workshop for people-pleasers. Learn how to set boundaries, manage guilt, and care for yourself without feeling selfish.
