HOPE PROGRAM

Reclaiming Health, Renewing Lives

Health, Owning, Personal Growth and Empowerment

Different diagnoses. Different stories. A shared experience of loss, change, and learning to live again.

When health changes, life often changes with it. What may begin as symptoms, treatment, or a diagnosis can also affect your sense of self, your relationships, your energy, and the way you experience everyday life and imagine the future.

It is for those who feel it is time to listen more deeply to what the body has been holding.

This program is created for exactly that part of the experience. A place where what you are carrying does not need to be hidden, explained away, or managed alone. Within the HOPE Program, the space of group support is one of several ways of working with health, self-ownership, personal growth, and empowerment.

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Grønnegade, Copenhagen K

This work is informed by my clinical and academic background in mental health, psychotherapy and healthcare, as well as my own lived experience of navigating long-term illness and its impact on identity, everyday life, and hope.

HEALTH CHALLENGES

Health challenges can affect life in many ways

People may live with different diagnoses, but many recognise some of the same emotional and everyday struggles.

Living with uncertainty

Symptoms may shift from day to day, which can make it harder to trust your body, plan ahead, or feel grounded in everyday life.

Feeling unseen

You may look well on the outside while carrying fatigue, pain, strain, or emotional pressure that others cannot easily see or understand.

Losing trust in your body

Your body may no longer respond in the way it once did, and that can affect safety, confidence, and the relationship you have with yourself.

Grief and identity change

Illness can bring a sense of loss - not only of health, but of freedom, certainty, roles, or the person you thought you would be.

Relationships and belonging

Health challenges can affect how close you feel to others, how understood you feel, and whether you still feel at home in your life.

Treatment fatigue

Daily treatment, routines, monitoring, or lifestyle adjustments can become emotionally exhausting over time.

THE PROGRAM

A holistic and transformational process

HOPE is structured around four interconnected pillars that support whole-person well-being and sustainable change:

1) Emotional Well-Being focuses on developing awareness, regulation, and resilience in your inner emotional world.
2) Somatic Practice & Embodiment integrates body-based awareness, movement, and exercises to reconnect mind and body as a pathway for healing and personal growth.
3) Relationships & Connection explores the quality of your relational world, helping you build healthier patterns of connection and boundaries with others and with yourself.
4) Nutrition & Lifestyle routines supports the foundations of physical health through nourishing choices, daily rhythms, and sustainable routines.
Depending on your needs, a personalized plan will be offered to work on these pillars, while a core aspect of the program is to participate within the HOPE group support.

You are welcome to begin by listening and simply being there
No one is expected to share more than feels right
Trust and participation are allowed to grow gradually over time

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

What may begin to change through the program?

Facing illness can affect how you feel in your body, how you see yourself, and how you relate to everyday life and other people.

Through individual and group process, many begin to experience more understanding, more steadiness, and new ways of living with what they are carrying.

Participants may begin to experience:

Empowerment

You may begin to relate to your condition with more acceptance, integrate better the different parts of yourself, and to gain a greater sense of how to live with it in everyday life.

Feeling less alone

You may discover that others understand more than you expected, and that being part of a group can bring relief, recognition, and connection.

More calm and aliveness

You may begin to feel more calm in your body and in your thoughts, and a greater sense of balance and sense of aliveness in everyday life.

More self-support

You may experience greater self-acceptance, more contact with your body, and a stronger sense of standing more safely and freely in your own life.

Finding words

You may find language for experiences that have felt confusing, private, or difficult to explain to others.

Daily rhythm

Through the group process and the methods we work with, you may begin to find a more supportive rhythm and better ways of caring for yourself in daily life.

More hope

You may reconnect with a renewed sense of what remains possible, and with parts of yourself that still long for meaning, connection, and life.

A sense of belonging

You may feel part of a shared human experience, where different diagnoses can still meet in common feelings of loss, change, vulnerability, and connection.

CLIENT EXPERIENCES

What participants say about group process

"The weekend was magical. To hear other people's stories, pain and be able to see the person just like he/she is was so nice. To be able to play, which I haven't done in 48 years. A tremendously good thing was the ending, to be able to finish in this way was so important"

— Julia (Aliveness weekend retreat)

“The weekend was truly transformative for me. I arrived with deep questions about life and about what it really means to feel alive. The space that Elena and Tobias held allowed me to meet myself fully. Their guidance was warm, respectful, and powerful. I left the weekend feeling lighter, freer, and more connected to myself”

— Hannah (Aliveness weekend retreat)

"It was absolutely amazing, in so many ways. I had some very important knowings and all of the participants were truly lovely people"

—Kathrine (Aliveness weekend retreat)

" I came back feeling alive with all the good and bad going up and down. In a positive way of thinking and feeling"

— Andreas (Aliveness weekend retreat)

"The leadership of this group was absolutely incredible, you both complemented each other and it was easy to get both support and strength to dare to open up my soul"

— Karla (Aliveness weekend retreat)

"I felt so safe, Elena and Tobias really took us all through this journey so beautifully with so much presence and warmth"

— Sofie (Aliveness weekend retreat)

“The main takeaway for me was to prioritise myself more and take my own needs more seriously. I also noticed how meaningful it was to slow down over the day, even if that was a little difficult for me at first. It helped me realise how often I distract myself and how little I check in with my body.”

— Jill (Nervous System Reset workshop)

“Very supportive of quite complex processes. We all had individual needs and stages of healing, and I think the facilitators did a great job navigating that for the benefit of the whole group. It was the knowledge, instinct, and flexibility of the leaders that made it possible to go so far in such a short time”

—Nuria (Aliveness weekend retreat)

“Jeg oplever, at jeg bliver mere opmærksom på mig selv i hverdagen og mere nærværende i mit liv.”

— Klient

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions many people have

This group may be relevant for you if living with a health condition has affected more than your body. You may recognise feelings such as grief, uncertainty, loneliness, loss of direction, pressure, or the sense that life has changed in ways other people do not fully see. The Well-being Assessment is there to help you explore whether the group feels like a good and supportive match for you.

The group is especially relevant for people diagnosed with chronic, inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, metabolic or hormonal disorders. This may include, for example, multiple sclerosis, lupus, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain conditions, diabetes, hormonal disorders. But also life-threatening diagnoses like cancer or stroke, as well as complex health syndromes as burnout. You do not need one specific diagnosis to be welcome - what matters most is whether you recognize the importance of addressing your emotional and relational world as part of your health recovery journey.

The group meets every Tuesday at 5.30 pm in my practice at Grønnegade 18, 3rd floor, Copenhagen. Each session lasts approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. Please note that there is unfortunately no elevator in the building.

The Well-being Assessment is an individual first meeting with Elena and a way of exploring your individual needs and whether the group support could be right for you. It gives you space to talk about your condition, your current challenges, your hopes, and any questions you may have. It is also a chance to get a sense of Elena and the way she works before deciding whether to join.

You can begin by signing up for the first 7-session programme. After that, you have the option to continue in the group on a monthly subscription basis if it still feels meaningful and supportive for you.

That is completely okay. You are welcome to begin quietly and take part at your own pace. No one is expected to share more than feels right. Many people need time to arrive, listen, and build trust before speaking more openly.

That is understood and welcomed as part of the reality of living with health challenges. The group is designed with awareness of different levels of energy, capacity, and daily variation. We work in a respectful way, and there is room to take part as you are.

ABOUT ELENA

Meet Elena

I am a psychotherapist, researcher, and former mental health nurse. I work with people who are living with health challenges and looking for a more grounded, meaningful, and life-supporting way forward.

My background brings together psychotherapy, healthcare and academic research in mental health and well-being. Over the years, I have worked with people in vulnerable and complex life situations, and I have developed a deep respect for how illness, uncertainty, and life change can affect both identity and everyday life.

This work is also personal for me. I have lived with multiple sclerosis for 11 years, and I know from the inside how deeply a health condition can affect hope, self-understanding, and the relationship with the body. That experience shapes the way I meet others with warmth, honesty, and respect for the different ways people try to live with what has changed.

My aim is to create a space where you can feel understood, supported, and less alone, and where new ways of relate to your condition may begin to emerge.

Start with a Well-being Assessment

You can begin with a 60-minute Well-being Assessment, where we meet individually and explore what you are living with right now.
Before the session, you will receive a short questionnaire about your health, energy, everyday life, and current challenges. This helps create a clearer starting point and gives Elena a fuller sense of your situation.

In the session, there is space to talk about what feels difficult, what kind of support you are looking for, and whether this group feels like a good match for you.

PRICE

~~900 kr.~~ DKK 450

Incl. 50% introductory discount

Duration:

60 min.

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GROUP SUPPORT WITHIN THE HOPE PROGRAM

Join the 7-session group programme

You can begin by joining the first 7 group sessions, meeting once a week in a steady and supportive format.

Each session lasts 2.5 to 3 hours and offers space for reflection, guided exercises, shared themes, and a gradual process of building trust, self-understanding, and support in the company of others.

The 7-session programme is designed as a clear starting point. If it feels meaningful to continue, you will have the option to remain in the group on a monthly subscription basis and keep meeting weekly.

PRICE

~~3.500~~ DKK 2,975

Continuation option: DKK 1,895 per month

Duration:

7 sessions of 2.5–3 hours each

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THE PRACTICE

Calm surroundings in central Copenhagen

The group takes place in my practice in Grønnegade in central Copenhagen, just a few minutes’ walk from Kongens Nytorv.

We meet on the 3rd floor in a beautiful group room with soft natural light and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Please note that there is unfortunately no elevator in the building.

The space is created to support calm, safety, and shared therapeutic work. There is room to take part in the way that feels most comfortable for you, whether that means sitting in a chair or using cushions or floor support during parts of the session.

UNCERTAINTY

You do not need to be sure yet

Many people arrive with both hope and uncertainty.

You do not need to know exactly what you want to say or where to begin.

If you are in acute distress or need urgent medical or psychiatric support, it may be more helpful to contact your doctor or another relevant professional first.

You are very welcome to book a Well-being Assessment if you would like to explore whether this feels like the right next step for you.

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