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Women of Wills

Women of Wills was created by and for the women ophthalmologists associated with Wills Eye Hospital. Our goal is to create a supportive environment for its members to interact both in person and online. This group will be involved in educational as well as social activities and welcomes the participation of all its members.

 

Women of Wills Meeting

Monday, February 10, 2025

Please join us for an interactive session designed to help women in professional roles address topics such as overstimulation and the administrative load on them while running a family/household and maintaining a sense of self.

WHERE: Wills Eye Hospital, 8th Floor

TIME:
4:30-6 p.m. - Join us for free mini massages, Botox provided by our friends in the Oculoplastics department and a juice bar
6 p.m. - Speaker with Dinner (generously provided by Alcon)

GUEST SPEAKER: Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Staff Therapist, Council for Relationships

To RSVP and for more information contact:
Elizabeth Derham, ederham@willseye.org

Amy’s strength as a clinician is to help you explore and improve the important relationships in your life, believing that relationships are the very core of mental health. She enjoys supporting individuals and couples as they are making transitions in their lives and in their relationships, preparing for marriage, growing their family, navigating pregnancy and postpartum stages, striving to better integrate their careers and family, and deepening intimacy and connection with each other.

Amy creates a calm and welcoming space to help you make the changes you desire for your life. With genuineness, compassion, empathy, guidance, and humor she will support you through a process of acceptance, healing, and growth. She enjoys working with clients from diverse backgrounds and seeks to create safe spaces for all clients. Amy has 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and communities as a social worker in the Philadelphia area.

Components of the presentation:

  • Validation/presentation of common themes for women around working, caregiving, and household management (mental load, overstimulation, overwhelm, resentment in couple, level-individual, couple, family, community, policy, culture etc.)
  • Providing tools (ex: Fair Play cards, Third Path tools)
  • Small group conversations
  • Constructive couples communication tools
  • Sharing a story/journey of someone’s process in living a more integrated life
  • Sharing resources (ex: Couples/individual therapy)

SUPPORTING WOMEN OF WILLS

Membership in Women of Wills is free, however donations are always welcome to help enhance our offerings.

Women of Wills programming is made possible by generous sponsors and donors. If you would like to donate to current and future programming, please make your gift using the below form. Any support is appreciated and will be acknowledged at an upcoming Women of Wills event. Thank you!