Pop culture process group
You're not just watching TV. You're working something out.
Think about the last show that got under your skin. The character you couldn't stop thinking about. The scene that made you cry in a way you didn't fully understand. The villain you loved a little too much.
That's not casual entertainment. That's recognition. That's your psyche using fiction to process what's real.
The Pop Culture Process Group is a weekly telehealth space where we use film, television, and media as entry points for genuine psychological exploration. We name the patterns. We follow the threads. We use what we watch as a mirror for what we carry.
It's serious inner work with a compelling front door.
What Happens in group
What actually happens in the group.
Each week, we bring a scene, a character, a cultural moment — and we sit with it together. We notice what it evokes. We follow the associations. We connect what's on screen to what's alive in the room.
The framework is psychodynamic, which means we're interested in what's underneath — the unconscious dynamics, the relational patterns, the parts of ourselves we recognize in the characters we love and the ones we can't stand.
This is a process group, which means the group itself becomes part of the material. What happens between members — the dynamics, the resonances, the moments of recognition — is as important as what happens on screen.
You don't need a presenting problem to be here. You just need to be curious about yourself. meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together.
You've been curious about therapy or group work but traditional formats feel too clinical or too intimidating
You process your inner life through story — books, shows, film — and you're ready to do that intentionally
You want a space to explore identity, relationships, and emotions without having to have a crisis to justify it
You've been in therapy before and want something that complements individual work in a different register
You want community — people who take their inner lives seriously and aren't afraid to go there
This group is for you if…
Big ideas, real impact.
Group members bring what's resonating for them and we pick films/TV shows to explore themes such as -romance, misogyny, or black women stereotypes, etc.
Past sessions have explored:
Romance in Forever, And Just Like That, Heated Rivalry, The Materialists, Past Lives — how does romance show up in our own lives?
Misogyny in Adolescence, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, Handmaid’s Tale, Ex Machina, HER— how does the culture we live in think about women and what does that mean for us?
Other topics we will explore: race, capitalism, disability, friendship, etc.
If it moved you, it's material.
DETails
Format: Weekly Zoom, 75 minutes
Size: 8 participants maximum
Rate: $65 per person, per week (billed monthly)
Start Date: September 2026
Who It's For: Adults 18+ — no therapy background required
Telehealth: Available to residents of NY, NJ, DC & IL
Facilitator: Dr. Jennifer Hall, PhD, LCSW
about the facilitator
I'm Dr. Jennifer Hall — a psychodynamic therapist, writer, and the creator of The Psychosocial Review, a Substack and YouTube channel dedicated to exploring psychology through a cultural lens.
I've been practicing since 2013 and I'm licensed as an LCSW in New York, New Jersey, DC, and Illinois. I work with high-achieving women navigating the internal cost of external success — and I've long believed that what we watch, what we return to, what we can't stop thinking about is never accidental.
It's material. And it's one of the most honest ways into the work.