Art therapists: run closed group cycles

A closed art therapy group works because the same people meet each week, building trust over a set number of sessions. New people can't drop in halfway. With Book, prospective participants book a first individual meeting on your own booking page, and you book each accepted participant for the whole cycle from your list, so the group stays closed.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations and places are examples: set your own according to the rules that apply to you.

Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date, so set the cycle once. Then book each participant yourself from your bookings list for every session, before anyone else can. Set places to the group size, so when all participants are booked, the sessions leave your page. First and last name are enough; with their email, participants get a confirmation with a calendar file for each session.

Say in the description what materials you provide and what to bring, such as old clothes. Set places to the space and materials you have.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. Tell people they don't need to explain their situation in the note; you'll talk at the meeting, according to the rules that apply to you.

Service names and notes appear in participants' calendar files. Use neutral names, such as "Group session", and keep the note empty or practical when you create bookings.

Participants can't move or cancel online: they contact you. In a closed group, a missed session isn't moved; say this in the description, and cancel the booking from your list if needed.

Book doesn't store clinical notes or artwork, take payments, sell cycles or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with colleagues, create services per therapist. See the guide on individual sessions and materials. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.