About The Healing Circles Series
The Problem
Across hospitals, treatment centers, and various facilities, group sessions are often rushed, repetitive, and disconnected from the real needs of participants.
Patients seeking mental health treatment often spend hours in front of a TV or isolated in their rooms with little engagement during their hospital stay.
Law enforcement officers suffer in silence due to stigma and fear, leading to high rates of burnout, substance abuse, and suicide.
Seniors feel isolated without structured opportunities to reflect and connect.
People who are bullied at school or in the workplace often suffer in silence, leading to anxiety, depression, burnout, or lasting emotional trauma that can impact every area of their lives.
Treatment plans are often filled with canned language and lack individualized, meaningful goals.
Our Solution
Healing Circles by Umm Hmm LLC changes that. We provide structured group programs built around custom-designed participant journals and a step-by-step facilitator guide. Each session includes education, advocacy, reflection, and skill-building-making it easy to align with treatment planning requirements, and/or agency wellness training requirements, while truly engaging participants and helping them heal.
Why It Works
Sessions are ready to run-no scrambling for topics.
Topics are relevant, structured, and adaptable to diverse audiences.
Every participant receives a journal workbook they can continue to use after the program ends, supporting ongoing healing and reducing relapse or readmission.
Who We Serve
Hospitals and Psychiatric Units, Treatment Centers and Recovery Courts, Schools and Youth Programs, Senior Care and Nursing Homes, Law Enforcement and First Responders, and more.
About Erika Arnone, BSN, MA, MPA, CADC
Erika Arnone
Erika Arnone is the founder and CEO of Umm Hmm LLC and creator of Healing Circles, an innovative group program that engages, educates and empowers individuals in areas including mental health, substance use recovery, law enforcement, senior wellness, and youth empowerment.
With a diverse professional background as a Registered Nurse, former Federal Probation Officer, college professor, and national speaker, Erika has spent decades on the front lines of crisis intervention, patient care, and community safety.
Her unique perspective comes from working in high-pressure environments where lives are on the line. Erika's experience includes:
Facilitating court recover programs alongside judges.
Presenting nationwide on.
Advocating fiercely for patients.
Hospitals, and treatment centers .
Facilitated court recovery programs alongside judges
Presented nationwide on bullying prevention, suicide prevention, and workplace wellness
Advocated fiercely for patients, students, and colleagues facing burnout, trauma, and systemic barriers.
Healing Circles was born from Erika’s firsthand experience in settings where treatment plans were rushed, group sessions lacked relevance, and staff were overburdened. She saw law enforcement professionals afraid to seek help for fear of career repercussions, patients leaving hospitals without meaningful education and resources, and seniors longing for connection.
Through Healing Circles, Erika has created a structured, ready-to-implement program that blends education, advocacy, and empowerment-giving organizations the tools to improve outcomes while meeting treatment planning requirements
Guided by Purpose
I’m Erika Arnone, and I am deeply passionate about creating safe spaces where individuals can come together to heal, connect, and grow. My journey has been shaped by a calling to guide others toward self-discovery, balance, and emotional well-being.
With years of experience working alongside diverse populations in schools, hospitals, treatment centers, l have seen how powerful community support and reflection can be in the healing process.
I believe that healing is not a solitary path—it flourishes when we gather, share, and support one another. My work is rooted in compassion, mindfulness, and the belief that everyone has the inner strength to transform their life.
Erika’s Mission
To revolutionize the way mental health, wellness, and recovery are approached by replacing rushed treatment plans and generic group sessions with powerful, structured, and engaging healing experiences. I’m on a mission to challenge outdated systems, spark conversations people are afraid to have, and empower every participant-from patients to professionals- with the tools, education, and confidence to break cycles and build lasting wellness.
Program Options
Mental Health Support
Law Enforcement Wellness
Substance Use Recovery
Empowering patients with knowledge, self-advocacy tools, and reflection exercises that directly align with treatment planning.
Substance Use Recovery
Law Enforcement Wellness
Substance Use Recovery
Motivational, accountability-driven sessions focused on relapse prevention, identify rebuilding, and emotional resilience.
Law Enforcement Wellness
Law Enforcement Wellness
Law Enforcement Wellness
Confidential, stigma-free sessions designed to address job-related trauma, stress, and coping without jeopardizing careers.
Senior Wellness and Reflection
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
Guided discussions, memory exercises, and life story reflections to foster purpose, connection, and mental stimulation.
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
Interactive, confidence-building sessions for teens and young adults to address self-worth, conflict resolution, and resilience.
How It Works
Anti-Bullying and Youth Empowerment
How It Works
Step One: Choose Your Format: 8 sessions that run weekly, bi-weekly, or on a custom schedule
Step Two
Each Program Includes
How It Works
Choose Your Delivery:
Healing Circles facilitated by Umm Hmm LLC- WE run your Healing Circles on-site or virtually.
Licensed to Your Facility- Your staff is trained and certified to deliver the program.
Step Three
Each Program Includes
Each Program Includes
Materials Provided:
Participant Journal: includes affirmations, prompts, mood trackers, creative exercises, education sections, and resource lists.
Facilitator Guide: step-by-step instructions, discussion questions, role-play activities, and tips for adapting sessions to your population.
Each Program Includes
Each Program Includes
Each Program Includes
8 structured sessions (60 minutes each)
Participant journals tailored to your audience
Role-play activities and group prompts
Educational content that aligns with treatment planning and documentation needs
Affirmations, mood tracking, and reflection exercises
Ongoing Support
Packages may include:
Packages may include:
Post-program check-ins and optional licensing so your organization can continue running the program.
Packages may include:
Packages may include:
Packages may include:
Single session- one-time educational or motivational group
8-Session Healing Circles program with all materials
Staff training and certification to deliver the program with a facilitator guide and curriculum
Healing Circles facilitated by Umm Hmm LLC- WE run your Healing Circles on-site or virtually.
Pricing and Packages
Packages may include:
Pricing and Packages
We offer custom pricing based on your needs.