GROUP THERAPY

Why participate in group therapy? While it might feel a bit awkward at first so we encourage you to try group for 3 sessions. This is enough time to begin to feel comfortable and most people end up loving group. Here are some reasons that we encourage participation in group therapy:

1. Group therapy helps you realize you are not alone.
2. Group therapy facilitates giving and receiving support.
3. Group therapy increases your awareness of your own feelings and needs and helps you learn how to express them.
4. Group therapy helps you relate to others (and yourself) in healthier ways.
5. Group therapy provides a supportive place to practice new relationship skills.
6. Group therapy increases confidence for using the skills in the “real world”.

We currently are providing group therapy via VSee, a HIPPA-compliant video therapy platform. Call or email for days/times/fees

DBT-Based Women's Group Therapy: A group for females ages 18 and up that teaches Marsha Linehan’s DBT skills modules: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

• Beginner: Introduction to each of the skills modules
• Advanced: Support in applying DBT skills

 DBT-Based Men’s Anger Management:   A psychoeducational and process group that combines DBT and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Mindfulness, relaxation, cognitive, and communication skills interventions as well as role-playing are applied to “real world” situations and relationship scenarios. Participants draw on these different interventions to develop increased knowledge and skills for effective emotion management.

DBT-Based, Adolescent & Young Adult Male Support Groups: In-person & Videoconference

· Join fellow guys just like yourself in a safe and supportive environment to interpersonally process a variety of emotions, while utilizing the dialectic of acceptance and change. In addition to social and emotional components, these two open groups are grounded in the application of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, including mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

· The age range for the adolescent group is 13 to 17 years old. The age range for the young adult group is 18 to 25 years old.

· The adolescent in-person and videoconference group meets weekly on Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The young adult in-person and videoconference group meets weekly on Wednesday from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

 Hurt, Hope, and Healing:   A women’s process/support group designed to help women heal past wounds, develop hope, and learn healthy coping strategies in a safe, non-judgmental environment.

Areas of focus include: past trauma, co-dependency, adult children of alcoholics or dysfunctional families, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and isolation.

Abstinence-Free, Substance-Related & Addictive Disorders Support Group: In-person & Videoconference

The struggle with substances and addictive behaviors is real. In fact, life is difficult enough without the constant worry and distraction of “wanting and needing more.” An excellent adjunct to 12-step-based support groups, this open group is perfect for those looking to address their personal concerns with substances and/or addiction in a supportive environment of like-minded peers. The group follows a harm reduction model, which is evidence-based and grounded in utilizing psychosocial support, along with a range of positive health practices aimed at reducing risk. Although encouraged, sobriety and abstinence are not required to join.

· The group is open to both women and men, ages 18 and up.

· Both, the in-person and videoconferencegroup meet weekly on Monday from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Maintaining Recovery from Substance Use Group:   An evidence-based therapeutic support for those who have quit using and want to stay off of substances. A great complement to other treatment activities such as AA, NA, and individual therapy.