Group Psychotherapy

Group Psychotherapy helps clients feel more supported as they address particular issues that they have in common such as: grief, relationships, addictions, anger, trauma and low self-esteem.


Support Groups for Children and Teens in Schools
Some Support Groups offered:

 After Divorce
Death of a Loved one
Building Connections
Don't Get Mean Beam
Being a Leader

*All groups can be designed for any age group. Length of groups can be from one hour to a weekly eight-week group.


Groups for Senior Programs for Assisted Living, Skilled Care and Senior Centers

Clinical Goals include:

•    Increase Social Support Network

•    Increase Coping Skills

•    Reduce Depression and Anxiety

•    Reduce Isolation

•    Increase Adjustment to moving in

•    Increase Self-Expression

•    Increase Self-Esteem

•    Increase Problem Solving Skills

•    Slow down Progression of Dementia

 
Connections- a six week expressive arts therapy group
Focus: on relationships

 Goals of Connections:

•    Improve Social Support Network

•    Increase Coping Skills

•    Reduce Depression and Anxiety

•    Increase Self-Expression

•    Increase Self-Esteem

•    Increase Problem Solving Skills

 
 Outline of Group:

Week 1: Saying Hello-Introductions

Art Project: Who Am I? Portraits

Week 2: Communication

Art Project: Communication Games

Week 3: Friendship

Art Project: Friendship Circles

Week 4: Family

Art Project: Family Trees

Week 5: Spouses

Art Project: Love Letters

Week 6: Building Bridges

Art Project: Building Bridges with Stone Sculptures and Psychodrama

 
Other  Expressive Arts Groups

Open Art Studio- will use art and writing to promote self-expression and process feelings

 What's Next?-A Psychodrama/Problem Solving Group

 Making Lemonade- a support group for widows and widowers

 Having Our Say- a group that encourages people to take care of
unfinished business through role-play and discussion

 Moving with Spirit- Movement Therapy group- to increase body awareness, self-expression and self-confidence

 Abstract Expressions- for stress reduction and confidence
building-being done

Sensory Exploration Group- exploring the world through all five senses.
A nonverbal approach to self-expression, self-understand and
communicating with others Being Done

 Bibliotherapy Group- Therapeutic story-telling group to address issues
of family, self-esteem, relationships

Blessings and Gifts- is a psycho-spiritual group to address spiritual,
community and emotional needs for Shabbat Being Done(Friend Center)

 Me and My Body- a body awareness group that helps build more awareness
and more positive connection between the participant's body/mind/spirit

 Music Circle- through music and percussion instruments will learn to
express themselves, build self-esteem and social cooperation.

  Length of groups can be from one hour to a weekly eight-week group.