Group Therapy

Group therapy involves one or more therapists who lead a group of roughly 6-10 patients. Typically, groups meet for an hour or two each week. Some people attend individual therapy in addition to groups, while others participate in groups only.

Parenting Skills Group: RECRUITING NOW
Start date TBD (March or April): Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm over Zoom
Focus: This group is meant to give parents a variety of skills and strategies that can be helpful to manage disruptive behaviors in children from Pre-K to 2nd grade.
Format: 10 weekly, 90 minute sessions
Content: Topics include managing parenting stress, behavior management, and teaching skills such as time-out. Sessions consist of lectures, skills practice, discussion, and homework activities.
 
 
Depression Group: RECRUITING NOW
Start date TBD (March or April): Thursdays, 5:30pm-7pm in-person
Focus: Coping skills for individuals struggling with depression
Format: 8 weekly, 90 minute sessions
Content: Topics include challenging negative self-talk, mindfulness, increasing engagement in pleasant activities, and practicing coping skills. Sessions consist of lectures, skills practice, discussion, and homework activities.
 
Anxiety Management Group: RECRUITING NOW
Start date TBD (March or April): Wednesdays, 6-7pm in-person
Focus: Coping skills for individuals struggling with anxiety or worry
Format: 6 weekly, 60 minute sessions
Content: Topics include challenging anxious thoughts, learning relaxation exercises, and practicing coping skills. Sessions consist of lectures, skills practice, discussion, and homework activities.
 
Memory, Aging, and Cognition Group: Current group is full, recruiting for the next group
Focus: Provide education and evidence-based skills to promote healthy brains and improved thinking and memory for healthy adults aged 65 years or older
Format: 7 weekly, 120 minute sessions 
Content: Topics include the science of memory, health and lifestyle factors for memory, memory strategies, and the application of memory strategies in real life. 
 
Social Anxiety Group: Current group is full, recruiting for the next group
Focus: Coping skills for individuals struggling with social anxiety 
Format: 10 weekly, 90 minute sessions 
Content: Topics include challenging anxious thoughts, learning how to better engage in social situations, and practicing coping skills. Sessions consist of lectures, skills practice, discussion, and homework activities.
 
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Group is offered on a regular basis
Focus: Coping skills training for persons with emotion regulation difficulties, impulsive behaviors, and interpersonal difficulties
Format: Weekly group and individual sessions for one year for adults
Content: Topics include regulating emotions, being more effective in relationships, and dealing with stressful situations. Sessions consist of lectures, discussion, and homework activities.