Group Therapy Makes Great Therapy.
Real healing happens when a person feels a shift in longstanding negative emotional patterns. Group therapy can deliver that. Imagine a person struggling with shame and isolation. They’ve done the work of opening up, and identifying where these feelings coming from. But talk can only take them so far. What is really needed is “unlearning”: an experience in which the client feels deep connection and acceptance while addressing their painful memory. This allows the brain to “unlock” its negative patterns and replace them with healthier thoughts and feelings.
This felt experience—a sense of safety even as we address our pain head-on—enables profound psychic shifts. Group therapy makes great therapy by providing that sense of safety. We can’t heal ourselves alone, but together we can tackle even the oldest, deepest issues.
Trauma Group
In this six-week group, you will explore the spiritual, mental, and physical impacts of your traumatic event with an affirming set of peers. To provide continuity and deepen trust, we offer three separate groups--men, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community--which will consist of the same people every week. You will jumpstart your recovery as you speak directly to your trauma, and address your past and future selves. The group uses a mix of narrative therapy, visualization, psychodrama, and art, while paying close attention to the bodily effects of trauma and exploring grounding techniques to cope with overwhelming emotions and/or flashbacks. (This group is for individuals ages eighteen and older. If you are interested in joining, please contact Anna at anna@centerforpsychhealth.com.)
Addiction Recovery (GRIP)
Group Recovery and Interpersonal Processing (“GRIP”) provides a supportive, honest space for people to explore thoughts, fears, and feelings about early recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. It is an open-ended conversation where participants can share what’s weighing on them in early sobriety. Substance abuse and addiction issues often have roots in relational problems, so the group focuses on “here and now” interpersonal dynamics to teach healthier modes of communication. Anna draws on a wide portfolio of techniques (e.g., psychodrama, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psycho-education) to understand and rebuild thinking patterns, process emotions, grieve, and much more. (This group is for individuals ages eighteen and older. If you are interested in joining, please contact Anna at anna@centerforpsychhealth.com.)
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Grief Recovery
People say you have to let go and move on in your life, but they don't tell you what you need to do to accomplish that. The Grief Recovery Method Outreach Program not only makes that possible but provides partnerships and guidance to ensure that it happens. This eight-week group uses the Grief Recovery Method, an international, evidence-based technique that has been perfected by specialists for over forty years. The program differs from other support groups in its action-based and directed approach, and is a great choice for grievers who want more than traditional support groups offer. The Grief Recovery Method defines grief as the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior. With this expansive definition in mind, we welcome people struggling with various kinds of losses, including but not limited to death, divorce or end of a relationship, pet loss, retirement, major health changes, loss of trust, and the “empty nest.”​ (This group is for individuals ages eighteen and older. If you are interested in joining, please contact Anna at anna@centerforpsychhealth.com.)