The purpose of the relational process group is to help group members form meaningful and healthy relationships with family, loved ones and friends. The group provides both a safe and supportive environment and the context in which group members will examine their feelings, thoughts and behaviors in connection to relationships. Improved awareness will allow for choices that clients have not thought they had. I will assist group members with learning how to connect with others and to resolve their interpersonal difficulties that have often caused unhappiness and suffering in their relationships. This is an open relational process group.
The purpose of the anxiety management group is to help clients understand their anxiety and develop coping skills to manage it. This is a short-term group of 12-18 weeks consisting of three modules that focus on cognition, behavior and acceptance. During the group the clients will learn to understand their symptoms, and are introduced to evidence-based strategies to manage them. Between the sessions the group members practice the strategies to find out what does and does not work for them. In addition, patients utilize the here-and-now of the group to better understand their anxiety when it occurs in the present moment.