You are not alone—especially in group therapy. Group therapy serves as a place to connect with others that face similar challenges and can relate to you. All group participates have the same goal in mind—gain on-the-spot awareness through others, a judgement-free opportunity to self-expression and achieve the ultimate goal of practicing new behaviors for a better you.
Learn more about the different types of group therapies we offer below
Support Groups
The most common type of group therapy is support group therapy. For many people, this style of therapy can be the most effective way a person can learn more about common experiences faced by other people in an open-floor structured setting. This open-style, group setting offers an opportunity to talk, listen, learn and grow through others who share a common purpose and are more likely to understand you—all while gaining comfort in knowing you are not the only one. Whether the focus is on a particular area, feeling or combination of many different aspects of mental wellness, The Counseling Center for Change welcomes you to join any of our on-going / upcoming support groups.
Benefits and what to expect in support group therapy:
Support groups make you realize you are not alone
Tips and advice from like-minded peers
Great way to communicate feelings
Less intimidatingly than one-on-one therapist setting
Psychoeducational Group Therapy
Educational and information-sharing, considered to be one of the most essential aspect of all therapy programs, psychoeducation has the goal in its title—Psycho + Education. Psycho, also known as mind, mental, psychology and Education, the understanding or learning about something. Educational awareness is the best guide to maintain a mentally healthy lifestyle. Many people who have a condition know little or nothing about their condition, this includes caregivers who also need to be educated about their loved one’s condition. The ultimate goal is to educate all on the positive and negatives, equipped with the best practices. There are many types of psychoeducational groups offered.
Benefits to Psychoeducational Groups and what to expect:
Learn new methods to improve quality of life.
Learning warning signs and problem-solving.
Active Engagement with others who share similar qualities and goals.
Motivational interviewing.
Teamwork structured setting
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that addresses the way patients are thinking about things, feeling about things, and acting on things. CBT is a clinically-proven, highly effective treatment for Depression, Anxiety (panic attacks, phobias, OCD, and other stress disorders), relationship problems, low self-esteem, and more. CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations, and events. The benefit of this is that we can change the way we think to feel better or act better even if the situation does not change. CBT is a method that essentially identifies and helps a person to correct specific errors in what he or she is thinking that produces negative and painful feelings. While we cannot change what happens in our environment, we can choose how we will respond to it.
Benefits to CBT groups and what to expect:
Intervention in targeting negative thoughts, and changing ways of thinking.
Positive changes in emotions and behavior.
Sense of community and belonging by engaging.
