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Group Counseling

​Groups start on a rolling basis as client need and readiness align, ensuring a supportive and cohesive experience in a safe therapeutic environment. All group participants must be screened and approved by a clinician.

Attending group counseling reduces financial stress for self-pay clients and can reduce the emotional stress of being in "the hot seat" during a private session. Group counseling also helps to diminish feelings of isolation as it brings you into a  supportive community of people who have similar experiences. Contact us if you're interesting in joining one of the following groups:

Types of Groups
 

Parent of a Child
with ADHD:  Mind Body Connection

Talk to other parents who have many of the same experiences you do. Learn the techniques your child is learning in their group. Learn how to spot your own impending emotional dis-regulation so that you can move to a space of co-regulation with your child, to form secure attachment. We maintain a respectful, fun environment.

ADHD Youth Age 11 to 14: Mind Body Connection

These ages are particularly challenging and potentially isolating for children with ADHD. Building a support community is important. Youth will learn to build awareness of the body and it's nervous system arousal before they lose control.

Grief Support

For people trying to cope with death at any phase, whether you know it is coming or it happened decades ago.

Depression

Delve into the complexities of depression and see that you are not struggling alone. You do not have to face the darkness in isolation.

Trauma: FFTT Development 

Forward Facing Trauma Therapy is a method of trauma therapy that does not require you to dig into the darkest parts of your life. It is about regulation, and it is methodical. It has been suggested that this method could be successful in a group setting. Help us discover how helpful it can be.

Women's Midlife 

Children leave, sometimes on good terms and sometimes bad. Parents are aging and dying. Bodies are changing and so are marriages. You are not going crazy and you are not alone!

Parent of a Child with ADHD:
Skills Focus

Multiple studies have found that parenting styles play a role in symptom manifestation for children with ADHD. In this group, parents learn a new skill every week to compliment the skill their child is learning. This allows for improved parenting skills and reinforcement of the skills their child is learning. We recommend taking the Mind Body group before this one.

ADHD Youth: Skills Focus

Simultaneously occurs with the Parent Skills Focus Group. Discuss the emotional underpinnings of interpersonal interactions and personal responsibility, introducing the expectation that new parenting techniques will be used at home. We highly recommend taking the Mind Body group before this one.

The Anger Thing

Whether your anger is suppressed or explosive, we practice healthy forms of emotional awareness, body awareness, grounding techniques and mindfulness in communication. 

Parent of a Child with Mental Health Issues

The age of your child is not a factor in this group. Schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, borderline personality disorder and more. Parents often feel judged and helpless. Come together with parents of all ages who understand the burden and who are also working to find hope.

Child of a Parent with Mental Health Issues

Whether it’s schizophrenia, bipolar, BPD, Narcissism or more, this group is for you. Connect with others who get the weight, the confusion, and the love surrounding this formative relationship. Come as you are. No judgment, just understanding.

Caregiver Burn Out

A place to decompress and talk about your struggles with other people who understand. Hear about ways they've learned to cope and share the ways you've learned to cope. Learn about community resources that may be available to help.

Codependent and Carefree

Do you find yourself over-performing to keep other people afloat an on track? Do you have a hard time trusting people to get things done? Codependency is talked about more and more as we see its growing prevalence in relationship dynamics today. Learn what codependency is, what it isn't, and what causes it. Learn to take steps toward a stronger, happier you.

Interested in Joining Group

Please note that a group must receive a minimum number of participants to start. Some groups run a specific number of weeks while other are ongoing. Each group requires some screening to assure it is the right fit for your needs.

Which group would you like to join?

850 S. Spring St., Suite B

Springfield, IL 62704

(217) 610-2620

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