Adult Groups

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SOCIAL SKILLS AND SELF-ESTEEM, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND WELLNESS

Art from the Heart (18+)

Art from the Heart will support the process of healing, clearing the mind, honoring self-expression, building self-esteem, gaining self-awareness, and developing coping skills to reduce anxiety and depression. Participants do not need any previous art experience to benefit from this group. Covered by Medicaid and most health plans; co-pay may apply.

Groove to Change Your Mood (Age 18+)

Join us for this weekly program aimed at enhancing cardiovascular health while uplifting mental and emotional wellbeing. This program is crafted to:

• Boost physical activity
• Alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression
• Enhance balance and coordination
• Improve cardiovascular health
• Foster social connections
• Elevate self-confidence and cognitive function

Participants should wear comfortable exercise clothing. Meets in-person.

Level Up:  Gaming & Wellbeing

An 8-week program helping clients game in a way that benefits their mental and physical wellbeing including but not limited to:

• reduce isolation & providing a place for social connection
• reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
• improve cardiovascular health through physical activity
• provide relevant nutritional and wellness education

Meets in-person and participants must be able to walk for at least 45-minutes (with or without a walking aid). Participants should wear comfortable clothes, sneakers or other athletic shoes, and bring water to stay hydrated. Optional, have Pokemon Go on cell phone or another device.

Restored: Healing Through Grief

The goal of this 8-week, in-person group is to provide a safe, structured environment for participants to process grief, reduce isolation, and develop coping strategies that promote healing and post-traumatic growth. Grief is not limited to the death of a loved one — many of our clients experience non-death losses, including relational estrangement, loss of identity, disrupted life roles, physical health decline, or the trauma of unmet childhood needs. These unacknowledged or unresolved losses often contribute to the intensification of mental health symptoms, including anxiety, depression, obsessive thought patterns, emotional numbing, and behavioral dysregulation.

ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY

The Way to Wellness – Illness Management and Recovery Group (Ages 18+)

Establish and reach personal recovery goals, gain confidence and increase self-awareness in personal choices, enhance coping skill use to reduce stress, symptoms, psychiatric and substance use relapse, and identify health ways to take care of oneself and live life in balance. The eleven topic areas include: recovery strategies, understanding mental illness and diagnoses, impact of stress vulnerability, building social supports, using medications effectively, impact of substance use, relapse prevention, coping with stress, coping with problems and symptoms, understanding the mental health system, and healthy lifestyles. Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is an evidence-based practice that promotes hope, personal responsibility and solutions to manage and overcome impact of mental illness. Covered by Medicaid.

Dare to Begin you Transformation (DBT Group, Ages 18+)

DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that is designed to teach effective life skills, from learning how to balance opposing ideas, to managing conflict in relationships, to finding peace within us. Covered by most health plans; co-pay may apply.

SUPPORT FOR SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY

Staying on Track (Ages 18+)

This Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group for women will focus on reinforcing skills to maintain sobriety and manage co-occurring mental health symptoms. Participants will work to build on successes made in earlier recovery and gain support with facing challenges that may emerge in this stage of sobriety. The format of each group session will include check in, weekly topic and open discussion of recovery related issues for the purpose of mutual support from other women participants that emphasizes self-care, preventing relapse, and repairing domains of life that have been harmed through the process of addiction. Participants must have at least a year’s sobriety or have previously attended the CHANGES group in order to join the Staying On Track group. Covered by Medicaid and most health plans; co-pay may apply.

Steps to Sobriety:  Your Journey to Recovery Begins Here (Ages 18+)

Join us for a supportive and compassionate early recovery group dedicated to helping individuals take their first steps towards a sober life. The group utilizes the proven Matrix Program to guide your recovery process and helps you develop a personalized relapse prevention plan.

Why Join Steps to Sobriety?

• You’ll find a supportive community and connect with others who understand your journey
• Personal Growth to develop coping skills and build a foundation for lasting recovery
• Matrix Program follows a structured and evidence-based approach to recovery
• Create and implement a personalized Relapse Prevention Plan.

The group meets online via TEAMS and is open to any adult seeking support in their recovery journey. This group is covered by Medicaid and most major insurances. Co-pays may apply