GROUP COUNSELING

 

Building resilience skills in a group setting can empower you to take control of your thoughts, outlook and perspective on any obstacles you may be facing. Resilience is the ability to overcome the many challenges we all face in life. The main reason one individual is more resilient than another is not intelligence, genetics, biological factors, life circumstance or situations; it’s the way you think and respond.

Group Counseling can provide a unique forum for children, teens and adults to develop supportive peer relationships while learning resilience skills in an engaging and interactive format. We currently offer various types of Groups that aim to build the following skills:

  • Learn how your thoughts matter and take more control of them

  • Transform negative self-talk

  • Enhance problem solving skills

  • Learn about and develop your personal character strengths

  • Develop a growth mindset, rather than a fixed one

  • Increase confidence and self-esteem

  • Set goals and achieve them

  • Learn to adapt and overcome rather than accepting defeating thoughts

  • Develop connections with others in a supportive therapeutic setting

 

Specialized Social Skills Groups

Children, teens and adults with poor socialization skills are less likely to form healthy intimate relationships, more likely to experience rejection, and have a higher likelihood of running into trouble either with the juvenile or adult legal system. 

Academic performance is also impacted, because students who have a hard time connecting with peers develop self-esteem issues, depression, social anxiety and apathy toward those around them, which makes students less likely to focus their energy on academic achievement. Some of the most important social skills for individuals to learn are conflict resolution, understanding and forming friendships, valuing other people and their ideas, taking turns, understanding body language, improving eye contact and taking responsibility for their own actions.

Developing strong social skills can also help build self-esteem, confidence and assertiveness. Strong social skills build resilience which increase your ability to deal with social stress such as bullying and other conflicts.

Social Skills Groups are also a powerful tool in the treatment of children, teens and adults with ADHD, Autism and other developmental concerns.

Current Group Offerings:

  • Groups begin and end on an ongoing basis. Please contact us for current group offerings.

  • Men’s Grief Processing Group: September 2022 @ Fredericksburg

  • Boy’s Social Skills Group for Ages 11-13: September 2022 @ Fredericksburg

  • “Mending Mindset” For Moms: April 2023 @ Midlothian

    *Due to COVID-19 Group offerings have been severely impacted.

How To Join A Group

Before joining a group you must contact us to schedule an intake evaluation. During the initial appointment we will identify your needs and match you to a group that will be the best fit for you or your child.  Groups are covered by some insurance companies. Groups meet weekly for 55-60 minutes. For children and teens ongoing parent meetings are required throughout treatment to reinforce skills, monitor progress and identify areas of continued concern.

TESTIMONIALS

“Joining the group and learning to identify all of the problems I was creating in my own head really helped me put my own thoughts into perspective. Suddenly, not everything was as bad as I thought it was anymore. Learning how I could build my own resilience has been a skill that has helped me be more effective in managing my own stress and feel more at peace.”

J.S. (Former Client)

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Take the first step on your journey to build the resilience skills necessary to thrive, no matter what circumstances you face!