All groups are restricted to a maximum of six clients. Groups focus on a specific issue to facilitate individuals developing skills to overcome problems and enhance their lifestyle.

To determine if a group is suitable to assist you, consult your doctor or therapist. If you are not currently consulting a therapist discuss the benefits of these groups with our experienced Clinic Manager, Dale.

Communication Skills: Four 1 ½ hr weekly sessions

Suitable for individuals wishing to improve their general communication skills and clients developing communication skills to improve relationships; work performance; or general social skills.

Objectives

Learn principles underlying successful communication
Identify personal communication strengths and weaknesses
Develop skills to communicate assertively and confidently
Practice and consolidate acquired communication skills

Distress Tolerance/Managing Emotional Distress: Four 1 ½ hr weekly sessions

Groups are suitable for clients experiencing depression; anxiety; or general emotional distress. Separate groups are available for clients with mild to moderate distress; seeking skills to reduce distress instead of using medication. Groups are also available for clients experiencing severe emotional distress wishing to acquire distress tolerance skills to compliment medication and other treatment approaches.

Objectives

· Identify personal distress triggers

· Identify early stages of emotional distress

· Explore and develop techniques to reduce emotional distress

· Apply distress tolerance skills in a variety of settings

Dialectic Behaviour Therapy – Skills: Eight 1 ½ hr weekly sessions

Suitable for clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.

Dialectic Behaviour Skills groups cover a range of lifestyle skills including Managing Emotional Distress. Clients must currently be in therapy with a Psychiatrist or Allied Mental Health Professional. Group facilitator will communicate with client’s individual therapists, with client consent, to maximize the benefits of the skills group.

Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – 2hr single session

Suitable for clients diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; individuals who have been exposed to a traumatic experience; and partners/family of those who have experienced trauma. Light refreshments provided and general discussion invited

Objectives:

Overview of the neurobiology of trauma
Understand the symptoms of trauma-related disorders
Develop strategies to manage trauma-related symptoms
The role of medication in the treatment of trauma
The role of therapy in the treatment of trauma

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