Groups

Counseling for Wellness Coping with Art Group

Thursdays from 6pm-8pm

October 5th-November 9th

$10 per session self-pay (not billed through insurance)

All Supplies Included

Ages 18+

Sessions held at Counseling For Wellness: 420 W Main Street in Kent

Group Facilitators: Ashley McGuinness, LPCC-S (she/her), and Olivia Andrew, CT (she/her)

To Join Group: Must request and complete a pre-intake form from admin@counselingforwellness.com

You can apply to as many or as few sessions as you would like.

From there, our facilitators will review pre-intakes and reach out to clients to confirm

Goals for this group:

1. Decrease anxiety and increase positive emotion

2. Increase self awareness of personal strengths and capabilities

3. Provide a means for healthy expression of emotion

Dates and Topics:

● October 5: “Life Book” helps establish values and goals - will be used each week as a warm up exercise

● October 12: “Animal Guides” identifies strengths and increases self-awareness

● October 19: “Nature Walk & Leaves Expression” relieves stress, develops creative expression, and increases ability to share emotions

● October 26: “Safe Place” creates a safe place to help relieve anxiety

● November 2: “Feeling Poem” increases creative expression, cognition, and emotional regulation

● November 9: “Safe Place Collage” improves coping and decision-making skills

What is Group Therapy? (from American Psychological Association)

Joining a group of strangers may sound intimidating at first, but group therapy provides benefits that individual therapy may not. Psychologists say, in fact, that group members are almost always surprised by how rewarding the group experience can be.

Groups can act as a support network and a sounding board. Other members of the group often help you come up with specific ideas for improving a difficult situation or life challenge, and hold you accountable along the way.

People have different personalities and backgrounds, and they look at situations in different ways. By seeing how other people tackle problems and make positive changes, you can discover a whole range of strategies for facing your own concerns.