Group Counseling - The aim of group psychotherapy is to help with solving the emotional difficulties and to encourage the personal development of the participants in the group. The therapist (called conductor, leader or facilitator) chooses as candidates for the group people who can benefit from this kind of therapy and those who may have a useful influence on other members in the group.

Adult Groups
Common problems addressed in our adult groups include destructive anger in relationships, on the job, inability to cope with partner’s anger, road rage, substance abuse, simple battery, violence toward family members, and parent-teen conflict. At the end of the group, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the role of individual responsibility in changing “maladaptive” behavior.
2. Develop a working understanding of one’s own anger/stress patterns and responses.
3. Identify “situational anger” that consistently results in angry responses that can lead to violent behavior.
4. Eliminate or minimize violent confrontations. Incorporate new coping skills to handle anger, stress and other feelings.
5. Use communication skills and listening techniques effectively and gain a better understanding of how children in one’s family can be affected by parental communication techniques.
6. Become more aware of one’s own stress and anger signals and develop the capacity to sense the mood of persons with whom he or she must interact

Youth/Adolescent Groups
Common problems addressed in our youth/adolescent groups include destructive anger in relationships, at home or school, inability to cope with peer’s anger, road rage, substance abuse, simple battery, violence toward family members, and parent-teen conflict. At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the role of individual responsibility in changing “maladaptive” behavior.
2. Develop a working understanding of one’s own anger/stress patterns and responses.
3. Identify “situational anger” that consistently results in angry responses that can lead to violent behavior.
4. Eliminate or minimize violent confrontations. Learn how and when to use “Time-Outs” to prevent violent confrontations. Incorporate new coping skills to handle anger stress and other feelings.
5. Use communication skills and listening techniques effectively