New Therapy Groups!!

The Family Center is excited to announce that we are starting two new weekly psychotherapy groups:

“Quality of Life”

“Sane Eating”

Those of you who are already in psychotherapy may think:”Why join a group? Will it add anything useful to my treatment?” The answer to this question is that group therapy is a unique resource that can nicely compliment individual treatment and deliver additional therapeutic gains. Bonding with other group members, receiving and offering emotional support, showing up for your peers are the things that facilitate learning new skills, expand your social competence and boost the sense of well-being. Those of you who are not in individual therapy in their turn may wonder if group therapy alone would be as beneficial as individual therapy. I am happy to assure you that group therapy can effectively stand on its own. Research shows that there is no difference in effectiveness between group and individual therapy although individual therapy appears to have a quicker effect.

So what do the two new groups have to offer? In the “Quality of Life” group you will learn and put to practice the three essential skills; mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal competence. Simply put, you will learn to become mindful of your internal experiences and surf the emotional waves without becoming crushed by them. In a supportive environment you will practice negotiating solutions to conflicts, asking for what you need and listening with open mind. This practice can help you to alter the course of your relationships and improve the quality of your life.  

The “Sane eating” group’s goal is to help you gain freedom from unhealthy persistent eating habits. The group will not teach you what to eat beyond some basic nutritional facts. Instead, using the wisdom of psychotherapy, it will help you to develop a healthy relationship with food. You will learn to understand and change the ways you think about and respond to impulses to eat. Stress reduction and emotional balance are additional anticipated benefits.

All we have to do is begin!

If you would like more information or are interested in signing up, please call Dr. Gaiane Kazariants at 212-844-1742.