Groups
The Center for Counseling offers a variety of programs designed to fit the needs of each client. We developed group sessions, which are an excellent way to address some of the more common needs among our clients. Some groups may target specific age groups or genders to provide the most comfortable atmosphere possible. Schedule times vary, so be sure to contact us for more detailed information.
Group sessions run throughout the year for: anger management, substance abuse, domestic violence, adult grief, and youth anxiety. Please call for our current group session schedule, or to make a specific group request.
Anger Management
This is an eight-week program that must be completed consecutively. It can fulfill any court ordered anger management counseling requirement. Please call 586-949-7680 to register and receive information about the dates and times of the next group.
Topics Include:
- Stopping anger before it starts
- Learn when anger can be used appropriately
- Recognize underlying emotions that produce anger
- Averting hostility, maliciousness, and rage behaviors
- Eliminating unproductive thoughts and feelings
- Practice useful methods to utilize anger effectively
- Coping with problematic circumstances
- Understand how to resolve issues now
Substance Abuse
This is an eight-week program that must be completed consecutively. You must pre-register for this group. There is a $45 registration fee and a $45 fee for every week you attend. Your registration fee will be applied to your last session ($360 total). The Substance Abuse Group meets on Tuesdays, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. To register and receive information about the dates of the next series, call us at 586-949-7680.
Substance Abuse Synopsis:
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Week 1: Alcohol vs. Alcoholism
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• Jellenik Chart: Signs of Developing Problems
• Video: "Chalk Talk"
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• Video: "Alcohol and Women - Is There a Difference?"
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• Feelings, progression and its connection to drug/alcohol abuse
Week 5: Defense mechanisms
Week 6: Autobiography, 5 chapters
Week 7: Relapse
Week 8: Refusal skills/peer pressure
Domestic Violence
This is an eight-week program. You must pre-register for this group. There is a $15 cost per week. To register and receive information about the dates of the next series, call 586-949-7680.
Topics Include:
- Essential Beginnings
- Group Definition of Abuse
- Patterns of Abuse
- Cycle of Violence
- The Impact of Abuse
- Abuse-related Issues for Women
- Common Responses to Abuse Experiences
- Looking Forward to the Future
- Finding Resources
Adult Grief
Coping together provides an opportunity for adults to receive and give emotional support as they work through issues of grief and loss. The group facilitator is Sharon V. Ranke, MA, LPC, who is an experienced grief therapist.
Topics to Include:
- Process of Grief
- Healthy vs. not-so-healthy ways to cope with loss
- Families in grief
- Developmental needs of children and adolescents through the grief process
- Living with loss
Groups meet on Monday nights at 7:30 pm on the following dates:
2009 Dates:
June 15
July 13
Aug. 17
Sept. 7
Sept. 21
Oct. 5
Oct. 19
Nov. 9
Nov. 23
Dec. 7
Dec. 21
You are invited to attend, bring family and friends, and share your experience. We honor your feelings and your rights to just come, listen, and are supported if you do not feel like talking. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs and mementos to share with the group.
This program is sponsored by Gendernalick Funeral Home and will meet at The Center for Counseling, 50630 Chesterfield, Chesterfield Twp., MI 48051.
If you are interested or have any questions, please call us at 586-949-7680.
Return to TopYouth Anxiety
This group meets for six consecutive weeks for one hour. The cost is $30 per week. Pre-registration is required. Please call 586-949-7680 to register and receive information about the dates of the next series.
Topics Include:
- School Phobia: "Why don't I want to go to school?"
- Social Fears: "Why can't I get the friends that I want?"
- Performance Anxiety: "Why am I afraid to speak in front of the class, play sports, try out for the play, etc.?"
- Generalized Anxiety: "Why am I always nervous?"
- Distorted Body Image: "Why don't I like my body?"
- Sense of Belonging: "Why don't I fit in anywhere?"
