Group Therapy
Coping Skills Drop-in group: Tuesday 5-6 on Zoom
Group Description:
Utilizing activities from CBT, DBT, ACT, and positive psychology to provide skills in coping, communication, mindfulness, and stress resiliency practices as well as self-esteem and self-compassion guides for changing thoughts. This group will teach a new skill each week and is an opportunity for clients to drop into services quickly and effectively start to learn strategies to improve their lives while in a supportive space. This group can be attended directly after the intake or by current clients who need a therapeutic service in between session with their individual clinician.
Group: I have emotions, now what?
Description: A CBT-oriented group for WESCO clients that would benefit from learning how to manage emotions, in a group setting. This group will focus on coping with various emotions, while offering a safe environment to be able to process and learn together.
- Eligibility: Internal referral only and must have WESCO services.
- Screening Required: Participants will be screened by the group facilitator prior to joining
- Location: Denison office, starting May 30th, 2025, from 12:30-2:00 pm. This group will occur every other week.
Emotion-Regulation: Coming this Fall
Thursdays 3-4:30pm over zoom
DBT Based Emotion Regulation group on Zoom available to adult clients who struggle with emotions. This isn’t meant to be a replacement for individual therapy. It isn’t a process group where everyone needs to share deep secrets. It is a class designed to teach people how to understand, appreciate, and regulate emotions.
SUD specific Groups
DOT- Reducing Recidivism: Ongoing
Thursdays 5pm-6pm on zoom
A CBT approach to reducing OWI recidivism. Designed to help clients with a variety of drinking behaviors, including those who report experiencing no alcohol-related problems and those who report experiencing more moderate problems or severe problems.
DHS Specific: DCAT (Only available by referral from DHS): Ongoing
Tuesdays at 4-5 and 6-7pm on zoom
This is a DHS specific specialized group offered to individuals referred for DCAT services by a DHS worker within Specific County with DCAT grant. All individuals referred for these DCAT services by a DHS worker within will need to be referred to this specialized group.
Teen Journaling; Ongoing
Wednesday 3-4pm on zoom
Teen journaling group is an opportunity to meet with other teens that are dealing with similar situations. Together you can explore who you are, how substances have affected yourself and family. We will explore change, personal inventories and build a plan for our futures. We will take into consideration good coping skills and how these can be used in every day life.
(Women’s Trauma) Helping Women Recover: Substance Usage & Trauma Focused: Ongoing
Wednesday 4-5pm on zoom
Helping Women Recover is a program specifically designed to meet the unique needs of women who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs or have co-occurring disorders. The Helping Women Recover program utilizes holistic healing to address four key issues women in recovery face of self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality. Topics that are covered in sessions include: defining self, sense of self, self-esteem, family of origin, mothers, mother myths, interpersonal violence, creating healthy relationships and support systems, sexuality and addiction, body image, sexual identity, sexual abuse, fear of sex while clean and sober, spirituality, prayer and meditation, and creating a vision.
(Men’s Trauma) Helping Men Recover: Substance Usage & Trauma Focused: Ongoing
Monday 2-3 pm on zoom
Helping Men Recover helps men gain a clear understanding of the impact of male socialization on the recovery process, consider the relational needs of men, and explore the issues of abuse and trauma. The program model is organized into four modules that emphasize the core areas of men’s recovery: self, relationships, sexuality, and spirituality. Topics that are covered in sessions include: defining self, men in recovery, sense of self, men inside and out, men and feelings, family of origin, barriers to relationships, fathers, mothers, creating healthy relationships and support systems, effective communication and intimacy, sexuality and addiction, sexual identity, barriers to sexual health, healthy sexuality, spirituality, real men, and creating a vision.
Relapse Prevention
Tuesdays 2-3pm on zoom
The focus of the “Straight Ahead” group is on building and enhancing support networks for recovery in the community (12-step, family, friends) and on helping clients improve social skills, problem-solving, and perceptions of self-efficacy that foster recovery maintenance and prevention of relapse. Group topics covered include maintaining recovery efforts, social networks and recovery, finding a support group, family issues, communication and coping skills, managing stress and anger, and planning for the future.
