A wide range of group counseling services offers a sense of community to patients of all ages. Led by one or more facilitators, group members share their experiences, learn from one another, and often follow evidence-based programming.
There are many benefits to group counseling, including feelings of being included and knowing you are not alone.
It can help improve social skills and teach members new ways to cope. At Signature Health, groups are available to established patients only unless otherwise noted below. Anyone interested in attending a group who is not a Signature Health patient will first need to have an assessment appointment to establish care. Once the assessment is complete, and the patient is deemed appropriate for a group by the assessment counselor, a referral will be submitted. Established Signature Health patients interested in joining a new group should ask their provider for a referral.
This group helps patients build anger management skills. There's a focus on the cycles of anger and how to respond assertively while developing effective problem-solving strategies. This group helps patients improve social interaction with others. Participants learn appropriate social skills; practice coping skills; and work on improving self-esteem, self-confidence, self-acceptance and discovering personal self-worth.
This group helps patients learn and apply alternatives to replace repetitive behaviors including but not limited to hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, or other potentially self-injurious behaviors. This group helps boys ages 10 to 16 focus on mental health awareness, coping skills and social skills development.
