Group Therapy at Harbour Therapy Clinic, Coffs Harbour.
Why Group Therapy at Harbour Therapy Clinic?
Most personal problems are interpersonal in nature and often stem from our relationships or from our personal patterns of relating. Group therapy offers the rare opportunity to explore and understand how you relate to others and get specific feedback on how others relate to you.
For many people groups can be more effective and produce quicker results than individual counselling. The lessons group members learn from each other and the chance to work through problems with other people who share similar concerns are what make groups special. Only in group therapy can you directly work on how to relate to others. The group environment at our clinic in Coffs Harbour is that of of trust and safety, and can help you build the skills you need to create the same kind of trust and safety in your worlds of work, friendships and intimate relationships.
For many people groups can be more effective and produce quicker results than individual counselling. The lessons group members learn from each other and the chance to work through problems with other people who share similar concerns are what make groups special. Only in group therapy can you directly work on how to relate to others. The group environment at our clinic in Coffs Harbour is that of of trust and safety, and can help you build the skills you need to create the same kind of trust and safety in your worlds of work, friendships and intimate relationships.
Substance Misuse Group - Coffs Harbour |
Culturally Diverse Group - Coffs Harbour |
Sexuality & Gender Diverse - Coffs Harbour |
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This group is for those people who find themselves wanting extra support in their day to day living as they learn to face life on it's own terms without dependency on mood altering substances. The group setting offers ongoing support and feedback on how to navigate the complexities of their emotional social, physical and spiritual worlds . This group is open to those who have chosen an abstinence model of recovery but does not preference any particular program. Relapse is an inevitable stumbling block for some who are trying abstinence for the first time. Relapse therefore is not a reason for a member to be excluded but it will be at the discretion of the therapist as to whether the continuation of relapse episode will be in the best interest of the group as a whole.
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This group is targeted at those from culturally diverse backgrounds who have arrived in Australia in the last five years. The group format is created to allow for members who have already been relocated in Australia for some time to mentor newer arrivals on how to survive what can sometimes appear to be a complex new world. The group will discuss
1. Coming to terms with racism and strategies for identifying and dealing with it. 2. Physical and mental health and overcoming barriers to service use, 3 .Loss of status and dislocation 4. Identifying and managing the ramifications of the disruption that can occur when two worldviews collide. 5. PTSD and the symptoms of untreated trauma and loss. |
This group is an interpersonal style group that offers a safe place for members of the sexuality and gender diverse communities to discuss how they want to live, love , build families and work. The focus on this group is to build a safe and empathic space to share your experience of living in a hetero-normative society where homo and trans phobia can be isolating and lead to relationship ruptures, sexual problems, depression, suicide, self -harm and substance misuse. The aim of this group is to celebrate being LGBTQI and share in
the collective struggle as well as strengthening each members unique sense of self and mode of existence. |
Disordered Eating Group - Coffs HarbourThis is an intensive group program for people living with anorexia, bullimia, obesity, and other non-specific eating disorders . The group structure will include a session with a nutritionist , a psychologist and a shared lunch. Participants will be required to make a contract with the group to participate in all activities. The therapists will offer psycho -education, CBT and DBT, Art therapy and individual check -ins . The aim of this group is to educate members about their disorder and to help identify personal triggers. With the help of therapists and other group members the participants will be encouraged to develop and practice strategies to utilise at times of stress. Participants will require an accompanying referral letter from their G.P or consulting Psychiatrist.
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Mood Disorder Support Group - Coffs HarbourThe mood disorder support group is an open group that welcomes new members at any time. There are times when the group content will be structured and includes psycho-education and specific exercises that lead to an understanding of how to manage symptoms of depression and anxiety as they occur. At times several mood disorders can manifest at the same time and the educational component adresses a range of strategies.
At other times the group will be intentionally flexible to allow the participants the opportunity to share thoughts and feelings around current problems, allowing for the supportive process to operate. |
Women's Support Group - Coffs HarbourNo matter where we may find ourselves placed in our lives there are always challenges that come along like a bolt out of the blue and can leave us uncertain as to how to move forward. Grief and loss can occur and leave their mark even when events are seemingly positive. From adolescence through to our twilight years we are being asked by life to give up a part of ourselves to make way for the new.
For most of us we look back on those moments and can see that they have become an important part of our life narrative. It may have been a new relationship , the birth of a child or the loss of a parent or significant other. Whatever the event countless people have reported that they would have liked to have had some support at these important life changing times. |
