Therapy Groups in Philadelphia
* Anxiety Therapy Group
* Chronic Back Pain Therapy Group
* Depression Therapy Group
* Female Sexual Pain Support Group
* Grief Therapy (unexpected or traumatic loss) Group
* Herpes Support Group
* Unexpectedly Single (divorced, separated or never married and suddenly back on the dating scene and needing support)
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Anxiety Support Group:
Are you anxious? Do you constantly worry? Do you have thoughts that don’t go away? Have you experienced rapid heart beat, sweating, shaking, nausea, difficulty breathing, aches & pains in response to bad situations? If so, then this group might be for you.
The Anxiety Support Group meetings focus on:
- Understanding your anxiety
- Identifying your fears and insecurities fears and insecurities
- Exploring the mind/body connection
- Learn other’s perspectives
- Improving communication
- Manage your symptoms
- Utilizing cognitive-behavioral strategies to cope
- Create a plan to manage crisis’s
- Developing strategies for change
Depression Support Group:
Do you feel sad, irritable, angry, or indifferent? Have you experienced unexplained episodes of crying? Do you feel guilty or worthless? Do you have difficulty making decisions? Do you feel unable to take pleasure in the things you used to enjoy? If so, then you might benefit from joining a depression support group.
The Depression support group meetings focus on:
- Identifying depression, and how it affects people
- Decreasing isolation
- Exploring the mind/body connection
- Learning other’s perspectives
- Improving communication
- Developing behavioral-cognitive methods for coping
- Developing strategies for change
Baby Blues Support Groups:
- Have you recently had a baby?
- Do you feel insecure? Doubting your ability to parent? Overwhelmed by the responsibility of needing to care for others?
- Do you feel a major sense of loss? Do you miss your old identity? Your old body? Your old life with your partner or do you simply miss your free time?
- Do you feel stressed out? Are you having trouble being super-mom?
- Are you wondering if you are the only one?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions that you may benefit from a baby blues support group.
Help with Herpes: A Support Group
- Do you or your partner have genital herpes?
- Are you worried about the emotional, physical and sexual impact of herpes?
- Do you feel tainted? Afraid? Alone?
Please join us for an informative, supportive and confidential genital herpes group. Help with Herpes provides a safe environment in which you can discuss how herpes is impacting your life, meet people who know just what you’re going through, learn tips and techniques about managing herpes, and get support and guidance as you adjust to living with herpes.
Remember, you’re not alone.
We’re here to help.
How can Help with Herpes help? Though each person’s reaction to being diagnosed with herpes is unique, most people share similar concerns. You may be asking yourself:
- Should I tell my partner?
- How and when should I tell my partner?
- Will I be rejected?
- Is there a cure?
- Can herpes be spread only during an outbreak?
- Can I still have sex?
- Will I infect my partner?
- Can I have children?
- Will anyone ever want me?
These questions, and many more, will be explored and answered in our support group.
The Postpartum Depression Support Group:
The Postpartum Depression Support Group is for you if your baby is less than six months old and you find yourself sometimes:
- Feeling depressed or anxious.
- Wondering why motherhood is not as wonderful as you expected it to be.
- Not feeling like you are in love with your child
- Feeling emotionally flat.
- Sleep deprived and exhausted.
- Limiting the number of activities that you do with your child for fear of what might happen.
- Experiencing obsessive thinking and / or disturbing thoughts
- Feeling lonely and wanting to connect with other mothers.
The topics that will be covered include, but are not limited to:
- Getting the support you need
- The myths of motherhood versus the reality of motherhood
- The role of fathers and other primary caregivers
- Identifying & overcoming the negative thought patterns
- Skill building, taking care of yourself and your family
- Medications: to use or not to use
Pregnancy Class: Prepare for Parenthood
Are you the only one you know who is pregnant? Do you want to make friends with other women who will have babies about the same age as your child? Do you have questions about what to expect. Then this group is just for you.
This pregnancy support group is designed to answer all the questions that women have that their doctors do not have time to answers and to create an environment where women can support each other. It takes a village to raise a child. Getting informed about what to expect and establishing a support network is the first step to taking care of yourself as you embark upon this new journey of motherhood.
Topics that will be covered:
- First trimester body changes.
- Second trimester body changes.
- Third trimester body changes.
- Pregnancy and nutrition. What foods to focus on and what foods to minimize.
- Pregnancy and body image. Adjusting to your new look.
- Pregnancy and exercise. Thoughts, tips and ideas for what to do.
- Sex and pregnancy, is it safe? Typical sexual changes in intimacy, libido, positions and sensations.
- What is a doula? And how do I locate one.
- Getting ready for baby.
- Asking for help and setting boundaries with friends and family.
- Preparing for parenthood.
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