Outpatient Process Group

The process group on Wednesday evenings runs from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Building B lobby. The cost is $25, which can be paid at the receptionist desk on the night of the group, or $35 if we bill you.

Participants are encouraged to be committed to group attendance as the group members build bonds with one another. The group focuses on issues such as trust, emotional intimacy, emotional regulation, and self-betrayal. Group goals are self-care, sobriety, and forming healthy attachments while they are working on their recovery. Group members offer suggestions, advice, constructive feedback, and support to one another. Group size is kept to under ten people. Group members need to be in individual therapy and be working on intense issues such as sexual and emotional abuse or drug abuse, as these issues will be touched on but not dealt with on an intense level in process group.

This Process Group is led by Mike Cox, LCSW. Before you attend, you or your therapist needs to contact Mike Cox at mcox@centerforchange.com, or by phone at #801-224-8255

Life Strategies

While at the Center for Change you were fortunate to participate in the powerful Life Quest workshop. As part of our aftercare program, we offer a follow up booster workshop after discharge, Life Strategies.

The Life Strategies workshop will emphasize five Core Strategies that are the roadmap to living from your higher self. These principles will lead to fulfillment and personal success. As you begin to believe and use these principles, you will learn to handle your life in new and better ways. The principles and experiences of this workshop will build and expand on the lessons you learned in the Life Quest Workshop . Dr. Berrett and Dr. Hardman will present this three-day Life Strategies workshop, which was created by Dr. Roger Allen Ph.D.

Upcoming Dates: June 8-10, 2009 and October 26-28, 2009

For more information or to register please contact Rita Woods.

12-Step

12 Step is held every Thursday
Eating Disorders Anonymous/12 Step
This is a free program, and is always opent to new attendees.
7:00 to 8:15 pm at Center for Change in building B lobby

Come and strengthen your recovery!
It Works - When You Work It!
Gain more desire for recovery as you, along with others, share experiences of strength and hope.

DBT Outpatient Group

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with concepts from Eastern philosophy. It is designed to address skill deficits in affect regulation, impulse control, assertiveness, and distress tolerance. Clients learn cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness skills to better identify and manage their emotional. They then practice applying these skills to better tolerate difficult life events and improve their ability to interact effectively with others.

Although originally developed to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder, it has since been proven effective in treating a variety of other disorders that include eating disorders. This group is appropriate for clients with severe or long-standing difficulties with mood and impulse control, eating disorders, anger management problems and self-destructive behavior. It is geared towards relatively high functioning individuals (such as those who are working, attending school, or volunteering to participate in-group). Because the group is primarily educational and skills based, clients are required to be in individual therapy as a condition of group membership.

It takes approximately 16 - 18 weeks to complete the 4 skills training modules: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Mastery of the skills generally requires a minimum of 6 months or more of skills training and clients are encouraged to continue skills training at the conclusion of the 16 to 18 week cycle, thus repeating the four skills training modules.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy at Center For Change is led by Espra Andrus, LCSW and is held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm - 8:00pm in the building B lobby. The cost per group is $35 if paid at time of service and $45 if we bill you. Those interested are encouraged to contact Center for Change to determine the most appropriate time for them to begin the DBT training.

Emotional Eating Group

An Emotional Eating Group is held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Building B lobby.
The cost is $25 at the time of group, or $35 if we bill you.
Taught by Cheryl McBride

This group is a 12-week rotation, and before you can attend, you or your therapist must contact Cheryl McBride at cmcbride@centerforchange.com, or by phone at #801-224-8255.

Friends/Family Support Group

This group is held on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-6:30 in the Building B lobby.
This is a free group, and is always open to new attendees.
This group is taught by Espra Andrus, LCSW.