psychodynamic processing group

Number of sessions: Ongoing Start date: Thursday, April 25th, 2024 Frequency: Sessions weekly on Mondays, 5:30-7 PM Location: in-person, Advance Amherst office: 48 N. Pleasant Street, Ste 207 - Amherst MA

Registration Deadline: None, ongoing group

Facilitator

Chris Watkins, LICSW

This group will be run alongside a licensed therapist who will work to illuminate and speak to ongoing group processes and dynamics.

Participants may use insurance or pay out of pocket $50 per group session. 

Participants

This group will be an ongoing open group, with 6-10 other members. This group is primarily for individuals who have some experience with therapeutic settings and are excited to make sense of what they have learned about themselves.

Description

A psychodynamic here and now processing group is a type of therapy where a group of people talk about their feelings and thoughts with peers who help them understand why they feel a certain way. A great way to imagine this, is a circle of people with spoons too long to feed themselves, so they feed each other.

The group focuses on two things: relationships and anxiety. In the group, people talk about their relationships and anxiety in a safe and engaging space. They try to understand why they feel the way they do alongside the other group members, and learn new ways to manage their anxiety. They also talk about their past experiences and how they affect their relationships and anxiety now.

The goal is to help people feel better and have healthier relationships with others. By understanding and uncovering thought processes alongside others, they can learn to cope with their anxiety and feel more confident in their relationships.

Insurances accepted

Aetna BlueCross and BlueShield Carelon: MBHP, BMC, Unicare, Fallon, GIC-Unicare, Wellsense (BMC) Commonwealth Care Alliance
Cigna: Wellfleet
Health New England Medicare
Optum: Allways, VACCN, UnitedHealthcare, Health Plans Inc, Oxford, UMR, Mass General Brigham Point32: Tufts Public, Tufts Health Plans, Harvard Pilgrim Tufts Commercial
Tufts Public Out-of-Pocket/Self-Paid