Our center provides psychotherapy for several types of support groups (see the Schedule for available times and dates). If a support group you would like to attend is not in the following list please contact us so we can start working on organizing a new group for you.
Our full service mental health clinic providing comprehensive outpatient mental help is one of the very few in New Jersey and unique for the North Jersey. Our Center is conveniently located in the center of Hackensack and Bergen County. Our address is: 145 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. For more information, please call 201-488-5161.
Group Therapy for Adolescents (ages 13-18) - for teenagers experiencing difficulties with parental and peer pressure, teen issues; problems communicating their needs at home, in school and social surroundings; inability to find a middle ground with people around them; struggling to maintain balanced relationship with parents and siblings as a result of miscommunication, mixed messages and lack of coping strategies and communication skills to be used in such relationships. Facilitator: Marina Fleitman, LPC.
Group Therapy for Children in need of increased social skills, anger control, gratification-delaying techniques, self-esteem, self-control, courage, ego-strength, confidence and a sense of their own capabilities. Play and Art Therapies can be used to teach children in support group settings how to better verbalize their feelings and channel them into adaptive outlets, how to deal with emotions and feelings during difficult events in their lives, such as divorce or after losing a loved one. Facilitator: Marina Fleitman, LPC.
Postpartum Depression - for women having depression symptoms during or after pregnancy. Researchers believe that depression is one of the most common complications during and after pregnancy.
Support Group for Solders and War/Terrorism Victims - for people who have been through horrors of a war/terrorism (constant danger, violence, seeing other people being wounded, killed and died, etc.) such as solders and civilians returned from the wars in Iraq.
Dealing with Losses at later life stages - to help people to cope with losses (including divorce, loss of close ones) happening more often in the later stages of our life and life time transitions (approaching retirement, aging, family relationships, etc).
Medical Conditions Support Group - for people having chronic medical conditions (Diabetes, Heart diseases , etc.) or recovering from severe illnesses or surgeries (Breast Cancer, Gastric Bypass, etc.). Facilitator: Satya Indukuri, LPC
Support Groups for Family Caregivers - for people who is involved in a difficult task of caring for a sick, disabled or aging family member. We believe that sharing one's experience and pain to other people with similar issues within a Family Caregivers Support Group can have a tremendous mutual beneficial effect and can help in quality of caring as well as ease the caregivers' pain and frustration.
Women Support Group - for women willing to improve quality of their lives, interpersonal relationships inside and outside of their families and work on mental and other health issues including adjustment to life changes, such as divorce, end of relationship, loss of a close one, etc., dealing with all kind of abuses, finding new ways of effective communication within their families.
Weight Control Support Groups - for people who need help dealing with weight control issues , who want to share their experiences, pain, frustration and success stories, and in this way help others.
Professionals Support Group - for professionals dealing with everyday stress, pressure and frustration at work, who are willing to learn how to decrease the stress level, deal with frustration and channel them into constructive activities.
Substance Abuse Prevention - for people willing to learn how to overcome addictions, maintain sobriety and overcome temptation to return to old habits.
Anger Management - for people willing to decrease level of anger in their relationships, learn how to manage their anger and channel it into constructive activities.
Interpersonal Relationships - for people willing to have authentic human relations, learning the skills for building them and the ability to make the compromises necessary to live intimately with others.
Memory Enhancement Group - for people willing to enhance their memory abilities and slow down memory deterioration caused by aging or mental illness (Alzheimer's disease, Vascular Dementia, etc.).
Support Group for Elderly - for people willing to learn coping mechanisms for their adjustment to aging. Facilitator: Masha Penson.
Support Group for Young Adults - for young people willing to learn how to mature and become adults avoiding common mistakes, how to stay in healthy relationships and how they can better adopt to changing life circumstances.
Support Group for Aging "Baby Boomers" - for people willing to learn how to cope with life time transitions (approaching retirement, aging, family relationships, losses, divorce, etc).
Russian Women Support Group - for Russian speaking women willing to improve quality of their lives, interpersonal relationship inside and outside their families and work on mental and other health issues. Facilitator: Masha Penson.