Stress Management Group – This group will provide support, information and techniques on how to manage and tolerate stress on a day-to-day basis. A time commitment is not necessary to join. Duration of group membership can be flexible.
When: Tuesdays, 4:00 – 5:15 pm
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Karen McGinty or Lisa Schwartz at 479-4083
LINCS Recovery Skills Group for Women – This 8 week group is for women who have experienced trauma. This group offers a safe, supportive atmosphere in which women can learn skills that will help them cope with symptoms that interfere with daily living and develop healthy strategies for long-term recovery. This group is offered as part of the LINCS program, an outpatient community-based trauma treatment program. Pre-registration is required.
When: Tuesdays, 12:30 – 2:00 pm or Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 pm.
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Amy Handy or Mary Thompson at 479-4083.
Men’s Discussion Group – This open men’s discussion group explores what it means to be a man today, who defines and reinforces this and the impact it has on men. Issues surrounding stress and anger are also explored as well as tools to handle reactions to life’s challenges. This group is open to men who have been involved with the criminal justice system, courts, or corrections.
When: Thursdays, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Where: 1st Presbyterian Church, 78 Summer St., Barre
Contact info: Call Carl Stewart for info at 802-839-0387
Caregiver Workshop: A Parenting Group – This 6 week group is for moms, dads, grandparents, foster parents, and guardians – anyone parenting a child. The group will focus upon understanding children’s behaviors, actions, words, and feelings. Participants will learn about why children act out, shut down, or misbehave. Parenting styles and responding effectively and taking care of oneself will be discussed. There will be presentations, discussion, activities, encouragement, support and fun! Pre-registration required.
When: Fridays, 9:30 – 11:00 am
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Jennifer Taylor or Danielle Seymour at 479-4083
Women’s Recovery Group – This group will provide support for those going through the daily ups and downs of recovering from alcohol or drug addiction. The group will help members develop sober skills for a sober lifestyle, and will provide encouragement, relationship building and FUN!
When: Tuesdays, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Amy Handy at 479-4083
Stop Smoking Group – Are you sick of how cigarettes make your home smell? Are you fed up with the high cost of cigarettes? Do you wish you could stop smoking when your doctor recommends you should? Come join us in learning ways to manage cravings, use smoking cessation tools and nicotine replacement therapies, and utilize the support of the group to quit smoking. Transportation can be arranged if you need a ride. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you!
When & Where: Thursdays, 3:00 – 4:00 pm (meets at Segue House, 7 St. Paul St., Montpelier). OR
Tuesdays, 1:30 – 2:30 pm (meets at Sunrise House, 157 Barre St., Montpelier)
Contact Info: For more information, please call Bill Fagginger-Auer at 223-632
Self-Care and Stress Reduction Group – In this group, the Wellness Collaborative seeks to provide information and experientially based techniques and coping skills in hopes that each member has the opportunity to develop individualized strategies for dealing with the stress of daily life. A time commitment is not necessary to join, but each group runs in a 6 week series.
When: Mondays 5:00 – 6:15 pm
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Ellia Cohen at 479-4083
Introduction to Mindfulness – In this group, the Wellness Collaborative seeks to provide experientially based mindfulness techniques that focus on the human senses. These techniques can be used at home or in everyday situations to increase our self-understanding, and help us better manage difficult experiences and stresses of daily life. A time commitment is not necessary to join, but each group runs in a 6 week series.
When: Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:15 pm
Where: Central Vermont Medical Center Complex (WCMHS Outpatient Building)
Contact Info: To register, please call Ellia Cohen at 479-4083
* DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) groups and additional Substance Abuse Recovery groups also available. Call 223-6328 and ask for Sue Swindell for information on DBT groups and Bill Fagginger-Auer for info on Recovery Groups.
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