Support and Therapy Groups
Act to Connect offers a number of support and therapy groups for Young Adults, Parents and Neurodiverse individuals. Group therapy is an effective way to get support, learn new skills, and connect with fellow travellers. All groups are online, held through Zoom. To find out more register below.
Wednesday’s 7pm – 8.30pm
Group Leader: Julianne Bell
Start Date: APRIL
Location: Online
Group 1: Flexible and Supportive Parenting of Your Anxious Child
This group serves parents/caregivers raising children and adolescents with OCD, anxiety, or related issues who are interested in learning evidence-based strategies to support their children and who are willing to learn from and support each other as they go. Parents will learn supportive communication, how to handle difficult emotions, and specific, effective strategies for reducing accommodation so that they may encourage brave behaviour in their children. Cost is £200 for six sessions; one or two parents may attend for this price.
Topics Covered:
How Anxiety works: What feeds Anxiety and how we can cut off it’s main supply
Values: Not just a word thrown about by politicians
Rigid Rule Based vs Flexible Parenting
Supportive Parenting Model: how to help kids who don’t want help.
To accommodate or not accommodate, that is the question
The power of self compassion
Wednesday’s 7pm – 8.30pm
Group Leader: Julianne Bell
Start Date: APRIL
Location: Online
Group 2: Anxiety Bosses
This group is tailored for children from 8 – 11/12 year olds experiencing and struggling with a lot of anxiety. The group runs for 6 weeks. The goals is that through games, art and a little bit of talking, for the children to learn more about how their anxiety works and how to not let it boss them around. The core principles and processes are drawn from a developmentally sensitive model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) called the DNA-V.