November 2nd 2008

As of today, when we will be distibuting materials at the marathon as it runs through our part of brooklyn , we will be beginning to accept registration for our new group therapy program

You may contact Ms Kristin Romano at 646 584 9647. You may also contact us through our main number 718 383 3493

Getting Unstuck Group Therapy for ADD and Depression

Time limited skills based program designed to teach deep relaxation, address the subtle effects of childhood trauma and release the innate ability of the mind to train the brain.

Includes instruction in trance, meditation, deep relaxation, self hypnosis, guided visualizations, and organizational and anti-procrastination techniques.

• Ten weeks
• Covered by insurance we accept many
• Includes initial psycho-pharmacological evaluation and ongoing medication management
• 2 hours per session
• 8 members per group
• Skills based
• Direct teaching mixed with experiential exercises
• Groups have the option to become ongoing after the initial ten week curriculum

Mission Statement

It is the goal of the Greenpoint Group Therapy Project to develop an effective and reproducible group therapy experience that is directly targeted at adults with ADD. It is our intention to incorporate the latest understandings in neuroscience, the wisdom traditions of hypnosis trance and meditation with the judicious use of medications in a setting which will also foster a sense of connection and community. We believe that there are thousands upon thousands of people suffering with varying degrees of ADD in the NY metropolitan area, and that by and large it is very very difficult to find affordable effective treatment The ten week group therapy program is a guided user manual for the ADD brain, a set of basic tools that we think everyone should know.

Requirements

1. All participants must have a screening/medication evaluation.
2. A commitment must be made to attend all group sessions approximately 2 hours each.
3. Each participant needs to be willing to devote at least 20 minutes per day, usually two ten minutes sessions, to developing a personal brain training regime.

Group Curriculum

Meeting One

• Group building intro exercises
• Discussion of three conditions / self assessment
• Introduction to trance, meditation and self hypnosis and brain training
• Intra-group coaching

Meeting Two

• Medication review
• Goal statements
• Trance meditation and self hypnosis part II

Meeting Three

• Executive Functioning Part I
• The three tools for time and task time maps.
• Pessimistically planned transitions and request handling algorithms

Meeting Four

• Control of emotions' Inner child meetings

Meeting Five and Six

• Dealing with authority / Inner Parent Meetings

Meeting Seven

• Plotting your course Inner guide meeting

Meeting Eight

• Time and task Part II
• Executive functioning and inner selves

Meeting Nine and Ten

• As per group evaluation
• Closing