Groups and Workshops

Includes: Talk and Creative Arts Therapy

Type: Group

This group meets:

3rd  Thursday of the month  6:45pm- 7:45pm

Ages: Adults 

Parenting Support Group: It is important to know you are not alone. Parenting Support Group is a support for parents and caregivers. This is a time to come together and share observations, thoughts, feelings, and concerns about caring for an adolescent who is struggling with a mental illness during these hard times.

Topics may include but are not limited to: Caregiver burnout, Understanding diagnosis, Engagement in treatment, Family roles and values, School, Emotional identification and regulation, Mindfulness, Self-esteem and resilience, empathy, Crisis and safety planning, Medication management, Positive coping skills, and more.

Cost: $65

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735

This group will be moved to a physical location for in-person Group Therapy as soon as it is safe to do so. 

 Includes: Art and Social Skill Group Intensive.

Type: Group

This group meets:

1st  Thursday  of the month  6:45pm- 7:45pm

Ages: 14 - 17

As the pandemic carries on, our need to connect in new and creative ways grows rabidly. As humans we are social by nature, being able to connect with others is fundamental. An inability to connect and socialize appropriately can have long lasting negative effects on many levels, including a persons ability to excel at school, within a job/career, and ones interpersonal relationships.

This group provides opportunity for individuals to connect in this difficult time, work on self-awareness, interpersonal relationship building, and offers insight into how our behaviors affect us daily and influence the life we are currently creating. As well as providing insight, participants can improve the social skills necessary to move forward, work with existing strengths and build new and necessary social skills.

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me!

Cost: $65

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735

This group will be moved to a physical location for in-person Group Therapy as soon as it is safe to do so.

Includes: Art and Social Skill Group Intensive.

Type: Group

This group meets:

2nd  Thursday  of the month  6:45pm- 7:45pm

Ages: 9 - 13

As the pandemic carries on, our need to connect in new and creative ways grows rabidly. As humans we are social by nature, being able to connect with others is fundamental. An inability to connect and socialize appropriately can have long lasting negative effects on many levels, including a persons ability to excel at school, within a job/career, and ones interpersonal relationships.

This group provides opportunity for individuals to connect in this difficult time, work on self-awareness, interpersonal relationship building, and offers insight into how our behaviors affect us daily and influence the life we are currently creating. As well as providing insight, participants can improve the social skills necessary to move forward, work with existing strengths and build new and necessary social skills.

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me!

Cost: $65

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735

This group will be moved to a physical location for in-person Group Therapy as soon as it is safe to do so.

Type: Group

This group meets: 

Last Thursday of each month 6:45pm- 7:45pm

Age: Females 14 - 17

This group helps to empower your growing teenager. Some popular topics are Instilling hope,  altruism,  development of socialization and interpersonal skills, ability to make safe and healthy choices, self-esteem and self- confidence, skills to combat peer pressure and cyber-bullying, mastery of effective coping strategies to address negative feelings, emotional regulation, how to handle symptoms of anxiety and depression, impulsivity and reactivity, and communicating effectively to improve relationships and create effective assertiveness.

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me! 

Cost: $65 

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735 

This group will be moved to a physical location for in-person Group Therapy as soon as it is safe to do so. 

Type: Support Group

 This group meets:

3rd Saturday of the month - 10:00am - 11:00am

Age: Adult

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) affects over 12 million Americans. BED is commonly misunderstood and largely undiagnosed yet it affects so many people and their lives daily.

How do you know it’s time to seek help and support? Are you binge eating at least 3 times a week? If so, do you feel “out of control” and experience feelings of guilt and shame connected to your eating habits? Are you eating until feeling uncomfortably full or eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry? Do you isolate due to your eating habits? Do you feel sadness and anxiety specifically connected to your binge eating? Then it is time to seek help.

This support group is not about losing weight, learning the correct way to eat or about the right nutrition. This support group encourages participants to explore their Binge Eating and maladaptive behaviors the impact of those negative and chronic patterns.

BED is not a total lack of self-control. Individuals can have many other areas of their lives in complete control but still battle with binge eating. Though, for some, it directly effects almost all areas of their lives. Regardless of your position, there is no judgment. My groups offer you a secure, enriching environment for promoting awareness and change.

If you’ve answered yes to many or most of the questions above, and truly feel your binge eating gets in the way of you living a full life, please contact me to find out how you can join our group and start your own support and recovery process.

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me!

This group meets once a month.

Cost: $65

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735

**Feel you need more help than a support group can provide? For a more in-depth look and therapeutic process, please see information on my BED Workshop that is once a month.**

Type: Workshop

This group meets: 

2nd Saturday of the month - 11:00am - 2:00pm

Age: Adult

Binge Eating Disorder (BED) affects over 12 million Americans. BED is commonly misunderstood and largely undiagnosed yet it affects so many people and their lives daily.

How do you know it’s time to seek help? Are you binge eating at least 3 times a week? If so, do you feel “out of control” and experience feelings of guilt and shame connected to your eating habits? Are you eating until feeling uncomfortably full or eating large amounts of food when not feeling physically hungry? Do you isolate due to your eating habits? Do you feel sadness and anxiety specifically connected to your binge eating? Then it is time to seek help.

This workshop is not about losing weight, learning the correct way to eat or about the right nutrition. This workshop encourages participants to explore their Binge Eating and maladaptive behaviors the impact of those negative and chronic patterns. This workshop uses Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Techniques, Narrative Therapy and Positive Psychology Techniques. This Workshop is about support, bringing light to the problem, and intentionally and actively working towards recovery.BED is not a total lack of self-control. Individuals can have many other areas of their lives in complete control but still battle with binge eating. For some, it directly effects almost all areas of their lives. Regardless of your position, there is no judgment.

My groups offer you a secure, enriching environment for promoting awareness and change.  If you’ve answered yes to many or most of the questions above, and truly feel your binge eating gets in the way of you living a full life, please contact me to find out how you can join our group and start your own support and recovery process. Please email me to register. There are 10 spots in this virtual Workshop and it fills up quick! 

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me!

Cost: $150

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735

**If you’re looking for a steady consistent support for Binge Eating Disorder (BED), please see my support group for BED. That group meets once a month.** 

Type: Workshop

This group meets:

Last Saturday of the month - 11:00am - 2:00pm

Age: Adult

Vision boards are tools often created as visual representations for an individuals goals, hopes and dreams. The practice of vision board making suggests that vision boards themselves, becomes a realization of ones goals. There are several therapeutic benefits when attending this Expressive Vision Board group. In addition to many therapeutic benefits, this group allows participants to explore, develop and focus on their goals and their genuine intentions for their lives. The group is creative in nature and invites exploration and conversation within a secure and therapeutic environment. Please contact to register for this group, as there is a limited amount of space.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Direction! Direction! Direction! - Explore and prioritize your goals!

Create a visual representation of your goals!

Use creativity to explore and build!

Learn and use new tools to help you continue to move into this new year with intention!

*No prior experience with art needed*

Once you have registered, I will send you all the information you need to login to Doxy.me!

Cost: $100

Contact for registration:

Email: js6548@nyu.edu

Phone: 516.633.1735