Groups

Beyond - Middle School Group

The group focuses to motivate middle school students to be conscious of themselves and their environment while building self-advocacy skills. With an emphasis on social skills, the group aims to build upon individual strengths and identify potential growth areas. The group utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to help students gain new skills, validate their experience, and gain confidence in tolerating difficult emotions and circumstances going forward.

Other topics include:

  • Coping skills
  • Family dynamics
  • Responsibility
  • Friendship
  • Time management
  • Communication

Register by emailing Christine Taylor at christine@gurneecounselingcenter.com. This group is currently on break while Christine is on medical leave.

Awaken - High School Group

Awaken’s group mission is to help adolescents cope, strategize, and implement new ways of thinking about topics such as:

  • Self Advocation
  • Family Interactions
  • Personal Responsibility
  • School Based Stress
  • Sexuality
  • Coping Strategies
  • Internet Safety
  • Peer Pressure
  • Depression and Anxiety

The group utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to help students gain new skills, validate their experience, and gain confidence in tolerating difficult emotions and circumstances going forward.

Register by emailing Christine Taylor at christine@gurneecounselingcenter.com. This group is currently on break while Christine is on medical leave.

Walking Group

Join us for a walk in the neighborhood. This is a time for connection and sunshine!

Please register prior to attending. Register with Christine at christine@gurneecounselingcenter.com.

Arts and Crafts Group

Join us as we discuss and utilize the benefits of arts & craft projects to improve our overall mental health, socially connect with others, explore different types of hobbies, and discuss how to work through making mistakes as we learn and practice new skills. Ages 14 and up are welcome. Ages 13 and younger need to be joined by an adult also attending the group. Tuesdays 6-7pm beginning the first full week in May. Bring your own arts & crafts to work on during group, or join in a communal project.

Register by emailing Larisa Leader at larisa@gurneecounselingcenter.com. 

Gardening Group

Join us as we discuss and utilize the benefits of gardening to improve our overall mental and physical health, discuss the parallels between gardening and self-care, and create regular healthy routines that help us achieve and maintain a healthy mental and physical well-being. Ages 14 and up are welcome. Ages 13 and younger need to be joined by an adult also attending the group. Thursdays 6-7pm beginning the first full week in May. 

Register by emailing Larisa Leader at larisa@gurneecounselingcenter.com. 

Parent Support and Process Group

  • Continuous Enrollment
  • Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm
  • Instuctors: Christine Pope, LCPC, CADC
  • Cost: $30/session, insurance coverage subject to benefits
The group will focus on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills, specifically mindfulness and distress tolerance. Other topics will include internet safety, substance use/prevention, anxiety, depression, and effective communication within conflict. The group is open to parents of children of any age.
Group content will with correlate with adolescent groups so that parents and adolescents are receiving similar information. The hope is this will bring greater understanding and valuable conversation at home.
Register by emailing Christine Pope at christinep@gurneecounselingcenter.com