Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Do you want to better understand your symptoms and learn effective ways to manage them? Our new therapy group, "Coping Mindfully with Anxiety and Depression," is here to help.
This group offers a blend of psychoeducation and psychotherapy designed to enhance your understanding and management of anxiety and depression. Using the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness practices, our sessions focus on the intricate connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. By exploring these connections, we aim to illuminate how they manifest in anxiety and depression and guide you towards healthier coping mechanisms.
• In-depth Understanding: Learn about the underlying factors contributing to your anxiety and depression.
• CBT Techniques: Discover how CBT can help you identify and change negative thought patterns.
• Mindfulness Practices: Practice mindfulness to stay grounded and manage symptoms more effectively.
• Coping Strategies: Explore and implement various coping strategies to improve daily functioning and overall well-being.
Our group encourages active participation and practice between sessions. You will be introduced to brief exercises that you can incorporate into your daily routine to reinforce the strategies discussed in our meetings. This hands-on approach is designed to help you make real progress in managing your symptoms.
Join us on this journey towards better mental health. Together, we can work towards a more mindful, balanced, and fulfilling life.
Sessions will be in-person in Metuchen and also available to join virtually from anywhere in NJ.
Ages 18 and over.
Registration ends June 18th, 2024
Accepted Insurances: Aetna, Cigna, HBCBS, UHC. Self pay rate $40.00 per session.
All new clients will require an initial intake assessment at no cost.
A therapy group focused on coping mindfully with anxiety and depression helps participants better understand their emotional experiences and develop practical ways to manage symptoms. Combining psychoeducation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness practices can help people recognize patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The goal is to build self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, and apply healthier responses to everyday challenges.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) explores how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another. It can help people recognize unhelpful thinking patterns, examine assumptions, and develop more balanced ways of interpreting difficult situations. By practicing new responses and behaviors, individuals may learn to manage distress more effectively. ITI-NJ provides individual therapy for anxiety and depression, with treatment approaches tailored to each person's concerns and needs.
Mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment with greater awareness and less judgment. Practicing mindfulness can help people notice thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations without automatically reacting to them. This may reduce habitual rumination and support more thoughtful responses to distress. Mindfulness is not about eliminating difficult thoughts or feelings; it is about changing how you relate to them and developing additional ways to cope.
Group therapy can provide a structured setting to learn coping strategies, reflect on personal experiences, and practice new skills alongside others who may face similar challenges. Listening to different perspectives can help participants feel less alone and gain insight into their own patterns. A supportive group environment may also encourage accountability and continued practice. The suitability of group therapy depends on each person's needs, preferences, and circumstances.
Practicing skills between sessions can help people apply what they learn to everyday situations. Useful approaches may include brief breathing exercises, noticing and naming emotions, keeping track of recurring thoughts, and pausing before responding to stressful situations. It can also help to identify which strategies are useful and discuss difficulties applying them with a therapist. ITI-NJ offers Information & Self-Help resources that can help readers learn more about psychological concerns and approaches to managing them.
Consider seeking professional help when anxiety, sadness, worry, or other emotional difficulties persist, become overwhelming, or interfere with sleep, work, relationships, or daily activities. A mental health professional can help clarify what you are experiencing and discuss appropriate treatment options, which may include individual therapy, group therapy, or a combination of approaches. ITI-NJ provides therapy services for people experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties and can help determine an appropriate next step.
In our work with children, couples and adults, we strive to meet the needs that everyone has for validation and support while helping them to expand their self-awareness and the range of skills they employ to work out solutions to the problems they face in life. Our mission at ITI-NJ is to improve psychotherapy outcomes for all clients and families in the communities we serve and to provide excellent, quality care with compassion and respect for all we serve.
Visit our Therapy Services Overview page for more information.
