This is a partial listing of the therapeutic groups we offer. Additional groups are developed and implemented depending on the treatment needs of the clients we are serving. Individualized treatment planning will determine which groups each client will attend.

Client Activities: Group focus allows clients to participate in recreational activities while maintaining their chemical dependency or food abstinence. Clients participate in various activities and 12-Step meetings. Attendance and participation may be mandatory depending on treatment level. Clients are directly involved in selecting recreational activities.

30-Day Process Group: Focuses on breaking through the denial systems and acknowledging powerlessness and consequences of the disease. This is facilitated by the presentation of assignments such as life story, 1st Step, consequences of use (physical, emotional, spiritual), and relapse warning signs.

Extended Process Group: This group is designed to work on issues that surface after a period of sobriety/abstinence. Extended group looks at underlying issues of addiction and issues that trigger or lead to relapse. Some of the topics that are processed include relationships, personal boundaries, family of origin, abuse, trauma, and dysfunctional thought patterns. This group helps clients become aware of the issues which affect their everyday living.

Family Roles Group: Family Roles Group is designed to help clients get a realistic look at the messages they received from either their family of origin or their current family. Clients are asked to begin by selecting peers to play family members. They then assign that peer a verbal message that they most often heard from that particular family member and place that person in a proximity appropriate for the relationship. When the whole family has been sculpted by the client, they are encouraged to listen to the message they received and verbalize their own feelings about being in that family.

Community Big Group: The community group helps clients learn appropriate communication, problem solving, and confrontation skills. The focus is on bringing up concerns for peers appropriately and learning to be open to hearing feedback on your own and other's behaviors. This group also allows time for planning community activities, events, and responsibilities.

Lecture: The lectures are designed to provide clients with educational information about their disease and the issues that surround the disease. Education is also provided in areas such as HIV, medication, codependency, family issues, and nutrition.

Spirituality Group: This group is designed to educate clients about how spirituality is viewed in 12-Step programs and discuss how a Higher Power is utilized to maintain recovery. The 12-Steps are reviewed with the clients and there are discussions regarding concept, development, and maintenance of a relationship with a Higher Power of the client's understanding.

Relapse Prevention Group: There are two types of groups used in this program. Orchestrated process groups and workshops. The orchestrated process group is designed to help clients identify early behavior patterns that sabotage their recovery. Once identified as a pattern, clients are refocused on the strengths they possess as a result of that trait. The workshop is designed to allow clients to develop specific exercises where they can practice new skills using the strengths developed from the process group. Both groups help clients identify how they react behaviorally when certain feelings are triggered.

Trauma Group: This group is designed to give clients a safe, nurturing environment in which they can work on issues that are more emotionally intense. This would include sexual, physical, or verbal abuse, grief and loss issues, and other issues that are traumatic in nature. Trauma group utilizes a series of modalities including but not limited to psychodrama, anger reduction, mock funeral, role playing, etc.

Men's/Women's Group: This group was designed to aid clients in feeling comfortable dealing with gender specific issues. Clients are encouraged to talk specifically about issues they believe appropriate for same sex discussions.

Small Evening Process Group: This group allows clients an additional opportunity to process the day's events, feelings, assignments, or obstacles they may be facing. The atmosphere is more relaxed and groups are held at the village.

Eating Disorder Process Group: This group is used to facilitated the recovery process, focusing specifically on issues of food and consequences of eating disorders. Groups are "feeling based" and assignments are presented for group feedback and interaction.

Body Image Group: Designed to help clients begin to develop a realistic perception of their bodies. A therapist leads this process by guiding clients through mirror work, body drawings, and stringings. Clients are also encouraged to begin to accept and affirm their bodies and realize the effects of punishing their bodies by bingeing, restricting, or overeating.

Nutrition Group: Designed to educate the clients to their individualized food plan and nutritional needs. Led by a registered dietician this group meets weekly and deals with only food related questions and issues that clients may have concerning their nutritional requirements.

Education Group: This group focuses on the progression of eating disorders and the 12-Step philosophy. Clients focus on the addictive nature of their eating disorder and how it relates to them physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.