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Individual Psychotherapy
New Lifestyles offers intensive individual psychotherapy in which a student meets with his or her individual psychotherapist three times weekly. The opportunity for such intensive therapy is extremely rare among mental health providers. Individual therapists utilize psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive, behavioral, and developmental models of treatment to address the individual and unique issues faced by each student.
Family Therapy
Regular family therapy is an important component of the New Lifestyles treatment approach. Family therapy sessions are conducted weekly by phone and involve the family therapist, the student and parents, or other significant caregivers. Sessions focus on the family system, the interrelationships among family members, and how these relationships impact the process of individuation for the student. In addition to weekly calls, quarterly multi-family workshops are held at New Lifestyles. These workshops typically include a topical presentation and multi-family group process. Also, families can meet with their respective family therapist for face-to-face sessions on the day prior to the workshop.
Psychiatric Monitoring
Psychiatric monitoring is conducted by New Lifestyles consulting psychiatrist. Students initially meet with our consulting psychiatrist shortly after intake for an initial consultation. Once the student is enrolled he or she will continue to see our consulting psychiatrist monthly for psychiatric monitoring and/or medication adjustment.
Groups:
- ADHD Group
- A therapeutic group designed to assist students with ADHD to learn more about their diagnosis and to manage their personal responsibilities. Students learn strategies to improve memory, impulse control, and organization. In addition, group members utilize personal PDA’s to create a weekly list that includes important assignments and appointments.
- Body Image Group
- A therapeutic group where students meet in same gender only groups to discuss their body image and how it relates to their self-esteem. Students learn cognitive-behavioral strategies to improve their body image as well as to work toward greater acceptance of themselves.
- Borderline Personality Group (BPD)
- A therapeutic group designed to develop a greater understanding of Borderline Personality Disorder and learn to better manage Borderline Personality traits. The group learns skills from Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Behavior Therapy Model to include emotional and self-regulation. Group members receive psycho-educational skills training in five areas: mindfulness (to improve control of attention and the mind); interpersonal skills and conflict management; emotional regulation; distress tolerance; and self-management. Although a significant portion of the group is dedicated to education, each session provides an opportunity for group members to process emotional issues related to Borderline Personality Disorder.
- Empathy Group
- A therapeutic group designed to increase empathy, to decrease impulsivity, to create a greater awareness of one’s emotions, and to develop effective communication skills. Specifically, the group emphasizes nonjudgmental attitudes and beliefs, sincerity, and honesty within relationships. In addition, group members learn active listening skills, paraphrasing techniques, and strategies to interpret non-verbal communications. These goals are achieved through a combination of psycho-education, group discussions, and role-plays.
- Health and Exercise Group
- A psycho-educational group designed to provide students with important information regarding nutrition and exercise. Students set goals related to exercise level and eating habits and perform weekly check-ins to monitor progress.
- House Group
- A therapeutic group designed to process relationship issues with house mates, to discuss household maintenance problems, and to establish community building skills. In addition, the group fosters cooperative living, creative problem solving, and healthy communication among roommates.
- Men’s Group
- A therapeutic group designed for men to share personal issues in a same-gender environment, to discuss the changing roles that men are expected to perform, and to foster authentic relationships. In addition, specific topics of discussion include the difference between aggression and assertiveness, gender roles, body image, money and power, and anxieties with sexual performance.
- Relaxation Group
- A psycho-educational group designed to help group members relax and learn appropriate stress management skills. These strategies include guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, and deep breathing exercises.
- Self-esteem
- A therapeutic group designed to enhance self-esteem, to increase self-acceptance, and to establish self-responsibility. Self-esteem group utilizes a psycho-education and discussion format where group members learn how self-esteem develops, strategies to recognize and replace self-defeating thoughts, and ways to acknowledge and accept positive qualities. In addition, group members discuss and process how high and low self-esteem influence relationships.
- Smoking Cessation
- A therapeutic group designed to teach the health hazards of smoking, the addiction potential, and the economic impact of tobacco. In addition, with the help of the group leader, students who choose to quit smoking create and implement a plan to support abstinence.
- Substance Addictions
- A therapeutic group designed to foster support and to facilitate discussions that are directly related to drug and alcohol abuse. A combination of psycho-education and emotional processing is utilized to maintain abstinence and increase positive choices. In addition, relapse prevention plans are created and updated regularly.
- Women's Group
- A therapeutic group for female students to process issues specific to women such as gender roles, media influence, and social pressures. Additionally, this group is a time for the women to discuss relationship concerns in a same-gender environment.
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