Group Therapy

Group Therapy setting offers healing for individuals, couples, families, and groups of survivors. There is a solidarity and a natural support system that emerges through the sharing and relating done in groups.

There is a certain magic in Group Therapy—the kind of healing that only happens when we are surrounded and supported by those who really get what it’s like to be in our shoes: people who’ve experienced similar trauma and loss and faced the same fears and stigma.
There is a melting, a shedding, a catharsis that happens in a group setting that’s matchless, powerful and healing.

Support Groups at Manhattan Marriage and Family Therapy Center are facilitated by Susan Flynn, LCSW, an experienced group therapist who will lead and provide therapeutic guidance, tools, and resources to participants. 

Groups are open to the public and meet weekly ongoing. Sessions are offered on weekends and evenings after 8pm.  Each group is $50.  For information call 917-510-6422 or e-mail at info@manhattanmft.com.

Manhattan Marriage and Family Therapy Center is pleased to offer the following group counseling programs:

Breast Cancer Survivor Support Group
Thursdays, 8-9pm at MMFT
Starting October 22, 2015
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This group offers the opportunity to let out your fears, tears, and thoughts as you go through the diagnostic, treatment and aftercare process of Breast Cancer. This group will provide a safe and nurturing environment shared with others who understand questions like: 

Why do I feel embarrassed to tell anyone I have cancer....?
Will I lose my job?
Why am I feeling such gloom and doom when I know there are so many promising treatments available?
Why am I feeling so alone?

Topics covered include:  common symptoms and comforting methods, where to ask medication questions, how to talk with friends, family and coworkers, diet comforts, and common obstacles to making tough decisions.  The group is facilitated by Susan Flynn, LCSW, an experienced group therapist and a Breast Cancer survivor herself who knows firsthand how lonely and debilitating it can be to deal with this diagnosis.
For more information about this group please e-mail us at info@manhattanmft.com or call at 917-510-6422.

Self-Compassion and Self-Esteem Support Group

Are you struggling with isolation and fear of intimacy? Do you have a hard time with anxiety and feelings of being "less than"?  Do you ever feel that your job is in jeopardy because you’re not working hard enough?

This group may be the perfect place to explore the feelings, behaviors and thoughts that are not working and find new ways of approaching relationships, work issues, and isolation.

The group will provide a safe place to offer and receive feedback from others who struggle with similar thoughts and feelings. 

The focus will be on:

1. Developing a lifestyle of self-compassion. 

2. Practical tools to help you deal with the emotional roller coasters.

3. Finding your voice and sharing it with others.
For more information about this group please e-mail us at info@manhattanmft.com or call at 917-510-6422.

-RESOURCES-

Websites

American Cancer Society
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center NYC 

Kirsten Niff is a leading researcher on Self Compassion at the University of Texas, Austin.  http://self-compassion.org/

Christopher Germer talks about how to use mindfulness to find emotional health.  http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/

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