Overcome Challenges Together
Our curriculum-based Group Services help individuals learn coping strategies to manage symptoms, maximize the ability to live independently and increase skills to effectively navigate a social environment.
Clients are invited to give and receive supportive feedback as they learn ways to overcome challenges together. Clients will also learn about community resources that can sustain their recovery after they complete the program. All client records are kept in accordance with Illinois confidentiality requirements.
Below is a list of our current group offerings, some are held in person (masks required) while others remain in a virtual environment. To learn more or to register for a group, please call our office at (708) 383-7500 and follow the prompts to reach the group leader.
Adult Groups
Art Therapy with Angie Potaczek, LCPC, ATR Tuesdays, 10:00 am -11:30 am, in person
- Art Therapy offers adults an opportunity to explore creativity through art-making. Participants work on art projects at home and then talk about their art with group members in a relaxing, non-judgmental environment. The group is for adults ages 18+. See linked flyer for registration information.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group with Madeleine Hannes, Thursdays, 1 pm – 2:30 pm
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based group therapy to help increase resilience and build a life experienced as worth living. In this group we will work on mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The complete group curriculum spans across 12 weeks and consists of three separate 4-week modules. New participants may join at the beginning of any module. This group is for adults ages 18+. Pre-screening is required, see linked flyer for contact information.
Grief Group, virtual with Kimberly Peyton-Reyes, LCPC Wednesdays from 10 am – 11:30 am
- We provide a safe space to share your experience. This group will discuss the different stages of grief and learn tools to cope. This group is for adults ages 18+. Pre-screening is required, see linked flyer for contact information.
Grief Group with Elainna Simpson, Thursdays from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, in person
- We provide a safe space to share your experience. This group will discuss the different stages of grief and learn tools to cope. This group is for adults ages 18+. Pre-screening is required, see linked flyer for contact information.
Meaning Through Music with Isabella Vasquez, Wednesdays, 12:00 (noon) – 1:30 pm, in person
- Meaning Through Music explores the importance of using music as a healthy coping strategy and mindfulness tool, particularly with responding to stress. Additionally, the group navigates the powerful connection between music and memory. This group is for adults ages 18+. See linked flyer for pre-screening information.
Mindfulness Basics with Angie Potaczek, LCPC, ATR Wednesdays, 11:00 am – noon, in person
- Learn how to reduce stress through the practice mindfulness. You will practice simple stretching, guided meditation, breath meditation, and other basics of mindfulness. For adults ages 18 +, pre-screening required. See linked flyer for pre-screening information.
Relationships with Kimberly Peyton-Reyes, LCPC Fridays, 10:00 am -11:00 am, in person
- Relationships explores ways to help form and maintain positive connections, interactions, and boundaries with people in our lives. Healthy boundaries can ensure that relationships are mutually respectful and can help participants establish individuality and self-reliance. This group is for adults ages 18+. See linked flyer for pre-screening information.
Trauma Clinic with Angie Pill, LCSW, CADC, EMDR Certified Therapist. Group and individual clinics with varying days and times.
- The purpose of this program is to address the neurophysiological responses to traumatic experiences by offering a menu of evidence-based time-limited trauma interventions by qualified staff. Learning to live with the experience, understanding both we can’t eradicate it and we don’t have to accept it. This is for adults ages 18+. See linked flyer for pre-screening information and details on days and times. Click here to see full page description.
Youth Groups
Empowered for Greatness with Susanna Ramos, LSW Wednesdays, 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm, in person
- Empowered for Greatness focuses on exploring strengths and barriers with self-esteem, self-worth, and body image. This group will also provide space to learn coping skills. This 9-week group is CO-ED group open to ALL genders ages 13-15. See linked flyer for more details. Screening and registration is required.