CBT Skills Group – Isabel Drive

Are you struggling to cope with your thoughts and emotions? Do your mental health symptoms keep you from living life as you would like? Are you interested in learning how to apply new and effective coping skills to help decrease your struggles? This group is for individuals wanting to learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and CBT techniques to better their lives. Use of CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy coping skills, is clinically proven to be effective in treating depression, anxiety, stress, anger and more. WellSpan Philhaven offers groups designed to help individuals learn and apply CBT skills and techniques to help manage unhelpful thinking and difficult feelings and change behaviors that negatively impact their lives. Group sessions will focus on:   

• Psychoeducation on CBT             
• Mindfulness     
• Pros and Cons/Problem Solving 
• Core Beliefs      
• Relaxation 
• Behavioral Activation/Activity Scheduling 
• Distress Tolerance 
• Cognitive Distortions 
• Assertiveness 

Group members must have the ability to communicate effectively in group format. Due to group requirements, new participants may be invited to meet with the group provider individually prior to starting group sessions. Potential participants cannot have active psychosis, active addiction or active suicidal/homicidal thoughts.  

Current Philhaven patients should talk to their provider. For new Philhaven patients, please call (717) 851-1375 or (800) 459-7497.