Our Services: Group Therapy Programs

Group Therapy Programs

Anxiety and Mood Disorders

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a well researched psycho-educational approach to the management of many mental health problems especially anxiety and depression. Individuals are taught the relationship between feelings thoughts and behaviour in a structured 8-week program. Proven treatment strategies are taught that assist individuals to challenge self-defeating thoughts and patterns of behaviour.

Download the program brochure.

Senior’s Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for adults over 60 that also incorporates support around life stage, adjustment issues and grief.  

Self-Help Tools for Depression and Anxiety (Evenings)

Aiming to deliver a ‘tool box’ of flexible self-help skills, the program is tailored for individuals with (1) Work and/ or family commitments, (2) Mild to moderate symptoms of Depression and/ or Anxiety and/ or (3) Requiring early intervention for emerging symptoms of depression or anxiety in the context of stress, adjustment or situational circumstances. This group is facilitated by psychologist Rebecca Sheehy.

Download the program brochure.

Life Skills

Life Skills is a holistic, flexible and supportive group therapy option. The focus is on enhancing and maintaining recovery, addressing underlying difficulties and facilitating peer support.

Download the program brochure.

---

Personality Disorders and Self-harm

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) (Both evening and day group options)

A longer-term program for individuals who have difficulty maintaining constructive relationships, regulating emotions and tolerating distressing memories, emotions or events. There is typically a pattern of destructive relationships, frequent hospitalisations, broken therapeutic relationships and self-harming or risk taking behaviour. DBT aims to break negative cycles by teaching skills needed to tolerate distress, reduce impulsivity and improve relationships. This occurs in conjunction with contracts and crisis management plans to contain potentially reinforcing inpatient admissions and individual sessions with a psychologist.

Download the program brochure.

PACES: Early Intervention for Young Adults with Emerging BPD (Evenings)

An Early Intervention Program for Young Adults aged 18- 25 with problems around self-harm, interpersonal relationships, self-image and impulsive behaviour. If left untreated, these problems may become entrenched and continue through adulthood, affecting the young person’s sense of who they are and causing disruption to relationships. PACES aims to break these cycles by providing structured and youth friendly sessions that help young people to develop skills to improve their life. This is in conjunction with contracts and crisis management plans to contain potentially reinforcing inpatient admissions and individual reviews with a psychologist.

Download the program brochure. 

---

Eating Disorders

Mind and Body Therapy for binge-eating difficulties

There is growing evidence that emotional  difficulties are frequent precursor to binge-eating and that binge-eating and other types of eating pathology may provide a means of regulating emotions. This 20-week group therapy program does not focus directly on controlling or changing eating behaviours. Rather, the program aims to understand the individual and their emotions that underlie the pattern of bingeing.

Download the program brochure.

Therapeutic Anorexia Nervosa Support

Following an individual assessment, the group program assists in containing disordered eating behaviours and facilitating weight gain in a supportive environment. A variety of treatment methods are employed to optimise treatment outcomes including nutritional education, exposure to food through practical eating exercises and  identifying emotional triggers to maladaptive eating behaviours.

Download the program brochure.

---

Support

Self-enhancement

Suited to individuals who need support and therapeutic input to achieve and maintain stability with their illness. Self-enhancement focuses on addressing the social, physical and cognitive impact of symptoms and is suitable for people with longer-term symptoms, memory or cognitive difficulties or recent psychosis.

Download the program brochure.

Referral Process

To attend any of the programs offered at New Farm Clinic, it is necessary to be under the care of a Credentialed Psychiatrist with admitting privileges to the hospital. The contact number for our Patient Services Manager is (07) 3254 9133.

Revised 23 November 2011