10-Week Psychoeducation Group: A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
(Anxiety while embracing serenity, opportunities, mindfulness, and empowerment)
Event Description:
The purpose of this group is to teach emotional regulation skills to adolescent girls who experience anxiety as their dominant presenting issue for entering counseling.
The primary goals are to decrease debilitating symptoms of anxiety while training these adolescents to implement personalized coping skills that fit into their lifestyle and enable them to perform well in their everyday life despite their tendency toward anxiety.
Doing this in a group setting allows participants to learn from each other’s experiences, and participants can provide one another with validation, ideas, and feedback that is unique to the role of the therapist but nevertheless helpful in reaching their goals.
Target Audience:
Adolescent girls ages 13 to 16. The group will be limited to 8 participants.
Dates & Times:
Week 1: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
Week 2: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
Week 3: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
Week 4: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Week 5: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
Week 6: Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
Week 7: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Week 8: Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
Week 9: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Week 10: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Location:
This group will be help via our HIPAA compliant telehealth platform.
Pricing:
$50 per adolescent for the entire 10 week series, due upon registration
Facilitator Information:
This group will be led by Morgan Piercy, student therapist at Fortis.
Week 9:
Group Topic: Emotional Regulation Skills for Adolescent Girls with Anxiety
Session Focus: Becoming your Ideal Self
Session Purpose
Participants will explore taking committed action in order to become the version of themselves they wish they were (fictional finalism) after the group adjourns.
Session Objectives
1. Participants will identify life goals they have for themselves, and reflect on how they have already grown.
2. Facilitators and participants will begin to reflect on the group content, skills, and strategies and how they can apply to everyday life.