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Current Groups

Beats & Balance Music Support Group

Facilitated by Laura Tracz-Gelis, LPC

  • This support group is for teens ages 14-18 who want to explore their feelings and support others through music. Participants will:

    Create weekly playlists and use music to understand and move through emotions.

    Look for ways to encourage a positive mindset and build a strength-based perspective.

    Use music and sound to explore feelings, thoughts, and outcomes.

    This is a support group and not a psychotherapy group. This will be a space to explore how music makes us feel and how we can use music to express or change our moods. We will share our music with other participants and we hope to create a safe and supportive environment in which we can support ourselves and one another.

  • This 6-week group meets weekly on Tuesdays between noon and 1:30 pm and runs from June 11th until July 23rd (no group the week of July 4th). Dates are as follows:

    June: 11th, 18th & 25th

    July: 9th, 16th & 23rd

  • In-person
    Glenview Counseling Group—3633 W Lake Ave, Ste 300, Glenview, IL 60026

  • The cost is $325 for all 6 sessions due once registration is completed.

Off To College: Support Through Art

Facilitated by Laura Tracz-Gelis, LPC

  • Participate in weekly art and social activities that will help uncover strengths, define values, and set intentions for entering your college experience. Use art to clarify, create, and work towards achieving your goals while supporting one another along the way. Art projects will include:

    Vision Board

    Intention Bracelet Making

    Strength Symbolism Project

    This is a support group and not a psychotherapy group. We will share our art with other participants and we hope to create a safe and supportive environment in which we can support ourselves and one another through art.

  • This 8-week group meets weekly on Tuesdays between 10:00 and 11:30 am and runs from June 11th until August 6th (no group the week of July 4th). Dates are as follows:

    June: 11th, 18th & 25th

    July: 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th

    August: 6th

  • In-person
    Glenview Counseling Group—3633 W Lake Ave, Ste 300, Glenview, IL 60026

  • The cost is $425 for all 8 sessions due once registration is completed.

Support Groups

Unlike traditional group therapy, support groups tend to be less clinical in nature, having the therapist play less of a role of an educator role and more of a facilitator role, and sometimes having no therapist present at all.

Support groups are offered as a space where individuals can come together to share their stories, experiences, and lives in a way that helps reduce isolation and loneliness. Oftentimes, we think we are struggling alone, but support groups help us see that there are others who may dealing with similar situations and who in turn can help us get better.

Our Approach

Group therapy involves one or more therapists who lead a group of roughly five to 15 clients. Typically, groups meet for an hour or two each week, every other week, or once monthly. Some people attend individual therapy in addition to groups, while others participate in groups only. Many groups are designed to target a specific problem, such as depression, obesity, panic disorder, social anxiety, chronic pain or substance abuse. Other groups focus more generally on improving social skills, helping people deal with a range of issues such as anger, shyness, loneliness, low self-esteem, and loss. Regularly talking and listening to others also helps you put your own problems in perspective. Many people experience mental health difficulties, but few speak openly about them to people they don't know well. Oftentimes, you may feel like you are the only one struggling—but you're not. It can be a relief to hear others discuss what they're going through, and realize you're not alone.

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