This is a six-session class for young women ages 15 to 19 years old. Through participation in this group, you will:

• Grow in resiliency and achieve greater psychological balance.
• You will become aware of and deepen your sense of personal value
• Understand that you are precious in the face of your humanity
• Strengthen your sense of power through building self-control allowing you to live in action rather than reaction to others
• Develop a sense of abundance and appreciation of what the world has to offer through learning active self-care and healthy interdependence
• Acquire tools for healthy relationship with self and others

This group will include information about the disorder, client centered issues, interventions, and assistance in changing behavior to improve vocational performance. Participants will have homework from each session and will be encouraged to share this with their therapist. Continuing individual therapy while attending group will be emphasized to reinforce behavior change.

This group is an ongoing adolescent psychotherapy group that focuses on promoting mental health by addressing mood issues, self-esteem, assertiveness, healthy boundaries, conflict resolution, relationship struggles, and positive coping skills. The group is for adolescent females from 15-18 years old (still in high school).

This group is facilitated by Amanda Hengtgen, LMFT

This group meets every Monday at the White Bear Lake office from 7:00-7:50 p.m.

A second group meets every Thursday at the White Bear Lake office from 7:00-7:50 p.m.

Fee:
$60.00/session. Payable by insurance or private pay.

This group provides an opportunity to learn how to identify hidden feelings, assess your anger style, change negative patterns and choose positive ways of expressing anger in an interactive setting.

The group is facilitated by Mary Jo Faustgen, MA, LMFT and is four sessions long.

Mondays 6:00-7:30 pm January 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2012.  Call 651-647-1900 to setup a pre-sceening interview.

Fee:
$60.00/session. Payable by insurance or private pay.

This Parenting Class is for parents of all ages interested in learning how to work together as a family. Learn skills in parenting styles, discipline techniques using appropriate consequences and rewards, how to encourage and give positive self-esteem, enlist cooperation and respect within the home, and many other resources and tips that WORK for You!

The group is facilitated by Mary Jo Faustgen, MA, LMFT and is three sessions long.

Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 pm March 13th, 20th and 27th, 2012

Call 651-647-1900 to setup a pre-sceening interview

Fee:
$60.00/session. Payable by insurance or private pay.

When there is a significant change in family life, children can often feel alone, isolated, or a sense of anger, fear, or shame. This 10-week therapeutic group is led by licensed therapists. It will help children in grades 2-5 express their feelings, develop healthy coping skills, and feel empowered to control certain things in their life. The group offers supportive and age-appropriate discussion and activities to children experiencing family change through separation/divorce, birth of a sibling, new step family, family illness, change in residence, and more.

This group is facilitated by Delores Dinzeo, MA, LP and Mary Vidovic, MSW, LICSW at our White Bear Lake office.

Next group session:
Call for dates and times

Fee:
$60.00/session. Payable by insurance or private pay.

This is an ongoing weekly therapy group for men who wish to address problems with mood, relationships, stressful life situations and the impact of family of origin in current life experiences.

The group is facilitated by Bryan Kingsriter, LMFT, LICSW, and requires an individual assessment and a minimum ten week commitment. In some cases this group may be covered by insurance, otherwise the fee is $60.00 per session.

This is a six-session class for people with depression and/or anxiety. It can help you:

• Feel more control over anxiety and depression
• Learn how to "think straight" by identifying and correcting errors in thinking
• Learn how to manage situations skillfully by diminishing unsuccessful behaviors and increasing effective behaviors
• Develop skills to better manage relationships with others
• Decrease your perception of being at constant risk for harm

This group is facilitated by Annette Jacob, MSW, LICSW and requires a six week commitment. Please call 651-286-8520 to set up a pre-screening interview.

Next group session:
Call for dates and times

Fee:
$60.00/person and requires $16.00 text: Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D

Do you suffer with Acute or Chronic PAIN?

• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Cancer
• Headaches
• Shoulders, Elbows, Wrists, Knee or Hip Surgery
• Back Pain, Sciatica
• Chronice Immume Disease

This Group can help you:

• Understand pain and the perception of pain
• Find coping skills and activities
• Discover healing techniques for the mind and body
• Explore how proper nutrition and adequate exercise can help

3 Sessions Wednesdays in February 2012 (February 15th, 22nd, and 29th) from 5:30 pm to 7:00pm.

$60.00 per session payable by insurance or private pay.

Group facilitator: Mary Jo Faustgen, MA, LMFT

Family Health Services Minnesota ~ 3550 Labore Road, Suite 7, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110

Call 651-647-1900 to setup a pre-screening interview

This group will focus on ADHD symptoms and how they affect a child’s ability to learn new information and use it effectively at home, in school, and in the community. Topics will include what the science says about ADHD, working with school staff and the “system”, symptoms of ADHD and how they affect decision making, and problem solving with your child.