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NPI Consult Group (July 2024)
NPI Consult Group Forming
Do you ever have cases that stretch your clinical understanding to its limits? Do clients present a confusing puzzle that just does not seem to fit together? Well then, you are in good company and may find beneficial connection within an NPI consultation group!
Patrick Michaels PhD, clinical psychologist and NPI membership committee member, seeks NPI members who want to join a consultation group. This consultation group will provide a compassionate non-judgmental space for continuous learning, professional skill development, and opportunities to discuss current practices and challenges. We aim to reduce professional isolation and increase access to diverse perspectives and expertise.
Who: Licensed psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, and psychologists
Criteria: NPI members
Group size: 6-10 members for effective interaction
Time Commitment: Monthly, 1-hour
Location: Virtual or In-person
Come join a consult group to exchange ideas, seek advice, and gain insights from peers or more experienced professionals.
Please email: patrickmichaelsphd@gmail.com for more information
Parent Loss Group (July 2024)
Whether the loss of your parent is recent or many years in the past, you are welcome in this space. Grief is a lifelong process, and finding a space where your grief is accepted, embraced, and truly understood can feel impossible. This group welcomes adults aged 22-35 who have experienced the loss of a parental figure at any point in life and offers an opportunity to find community in grief and process alongside others who can relate to the complexities of such a loss.
Begins September 12th, meeting every other Thursday from 6:00-7:30pm (excluding major holidays). Specific dates include Sept 12, Sept 26, Oct 10, Oct 24, Nov 14, Dec 12, Jan 9, Jan 23. This group requires an 8-session commitment, at $50 per session
WHERE: 210 25th Ave N, Nashville, TN
WHEN: Every other Thursday 6:00-7:30pm
FACILITATOR: Haley Kisner, TLMFT
COST: $50/session
For More Information: haley@katyhurstcounseling.com
Virtual Neurodivergent Professional Women's Group (July 2024)
This group is a place where high-masking neurodivergent women can find support and community. With a focus on ASD and ADHD, the group will discuss navigating these diagnoses in work and in life. If you have a client who feels isolated in their diagnoses, misunderstood in the workplace, or struggling with self-compassion around their symptoms, they would be a perfect fit.
WHERE: Virtual
WHEN: Every other Tuesday 5:15-6:30pm CST
GROUP LEADER: Katy Hurst, LPC-MHSP
COST: $50/session
For More Information: info@katyhurstcounseling.com
Men’s Psychotherapy Process Group (new July 2024)
This Men’s Psychotherapy Process Group will provide the space and opportunity to authentically connect men with each other and replace our sometimes felt sense of isolation with support, trust and a sense of true camaraderie. Group members will have the opportunity to strengthen interpersonal and leadership skills, while building confidence in a structured and supportive community of dedicated and loving male comrades.
The group is led by Dr. Jesse Rentz, licensed in both California and Tennessee, and is held Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm CST via secure video link to be provided.
The benefits of the Virtual Men’s Group include:
- Cultivation of honest, secure relating to enhance one’s ability to give and receive love
- Enhancement of empathy for one’s fellow man
- Deepen ability to share the experience of wounds, pain and struggles as a means for connection, not separation
- Exploration of the profound effects of shame and how honest, vulnerable engagement weakens shame’s effects while unlocking the innate courage lurking right beneath it
- Sharing of difficulties in personal and professional relationships to practice more effective ways of managing or resolving them
For more information, including fees and to receive registration materials, email Dr. Rentz at jzrentz@gmail.com
Adult Children of Narcissistic Families: Women's Psychotherapy Process Group
A narcissistic parent consistently prioritizes their own needs, desires, and ego over those of their children. They often seek admiration and attention, manipulate their children emotionally, and lack empathy or concern for their child’s well-being. As a result, Adult Children of Narcissistic Familes struggle with a lack of self-confidence, a chronic need to please, difficulty setting healthy personal boundaries, and problems with relationships. This Women’s Psychotherapy Process Group provides the space and opportunity for women to authentically connect with each other and explore their experiences, provide insights, and create healthier relationships.
WHEN: Mondays from 6:00 – 7:30 pm CST via secure video link to be provided.
For more information, Email Katy Odenbaugh at katyodenbaughsymmetry@gmail.com
College Readiness Group (Begins June 2024)
Brentwood Counseling Associates is pleased to offer a College Readiness Group designed to support you as you navigate this transition to college. This group will bring together incoming college students over six weeks in June and July. Our sessions will focus on cultivating essential skills like time management, exploring personal values and interests, establishing healthy boundaries with roommates, and developing strategies to cope with stress.
Tennessee LPC-MHSP Licensure Support Group on Facebook
Are you a recent Counseling graduate? New to the Counseling licensure process?
I invite you to join the Tennessee LPC-MHSP Licensure Support Group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
Here you will find support and encouragement for new graduates and mental health professionals in Tennessee in the licensure process. The goal is to provide a safe environment to support each other in the midst of struggles and triumphs in the licensure process. We’re here to encourage and support you and have some cool things brewing for 2019.
Join us! Let’s keep the positivity and good vibes going!
MA, LPC-MHSP
National Certified Counselor
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Certified Grief Recovery Specialist
Upcoming NPI Events
August CE Meeting, "When Trauma Stops Time: Understanding and Working with Implicit Memory," Presented by Linda ManningFri Aug 9 2024, 11:30am CST
Student MixerTue Sep 17 2024, 06:00pm CST
Jules Seeman Fall Workshop:
“That was then, this is now: How fear and countertransference impact our clients and our work with SUD”Sat Oct 26 2024, 09:00am CDT
August CE Meeting, "When Trauma Stops Time: Understanding and Working with Implicit Memory," Presented by Linda Manning
Student Mixer
Jules Seeman Fall Workshop: