Group Therapy

When children have problems, they may not have the words to express them. Play gives children a way to communicate feelings they don’t understand or are unable to express. With 20 hours of Child-Parent Relationship Training, motivated parents can learn to be as effective as play therapists with their own children. Research has shown that CPR Training can reduce or eliminate behavior problems; enhance the parent-child relationship; develop responsibility and self-control in children and increase children’s self-esteem and self-confidence. CPR Training is conducted in 10 weekly two-hour sessions. The atmosphere is accepting and the training interactive, making it enjoyable for one both parents. Parents of children 2½ to 10 years of age are welcome to attend. Dr. Mary Causey will facilitate the group sessions.

Childcare is available for a fee and must be reserved in advance.

What makes a marriage extraordinary? What are couples in satisfying relationships doing differently than couples in distressed relationships? We will explore these and other questions in a four-week marriage enrichment workshop that describes God’s blueprint for relationships. Grace Point counselor Dr. Mary Causey will present the workshop. Mary is an adjunct lecturer for the Master’s Counseling Department at Sam Houston University and has extensive training in working with couples.

DivorceCare is a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. Leading the group is Susan Jones. DivorceCare is a place where you can meet other divorced / separated adults and hear about ways to heal from the hurt of divorce.

DivorceCare also offers a coinciding program for your children called DC4K. DC4K is a special group that helps children ages 5 – 12 heal from the hurt caused by the separation or divorce of their parents. Children become friends with other children who understand how they feel and the things they are going through because of the divorce of their parents.

Join us for a four week educational, discussion group led by Grace Point counselor Margie Jordan.

Topics Covered:

Week 1: Defining emotional health and practicing good self care
Week 2: Developing healthy boundaries and discussing family of origin issues
Week 3: Being a healthy care giver, understanding stress, anxiety and depression
Week 4: Staying emotionally healthy

This 8-week group is an educational and support group for people who want to improve the psychological and spiritual health of their family. Margie Jordan will be the facilitator of this group.

Topics Covered:

Week 1: Introduction to group counseling and defining healthy
Week 2: Setting Healthy Goals
Week 3: Practicing good self care and boundaries
Week 4: Constructing family genograms
Week 5: Discovering growth areas
Week 6: Improving communications
Week 7: Developing healthy conflict resolution skills
Week 8: Setting long term goals and wrap up

Childcare is available for a fee and must be reserved in advance.

Led by Susan Jones, this 10-week evening group is designed for people who grew up in a dysfunctional family or needing to overcome past hurts. Making Peace with Your Past provides a safe, confidential and loving environment for personal and spiritual recovery, healing, growth, and well-being. Many lives have been transformed through attending this group and learning God’s desire for our lives—to live joyfully, without the chains of the past.

Topics covered include:

• Discovering self-esteem
• Recognizing self-defeating behaviors
• The advantages of a turbulent past
• Release from shame
• Overcoming the fear of joy
• It’s okay to be yourself
• Forgiving the people who have hurt you
• Help for people who grew up to soon
• Coming to terms with the blessing.

Childcare is available for a fee and must be reserved in advance.

This four-week session is for families who have learned they are expecting a child with special needs and for families who have recently received a special needs diagnosis for one of their children.

Issues will include:

• Coping with the initial shock
• Adjustment
• How God will prepare you to meet the need of your child
• Marriage challenges
• Hope for the future

Childcare is available for a fee and must be reserved in advance.

Patricia Fairhurst and Sheryl Serres, Ph.D. LPC-S will co facilitates this group.

Come and learn about the hidden treasure and special blessing God will real to you in this journey.

Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Grace Point Counseling Center
Cost: $35 per person

When couples marry/remarry they have new hope and new expectations for the marriage, for their children and for joy anew! However, stepfamilies often try to relate similarly to intact/bio families often due to lack of knowledge and preparation on how to form a stepfamily. Also the word “step” may bring up underlying feelings of embarrassment, shame, and failure. Though some areas are common to both traditional families and stepfamilies, stepfamilies pose some unique challenges and benefits. This four week educational and interactive seminar will help you understand the many rhythms of stepfamily living and how to thrive.

• Week 1: Stepfamily Basics, The Marriage/Remarriage, Biblical Stepfamilies
• Week 2: Expectations: The couple, the children, extended family, friends, Comparison of Stepfamily Development versus Intact Biological Families, New Roles
• Week 3: Finances, Communication and Conflict, Common Stepfamily Problems and Solutions
• Week 4: Parenting in Stepfamilies, Unique Benefits of a Stepfamily, God’s Healing Grace

Led by Grace Point Counseling Center: Susan Jones and Margie Jordan. Both also have experiences in stepfamily living.

Childcare is available by reservation.