Groups Accepting New Clients:

Sleep Therapy Group

CBTI (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) Group Program

Every Tuesday October 1 - November 19, 2024

12-1 P.M.

Accepting new clients? Yes

This 8-week long virtual group therapy program is for adults who experience:

Daytime exhaustion, excessive napping
Worrying about next day tiredness
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Watching the clock and counting hours of sleep

Participant outcomes from this group:

Increase:

Knowledge of healthy sleep behaviors and routines

Understanding the connection between sleep, stress, health, and aging

Decrease:

Unhelpful behaviors and thoughts contributing to lack of restful sleep

Excessive napping and sleeping

Group Objectives:

Develop realistic expectations around sleep
Group members will be able to identify and challenge behaviors which contribute to poor sleep quality
Record sleep routine over a 2–3-month period
Improve frequency of “a good night’s sleep”

Cost: $25 per session

($25 x 8 sessions = $200)

Additional Info:

LGBTQ+ friendly
Open to adults (+18)
Must be in Alaska for each session
This group may not be an appropriate fit for people who are in acute crisis

Stellar Insight Counseling Blog: Connection Between Sleep & Mental Health

How to Join a Group:

Contact me today for a free 20-minute initial consultation and screening.

Upon your appropriateness for this group, we will schedule a 30-minute or 60-minute pre-group intake.

Stellar Insight Counseling Group Therapy Rates

Why:

I conduct an individual intake (AKA pre-group prep) with each group member to promote a cohesive group; comprised of members who share struggles and goals.

Therapists who meet with clients for a 1-on-1 appointment prior to the first group session have more successful group therapy outcomes.

During this intake we accomplish several goals:

• We will start to build a relationship together
• We will review information specific about the group (including expectations, structure, norms)
• Address any questions or concerns you may have prior to group starting
• Complete forms

When these goals are accomplished prior to the first group therapy session, clients feel prepared and supported.

This reduces anxieties and ensures each client that other members have shared information allowing the group to start strong.

Group therapy is an effective and affordable way to address mental health issues.

I can't wait to hear from you!

Free 20-Minute Initial Consultation

I like to structure group sessions with 6-10 clients; 8 is ideal. Each client will go through a screening interview & intake to ensure appropriateness for the group topic.

Groups meet either once or twice a week, for 60- or 90-minute sessions over the course of 8-16 weeks.

Support Groups:

Women's trauma support group
Chronic illness support group
Grief support group

Psychoeducation Groups:

Parenting skills
Healthy relationships
ADHD/ Autism
Anger management
Dual diagnosis (either adults who are dually diagnosed OR parents seeking support around a child who is recently diagnosed)
How to have healthy conflict
Depression and anxiety
How to have healthy communication

Visit this page: Group Therapy FAQ, Pros & Cons | Stellar Insight Counseling to learn more on how group therapy works, pros & cons, and more!

Group Psychotherapy | Stellar Insight Counseling

"I think we ripple on into others, just like a stone puts its ripples into a brook. That, for me, too, is a source of comfort. It kind of, in a sense, negates the sense of total oblivion.

Some piece of ourselves, not necessarily our consciousness, but some piece of ourselves gets passed on and on and on." -Irvin D. Yalom

Meet Nicole Zegiestowsky, M.S.

My name is Nicole, and my approach as a virtual therapist in Alaska is that each client is the expert in his/her/their own life.

I regularly incorporate our relationship, the “therapeutic rapport,” into therapy sessions which may look like:

• checking in on how an experience felt to you,
• or asking, “Do you feel I am understanding what you’re going through?”

Prior to private practice, I’ve provided counseling services through outpatient and residential facilities to children, teens, college-aged adults, middle-aged adults, and seniors through community mental health, interdisciplinary family medicine, and tribal health agencies.

I'm a pre-licensed therapist, which means I am working under the supervision of Psychologist & board approved supervisor (Dr. Ekstrom), read more about that here.

In my free time I enjoy hiking, paddling, gardening, reading, music, and baking.

It is a privilege to enter a healing relationship with another person and share the process of psychotherapy; I hope to be part of your recovery.

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