Psychotherapy Groups

The Adolescent DBT Multifamily Group is an evidenced-based skills group offered to patients and their families here at the Rachel Upjohn Building. It teaches adolescents and their parents skills to manage their emotions, relationships, and achieve greater balance in their lives. The group is structured around four modules: Mindfulness/Middle Path; Emotion Regulation; Interpersonal Effectiveness; and Distress Tolerance.

Patients who struggle with regulating intense emotion, or have difficulty managing relationships, and are between the ages of 12 and 18.

It meets once per week, Wednesdays 5-6:30pm for 11 weeks. The Fall session is from September to December, and the Winter session is from January to March. Patients can start at any time in the session, and do not need to start at the beginning.  The current session is running from September 27, 2023-December 13, 2023.  Will not meet 11/22/2023

Most patients attend for one round of the 4 modules, while other families decide to repeat the session more than once.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Then you can express your interest in attending the Adolescent DBT Multifamily Group.

A skills-based group for adolescents and young adults focused on psychoeducation, relapse prevention, building and maintaining wellness in sobriety and supporting one another in recovery.

Adolescents and young adults that are motivated to remain sober “one day at a time” from substances of abuse. This group also offers a family support component.  

Each Monday from 4:30-6:00pm

Members complete 12-24 sessions at minimum, determined in conjunction with their program therapist. 

Current patients in the Department of Psychiatry, can ask their clinician for referral to UMATS for consultation/evaluation and to determine eligibility for this group. New patients should schedule a New Patient Evaluation (NPE) in UMATS for an evaluation to determine eligibility for the group and any other treatment options.

A 4-week introductory group to learn about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the potential value of a mindfulness-based skills treatment. In the group you will learn about what the DBT Skills Group is, and the guidelines and assumptions of DBT training. You will learn about DBT’s biosocial theory, mindfulness, “dialectical” thinking, and ways to analyze our behaviors using “chain analysis.”

Persons that are dealing with unhealthy patterns of behavior, emotions and thinking that are causing misery and distress. If you want to learn how to increase your flexibility and mindfulness and understand what is getting in the way of being effective, this group is for you.

It meets once per week, Mondays from 4:00-5:00pm. It is a rolling group so you can start at any point in the month.

Most people participate for 4 sessions, but you are welcome to continue as long as is appropriate for you.

DBT is a compassionate type of behavioral therapy that is intended to help people move toward having a life that feels more meaningful and worth living. DBT includes four sets of behavioral skills taught in month-long modules:

• Mindfulness: the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment
• Emotion Regulation: how to identify and change emotions that you want to change
• Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ask for what you want and say “no” while maintaining self-respect and relationships with others
• Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate pain in difficult situations, not change it

Persons that are dealing with unhealthy patterns of behavior, emotions and thinking that are causing misery and distress. DBT targets the issues that cause distress and teaches skills to deal with them without having to resort to self-defeating behaviors that increase guilt and shame. It does so in a framework, though, that helps us understand that we are doing the best we can, even though we need to learn ways that work better. If you want to learn how to increase your flexibility and mindfulness and understand what is getting in the way of being effective, this group is for you.

As of 7/10/23, the in-person format will meet Mondays from 5:00-6:30 pm.

As of 7/11/23, the Virtual (Zoom) format will meet Tuesdays from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM.

Most people participate for 4 months, but you are welcome to continue as long as is appropriate for you.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Then you'll discuss with the clinician that you are working with that you would like to learn more about DBT. Before starting the Skills group, however, you must complete the Adult DBT Basic Group that meets on Mondays from 4:00-5:00pm.

Advanced Mindfulness for Insomnia is a continuation of Mindfulness for Insomnia group to continue skills development and home practice.

Patients who have attended Mindfulness for Insomnia group in the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

First four Thursday nights of each month from 4pm-5:30pm over Zoom. Patient must start in the first week of the month.

Additional 4 weeks for Advance Mindfulness offered at the end of the first Mindfulness for Insomnia group.

Once completed, request a referral from the Mindfulness for Insomnia group facilitator.

A 4-week closed group (no new patients once group begins, same people each week) introducing Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for PTSD and Trauma. CBT is an evidence-based treatment that involves modifying thoughts and behaviors to help patients feel better and move toward their life aims. Group members will learn about common reactions to trauma, how exposure to traumatic events can impact the brain, body, and physiology, and influence thinking and behavioral patterns. Content will include material from Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapies, among others. Group members will be introduced to trauma-focused CBT treatment strategies that modify problematic thinking patterns, reduce avoidance behaviors, and promote the emotional processing of traumatic events. Patients will NOT need to share specific details of their trauma with the group.

This group is designed for individuals with PTSD, or who have experienced significant trauma (e.g., physical/sexual abuse or violence, serious accidents/injuries, combat, natural disasters, etc.) and are experiencing associated mood and/or anxiety symptoms. It will be beneficial to individuals who are considering trauma-focused treatment approaches to address these symptoms, and to those who may be treatment naïve and have not considered the ways in which histories of trauma may have contributed to anxiety, depression, or interpersonal difficulties.

Once per week, Tuesdays (first four) from 5:00-6:00pm over Zoom in January, March, May, July, September, November 

The group will run for 4 weeks

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Talk to your provider about your interest and ask them to initiate your enrollment.

A four-week introductory course that will teach participants skills to improve difficulty falling and/or staying asleep.    

People who have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early.  

 It meets once per week the first 4 Tuesdays or Thursdays of each month from 4-5:30 pm.

Please ask your clinician to refer you to the Adult Insomnia Group.

The Life goals group is a psychoeducational group for patients with a bipolar diagnosis. It focuses on early warnings signs and triggers of episodes and developing detailed and person-specific action plans for illness management.  Group members learn how to develop accurate perceptions of themselves, their illness & their environment, set realistic goals & cope with problems more effectively.

Patients with a diagnosis of Bipolar I or II who would like to learn more about their illness and strategies for coping with stress and potential triggers for mood episodes.

Tuesdays, once a week for 6 weeks, from 5:30 PM-7:00 PM.  Next group is scheduled for October 10, 2023-November 14, 2023

Individuals will complete the group in 6 weeks. They must start at week 1. Participants can retake the course if they wish.

First you must be a current patient in Michigan Medicine Ambulatory Psychiatry Clinic. This group is for individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Tell your clinician if you are interested in the group, so you can be registered for the next 6-session group. 

Psychotherapy groups are just what they sound like: psychotherapy in a group format. Usually these groups have somewhere between 4 and 12 people and are facilitated by a therapist trained in group psychotherapy. Psychotherapy groups take many forms. Some are focused on the learning of specific skills. Others are focused on getting support from others. Most have some combination of these elements. Here at Michigan Medicine we have over 40 groups treating a variety of problem areas. Below is a list of these groups with information that may help you decide if the group is a good fit for you.

Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00pm

This group will teach caregivers practical skills to reduce child anxiety and will teach the child coping strategies to manage their anxiety. The group is informed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz’s SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposures and Response Prevention.  It is for children who have been evaluated by a provider within the Michigan Medicine Child and Adolescent Clinic in Psychiatry. 

Children with anxiety and/or OCD ages 9-12 may attend with their parents.  

In-Person Mondays 5:30-7:00pm starting April 3, 2023 in the Rachel Upjohn Building Auditorium

Participants attend for 8 weeks

First, the child must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Then, let your provider know you are interested in attending the "Brave Families" joint child/caregiver group for anxiety and OCD. You will then complete a screening appointment with the group facilitators to assess whether the group will be a good fit.  

There is also a separate Brave Families-Parent Group.  Please see entry for more information. 

SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials. This is an in-person group that teaches parents how to effectively address their child’s anxiety or OCD.

Parents or caregivers who have children (ages 6-17) with anxiety or OCD. Common disorders include:

Separation anxiety

Social anxiety

Generalized anxiety

Fears and phobias

Panic disorder and Agoraphobia

Selective mutism

The group meets weekly on Wednesdays 10am-11am for 6 weeks.

The group runs for 6 weeks. Parents can choose to attend one round or repeat the group as needed.  Parents must pre-register with group facilitators before starting the group. 

Patients need to be referred by their Ambulatory Provider. This may be your child’s provider or your own. Parents then complete a 30-minute screen to assess compatibility with the group and orient them to the group.  Please complete this assessment to pre-register with group facilitators before starting the group. 

Please see "Brave Families" for the child component.

This group is an introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety. You will learn about your anxiety, what may be causing it, and how CBT treatment will work. CBT is an evidence-based treatment that involves modifying thoughts and behaviors to help patients feel better and move toward their life aims.

Any person that is experiencing anxiety or panic that is interfering with their life. It will be most effective if anxiety is the primary problem with which you are dealing. Anxiety problems can include generalized anxiety and worry, social anxiety, specific phobias, panic disorder and agoraphobia, trauma-related anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.

It meets either on Mondays or Thursdays, the first four Mondays (5:30-7pm) and first four Thursdays (10-11:30am) of each month.

This group has four sessions that are best completed in four consecutive weeks. You can start any week of the month and then complete the four sessions from that point. If you miss one, you can always make it up the next month. The four topics are Anxiety Management (Week 1), Relaxation (Week 2), Exposure and Desensitization (Week 3), and Cognitive Skills (week 4). After this group, many people move on to the CBT Exposure Group for Anxiety, the CBT Cognitive Group for Anxiety, and/or the Mindfulness for Anxiety groups.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Then you can start the group at any time. Just let your clinician know about your interest so you can be officially registered for the group.

This group is an introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for substance use disorders. Members will learn about cognitive (thoughts) and behavioral skills to cope with cravings, triggers, stressors, emotions, and interpersonal relationships that contribute to substance use disorders. CBT entails identifying the links between situations, thoughts, and feelings and how each effects behavior, including substance use. 

Adults who mild to moderate substance use problems, or those who are seeking relapse prevention treatment who have completed an inpatient or intensive outpatient program.

Every Tuesday from 4-5:15pm, virtually

This is a structured group with 15 different sessions. The group has a rolling admission, that is, people can begin at any point and stay until they complete all the sessions.

New patients must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation in UMATS to ensure the group is the appropriate level of care, prior to group referral. Current patients can join the group following a referral from their clinician.

A skills-based group where you can learn strategies to help you manage your depression. The group offers a supportive environment to aid in strengthening motivation to reach your goals.

Persons that are dealing with depression and would like to take a closer look at the behaviors and patterns of thinking that could be contributing to or maintaining your depression. If you want to better understand how your thoughts and behaviors affect your mood and work towards helpful behavior changes, this is the group for you.

It meets once per week, the first four Mondays from 4:00-5:30 PM over Zoom.  Patients will be scheduled initially for 8 sessions and must join at the beginning of the month.  For 2023, the group will not meet on October 30, December 18, and  December 25.

Most people participate for around 8-12 sessions to start and then decide if they want to continue. You are welcome to continue as long as is appropriate for you.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.  Just let your clinician know about your interest so you can be officially registered for the group.

A 12-week closed group (no new patients once group begins, same people each week) completing the trauma-focused evidenced based treatment, Cognitive Processing Therapy. You will learn to identify and challenge beliefs that contribute to distress in the aftermath of a traumatic event, and decrease the extent to which these past events interfere with your present goals.

This treatment is designed for individuals who have experienced significant trauma (e.g., physical/sexual abuse or violence, serious accidents/injuries, combat, natural disasters, etc.) and have been impacted in ways that changed their beliefs about themselves, others, and the world. Key target areas include self-blame and guilt, as well as themes related to safety, trust, power/control, esteem, and intimacy.

The group meets weekly for 12 weeks on Thursday afternoons, from 5-6:30pm (currently via zoom), with new cohorts beginning every January, May, and September.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Then you will need to complete an individual assessment with the group leader(s) to determine whether this group is the best fit to meet your needs. Talk to your provider about your interest and ask them to initiate your enrollment.

The purpose of this group is to teach patients the basic cognitive model of anxiety and other problematic emotions. You will learn how our thoughts and beliefs contribute to our emotions, how to identify and change unrealistic, inaccurate, and unhelpful ways of thinking and specific methods or changing them. You will also learn ways to combat self-criticism and increase self-acceptance and self-compassion. The goal of the group is to teach you skills to apply in everyday life.

This group is appropriate for most everyone who struggles with worry, anxiety, panic, attacks, and other destructive emotions, including depression, guilt, shame, embarrassment, and anger.

It meets once a week, the first four Mondays of each month from 5:30-7pm.

Participants are encouraged to attend each group meeting and must start at the beginning of the month, as each session has a particular topic which builds on the one before. While the group ends after the four sessions, it is okay for participants to attend a missed session the following month.

You must first complete a New Patient Evaluation in our department of psychiatry and then complete the CBT Basic Group for Anxiety.  It may be helpful to discuss the group with your clinician before starting the group at the beginning of the month

This group teaches skills to be aware of coping styles that may not work, and develop more effective ways to to manage emotions.  The approach involves modifying thoughts and behaviors to help patients develop new relationships with their emotions, enabling them to move toward their life aims.

These sessions are for participants in the Continuing Care Clinic who are experiencing emotional suffering.  It can help with chronic anger, anxiety, depression, guilt and shame. 

It meets once per week, the first four Wednesdays of each month from 2:30-3:30pm, except for December and May.

This group addresses one of ten different problematic coping strategies for four weeks each month.  Participants can start any week of the month and continue attendance for as long as the sessions are helpful. 

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Then you must be referred by your provider and accepted into the Continuing Care Clinic.  After acceptance and completion of a brief assessment of problematic coping strategies, you may schedule attendance of sessions by phone or in person at Rachel Upjohn Building. 

This is a group designed for individuals who may be uncertain about the role of alcohol or drugs in their lives or whether they want to make changes. Group members come together to explore topics involving the role of substances in stress, daily emotions and situations, values, relationships, etc. Members explore situations and thoughts that relate to substance use, consider their thoughts on reducing or changing their use, practice stress reduction, identify social supports, etc.

Adults who express a willingness to explore their substance use and are willing to keep track of their use from week to week.

Every Monday from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, virtually

Eight sessions are expected to obtain official group completion. There are 8 rotating topics and participants can come to all 8 sessions if they wish. he group has a rolling admission, that is, people can begin at any point and stay until they complete all the sessions. Participants are encouraged to meet individually with a therapist prior to completion of the group.

Ask your current providers in the Department of Psychiatry about eligibility or complete a New Patient Evaluation in UMATS or the Department of Psychiatry and your clinician can determine whether you may be eligible for this group.

Early recovery is a time for readjusting to life without drugs or alcohol. Achieving and maintaining sobriety requires changes in your lifestyle, relationships, coping skills, and most other areas of your life. All of this change makes people in early recovery particularly vulnerable to relapse. This group provides a source of support and additional focus on skills to maintain gains made in recovery.

Adults with at least one month of abstinence who are committed to abstinence.

Weekly, Tuesdays from 9-10:30am

Group members tend to stay in the group for at least 6 months. 

Complete an evaluation with the UMATS program to determine if this group is an option for your treatment. 

A skills-based group where you can learn exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) techniques to start overcoming thoughts and behaviors related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Persons who are dealing with problems related to thoughts, images, and impulses that come to your mind against your will (obsessions) and/or habits of doing certain actions or thinking special thoughts to try to reduce distress (rituals or compulsions).

It meets once per week, Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.

First, you must complete the CBT Basic Group for Anxiety here. Once you’ve done that, tell the clinician you are working with that you want to move on to the ERP for OCD Group.

Most people join the group for at least one month (4 sessions). For those new to ERP, we recommend joining the group for several months (3-5) to complete a full course of ERP treatment.

A four-week exposure-skills group focused on reducing symptoms of trauma through the evidence-based “Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC)” protocol. This treatment will include between-session homework assignments including written exposure assignments in which participants will confront their traumatic memories and process the emotions that arise. There will also be ‘in-vivo’ exposure assignments where participants will confront situations in their day-to-day life that are typically avoid as a result of their trauma.

This treatment is designed for individuals with a PTSD diagnosis or who have experienced a DSM-V Criterion A trauma (e.g., physical/sexual abuse or assault/violence, serious accidents/injuries, combat, natural disasters, etc.) and are experiencing clinically significant/impairing symptoms of PTSD, depression, or anxiety as a result of the traumatic experience(s). Individuals appropriate for this group are those who actively avoid trauma reminders, memories, or triggers in ways that make it difficult to pursue their goals (e.g., occupational, relationships, etc.)

The group will meet weekly for four weeks, Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00pm, on even-numbered months (Feb/Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec).  It will meet virtually. (This group will not meet June 2023).

Participants may enroll for a second four-week course if needed, for up to 8 total sessions.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. Then you’ll need to complete the Basic CBT Group for PTSD and Trauma. Once you’ve done that, tell the clinician you are working with (or the Basic CBT for PTSD group leader) that you want to move on to the Exposure Group for PTSD and Trauma.

A skills-based group where you can learn skills to start overcoming avoidance and fear. You may also find that the group offers a supportive environment to move through fear at a pace appropriate to you, and start feeling better.

Persons that are dealing with anxiety problems that include avoidance. This avoidance may interfere with life aims and also reinforce the anxiety that we are trying to overcome. If you want to start chipping away at your avoidance and anxiety, this group is for you.

It meets once per week, Wednesdays from 4-5:30pm. The group is rolling admission, where participants can enroll at any time.

Most people participate for around 12 sessions at first, and then decide if they want to continue. You are welcome to continue as long as is appropriate for you.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Then you'll need to complete the CBT Basic Group for Anxiety here. Once you've done that, tell the clinician you are working with (or the CBT Basic Group for Anxiety group leader) that you want to move on to the Facing Your Fears: Behavioral Skills for Anxiety and Avoidance.

This is a therapy group for adult family members and friends who are experiencing stress, anxiety, anger and/or sadness because of a close relationship with a person who is abusing drugs or alcohol. The goal of the group is to help you cope with your feelings, learn about addiction so that it gives you a better understanding of how to take care of yourself. This is a group for you. It is meant to offer you support and care while you learn ways to find yourself again – outside of the role of caretaker.

This group is for adults who are struggling with feelings of worry, sadness, anger and fear as a result of trying to assist or deal with a spouse/partner/family member or close friend who is abusing drug and/or alcohol.

It meets once per week, Wednesdays from 6:00-7:30pm. 

Most people participate for 3-6 months. You may continue as long as you are finding it helpful.

You must first complete a New Patient Evaluation here at Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry – UMATS. Ask to schedule with Nancy McCorry, LMSW to be evaluated for the Family and Friends Therapy group.

This is a group designed to help Health Professionals navigate early recovery through education, skill development, and relationships. Group members are encouraged to establish understanding of their substance use disorder, and develop strengths, in order to meet their potential without the use of addictive substances. This is a confidential,  therapist-led group where members discuss thoughts, emotions, and behaviors related to their work, and personal lives that impact their ability to live substance free.

Any licensed health professionals who are struggling with a substance use disorder. This group is also associated with the Michigan Health Professional Recovery Program as an approved provider of services.

There are currently three groups: Mondays from 5:30-7pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10:30am.

The minimum commitment suggested is three months. The majority of the members are participating for two years as a part of the Michigan Health Professional Recovery program. Members may be welcome to continue as long as is therapeutic.

Complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation in the UM Addiction Treatment Service. Your therapist can then discuss the group referral with the group clinician.

A skills-based group where you can learn effective management strategies for your body focused repetitive behavior. You will also likely find that the group offers a supportive environment while working on these skills at a pace appropriate for you.

Persons that are dealing with body focused repetitive behavior problems that have become something that feels unmanageable. This could be interfering with your daily life or making you feel isolated and alone. If you want to start working on skills to break up that unmanageable or isolated feeling, this group is for you.

The group will meet Thursdays from 8:30 AM to 10 AM for the months of Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, and Dec via Zoom

Most people will cycle through all four sessions in a month and then decide if they would like to continue working on these skills by repeating the group. You are welcome to continue as long as appropriate for you.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Once you have done that, tell the clinician you are working with that you would like to be enrolled in the HRT  Group for Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors.

An intensive, structured treatment program aimed to assist patients in stopping drug and alcohol use and developing the skills to maintain a substance-free lifestyle.

Adults who are ready to commit to abstinence from drugs and alcohol and who need frequent treatment contact in order to initiate recovery. Most group members either do not require medical detox services or have already completed a medical detox.

Mon, Wed, and Fri from 9AM-12PM, rolling admission. Members must attend all 3 sessions each week.  This group will now meet in-person, as of June 6, 2022. 

12 sessions are required for completion of IOP. Group members can expect to participate in the group for 4 consecutive weeks.

An intake evaluation must be completed in UMATS to determine eligibility for IOP.

This is a drop-in group for patients with stable, but chronic mental illness who need help with medication monitoring and problem solving around health issues. Patients should expect to be relatively stable on their current medications and not in need of frequent medication changes. Patients will receive medication management, socialization, and supportive psychotherapy in a group setting.

Patients with chronic mental illness who are stable on their medications and with little or no need for medication changes and will benefit from group socialization.  Chronically mentally ill patients who are in need of supportive psychotherapy and socialization whose medications are monitored by an individual provider in the clinic may also be considered.

The clinic meets every Thursday from 1–3 p.m.

Once you have been admitted to the group you may come on a drop-in basis as often as weekly or as infrequently as once every three months. You can participate as long as you like, as long as it seems appropriate to you and the group facilitators.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Ask your provider if it is appropriate to be referred to the Meds Plus group. The facilitators will contact you for an initial assessment and education about the group, at which time they will decide if the group is appropriate for you.

Mindfulness for Insomnia is a follow up group to the “Basic Skills for Insomnia Group.”

Patients who have attended the "Basic Skills for Insomnia Group" in the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic

First four Tuesday nights of each month from 4pm-5:30pm over Zoom. Patient must start in the first week of the month.

Four weeks for initial group, with an additional 4 weeks for Advance Mindfulness offered at the end of the first group.

Request a referral from your sleep provider or Basic Skills for Insomnia Group therapist.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an experiential form of group therapy that combines the ideas of cognitive therapy with mindfulness meditation and related practices and exercises. MBCT introduces the use of mindfulness and body awareness as tools to change the experience of depressive negative rumination, anxious worry, and getting caught up in negative thoughts.  

People with depression and/or anxiety, who are interested in trying mindfulness practices, and who are willing and able to practice the guided meditation exercises during the week between sessions.

Weekly for 8 weeks. It meets Wednesdays, 4-6 pm over Zoom. The next eight-week series begins 5/3/2023-6/28/2023, with no class on 5/17/2023.  A new 8 week series will start the first Wednesday of July and then October of 2023.    MBCT is a closed group, with no new members after the second session. 

Please plan to come for the entire 8 weeks. Some people have participated in the 8-week group more than once and have found it helpful

First, please complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. It is helpful to first complete the CBT Basic Group for Depression or Anxiety, to get some basic grounding in therapy for depression and anxiety. Let the clinician you are working with know that you want to participate in the MBCT group, and they will sign you up.

This is a therapy group for parents with adolescents or young adults (under the age of 25) who are abusing drugs/alcohol and may also have mental illness. The goal of the group is to help parents cope with the illness of their child, learn about substance use and how it can affect the family and provide resources for recovery and hope. This group is meant to offer you support and resources, as family is proven to be a vital role in the recovery of a young person.  

This group is for parents whose children are currently enrolled in the UMATS program. Parents with children participating in the adolescent IOP are required to attend a minimum of 4 sessions as a part of the program. The group is open to all parents who want to learn more about substance use, connect with other parents and gain resources for their child’s recovery.

It meets once per week, Wednesday’s from 5-6pm.

A minimum of 4 sessions is recommended. You may continue as long as you are finding it helpful.

You must first complete a New Patient Evaluation here at Michigan Medicine Department of Psychiatry – UMATS.  Ask your provider to be evaluated for the Parent Therapy group.

Strong Roots Perinatal DBT Skills Group

A skills-based group where you can learn techniques to address symptoms associated with Perinatal Mood Disorders and find support amongst other mothers. The group is comprised of four skill sets to offer education regarding perinatal mood symptoms, ways to manage strong emotions, skills to adapt to relationship changes and challenges, coping skills to tolerate distress, and strategies to increase self-awareness and attention.

Women who are pregnant or within the first 2 years postpartum who are experiencing anxiety, depression or mood symptoms that impact daily functioning.

The group meets Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm. 

Most people commit to 4-6 weeks, however the group is taught in a 16-week format, fully covering the skills listed above. You are welcome to continue as long as you choose.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Ask a clinician or staff member to enroll you in the DBT Perinatal Skills Group.

Strong Roots Perinatal DBT Orientation Group

This is a 2 week group orientation to our Strong Roots Perinatal DBT Curriculum. It offers participants an introduction to the core elements of SR-DBT, looking closely at the impact of biology, the environment and supports in a birthing parents life.  The group will focus in on building motivation, assessing barriers as well as developing goals for group and treatment attendance.

This starting group will allow a patient to transition into the SR Perinatal DBT Skills Group: A skills-based group where you can learn techniques to address symptoms associated with Perinatal Mood Disorders and find support amongst other mothers. The group is comprised of four skill sets to offer education regarding perinatal mood symptoms, ways to manage strong emotions, skills to adapt to relationship changes and challenges, coping skills to tolerate distress, and strategies to increase self-awareness and attention.

Women who are pregnant or within the first 2 years postpartum who are experiencing anxiety, depression or mood symptoms that impact daily functioning.

It meets one time per week, the first two Tuesdays from 9-10:30 AM virtually, each month.

People will attend 1-2 of these sessions prior to transitioning to Perinatal DBT Skills Group.

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Ask a clinician or staff member to enroll you in the SR Perinatal DBT Orientation group

A skills based class that provides education about sleep apnea and strategies to help adjust to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)   

Persons who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and are having difficulty using CPAP.  This group does not provide prescriptions, pressure adjustments, or equipment. You must have a CPAP to participate.

Wednesdays from 4:00pm-5:00pm via Zoom 

The group meets once a week for 4 weeks. Participants start at the beginning of the month. 

First, you must complete a New Patient Psychiatric Evaluation here in Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Ask a clinician or staff member to enroll you in the Sleep Apnea and CPAP

This class involves in session practice with your PAP device.  Please do not enroll in this group if you do not have a PAP device. 

A parenting group provided through our clinic and delivered virtually. This group is for parents of kids ages 0-6. It is a strengths-based group designed to support parents whose children are experiencing a wide variety of behavioral and emotional challenges, provide psychoeducation, developmental guidance, and coping skills (for parents and kids), and foster safe, strong, and positive relationships for young children and their caregivers.

 Parents of children ages 0-6

It meets once per week, Tuesdays from 9:30 – 11:00. 

The group lasts 10 weeks. Most parents attend group only one 10-week period, while others repeat the 10-week group again as needed.

A motivational interviewing (MI) group focused on psychoeducation regarding substance use in adolescents and young adults as well we increasing insight in members regarding their behavioral choices and consequences of substance use. This group is sometimes seen as an “introduction” to substance use disorder treatment.

Adolescents and young adults who are being seen in the Department of Psychiatry who feel, in collaboration with their treating clinician, that exploration of substance use patterns could be beneficial to mental health treatment and/or psychosocial functioning. 

Every Tuesday from 4:00-5:00pm. Currently paused until November 7, 2023.

Most members participate in this group for at least 1 month, sometimes as long as 6 months. The duration of group attendance is determined collaboratively with the provider and the patient (and family, when appropriate).

Current patients in the Department of Psychiatry, can ask their clinician for group referral. New patients should schedule a New Patient Evaluation (NPE) in UMATS for an evaluation to determine eligibility for the group and any other treatment options.