Sessions - Rathbone & Associates

Rockville Office

5942 Hubbard Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Telephone: 301-230-9490

Bethesda Office

4701 Sangamore Road Suite 210N
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
Telephone: 301-229-9490

NOW Forming:

College/post high school group

call Gavin Behrens, LCSW-C 301-230-9490 x302

6th/7th grade boys group

call Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C 301-229-9490

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUPS: MAY 2008

Most groups meet in the late afternoon or evening.

Monday	High School: Grades 9-10	Rockville	Males
Monday	High School: Grades 10-11	Rockville	Males and Females
Tuesday	High School: Grades 11-12	Bethesda	Males and Females
Wednesday	Middle School: Grades 7-8	Bethesda	Males
Wednesday	High School: Grades 9-10	Bethesda	Males
Wednesday	High School: Grades 9-10	Rockville	Females
Wednesday	High School/College: Grades 12+	Rockville	Females
Wednesday	High School: Grades 11-12	Rockville	Females
Thursday	College/Post High School	Bethesda	Males & Females
Thursday	High School/College: Grades 12+	Rockville	Males & Females
Thursday	High School: Grades 11-12	Rockville	Females
Thursday	High School: Grades 11-12	Rockville	Males
Thursday	Elementary School: Grade 3	Off site	Males
Friday	Elementary School: Grade 4	Off site	Males
Friday	High School: Grades 10-12	Rockville	Males
Friday	High School/College: Grade 11-12+	Rockville	Males

Additional groups now forming. Please contact us for information.

Do you know an adolescent who is having trouble with any of the following?

Depression, or low self-esteem
Anxiety or shyness
Anger and aggression
Academic underachievement
Behavior problems
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Social difficulties
Family conflict
Trouble with authority

Group psychotherapy may be helpful. Group therapy is cost-effective and produces measurable results. Many of the problems adolescents experience are related to difficulties in relationships, or affect relationships in some way. Problems often occur with friends, boyfriends or girlfriends, teachers, parents or other family members, or other authority figures. Group psychotherapy gives teenagers the opportunity to learn new problem solving skills, learn about their relationships with others, and get support and feedback from the group. Group psychotherapy is active and goal directed. Each adolescent sets goals before joining a group, and these goals are reviewed and revised on an ongoing basis by the therapist, group members, and parents if appropriate. Adolescents generally enjoy being part of a therapy group, and often participate with more willingness and enthusiasm than other treatment modalities. An initial assessment can determine an adolescent’s appropriateness for group psychotherapy. Treatment in a group need not interfere with existing therapy. We work cooperatively with other therapists and psychopharmacologists. If you would like additional information about group therapy, visit the American Group Psychotherapy Association.

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