You are not alone. When it comes to staying sober and managing mental health, it is helpful to see and hear others who are on a similar path. Citizen Advocates offers regularly scheduled sessions for people who have a shared experience. Together as a group we strive to achieve individual successes. 

Group therapy can include, but is not limited to, 

• Managing mental health 
• Problem solving as a group
• Improving parenting skills
• Building better interpersonal skills 
• Helping improve stress tolerance 
• Achieving or maintaining sobriety
• Managing co-occurring disorders

Unless noted by the therapist, all sessions take place weekdays during regular clinic hours. Please keep in mind, an initial one-on-one meeting and assessment with a clinician is required before meeting with any group. To schedule an appointment, contact our Malone clinic at 518-483-3261 or Saranac Lake at 518-891-5535.

If you have received an initial assessment from a clinician who recommended group therapy, below are the sessions we currently offer:

Mental health groups

• LGBTQIA+  adult
• Parent support—focuses on teaching parents techniques to help change the behavior of their children or adolescents
• PTSD women’s group 
• Chronic pain management
• Grief  

Addiction groups

• Co-occurring
• Addiction phase 1—if you are just starting out in treatment for addiction, this group is for you
• Addiction phase 2—for individuals who are past the initial treatment stage for addiction
• Sober support group
• Integrated dual disorder treatment life skills
• Early recovery—for individuals just starting sobriety and may still struggle with relapse
• Relapse prevention
• Suboxone support group

Youth mental health groups

• LGBTQIA+
• Adolescent PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) group