This group focuses on helping individuals with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and addictive behaviors by addressing attachment issues, trauma, and emotional dysregulation that can result from childhood abuse or neglect. The first hour of the weekly 2.5 hour group involves psychoeducation, exercises, and materials about attachment theory, post-traumatic stress disorder, and models for improving regulation. The second part is a process group where members can work through issues like grief and shame, and practice self-regulation, boundaries, and conflict resolution. The group is for men and women, requires an 18 week commitment, is limited to 8 people, and costs $75 per session.

1. Attachment, Trauma & Emotional Regulation
Group
This group is for individuals who present with depression, anxiety, repetitive
relationship struggles, and compulsive behaviors such as eating disorders,
alcoholism or other addictions. It is appropriate for people who grew up in
family systems in which there was addiction, rigidity, physical abuse, sexual
abuse, emotional abuse and/or neglect, and who wish to break out of the
patterns of nervous system dysregulation and resultant mood and behavior
disturbances that early confusion and trauma can set up. The first hour of
each 2 1/2 hour group is psychoeducational and includes various writing,
drawing, collage, and other exercises as well as audiovisual materials to help
group members identify their particular patterns and areas of loss, grief, and
shame. Material from current research regarding Attachment Theory as well
as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and its effect on the nervous system is
presented, including the models of Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family
Systems, Bodynamics, Shame Resilience, Mindfulness practice as well as
other material related to brain plasticity and resilience. The second half of
the group is a process group that provides a forum for individuals to not only
process through issues, including grief and shame, but also to work within
the group context to practice self-regulation, boundaries, and healthy conflict
resolution.
Group Type: Men & women, ongoing, psychoeducational/process Time:
Wednesdays 4:30-7 pm Requires 18-week commitment Group Size:
Limited to 8.
Cost: $75 per 2 ½ hour session/ week
Location: Southpark: 5950 Fairview Road, Ste 603, Charlotte, 28210
Group Leader: Donna M. Davis, LCSW, LMFT, SEP
AAMFT Approved Supervisor