Starting Point Therapy Group helps clients learn practical skills to reduce
stress and feel more calm and present. This group is a perfect entry point
for anyone ready to take the next step to support their mental health.
It can be a helpful resource if a client is just starting their mental
health journey, while waiting for individual therapy, or for reinforcing
growth from past mental health treatment.
Wednesdays at Noon
Small, closed groups for privacy and supportive connection
An outpatient hospital service covered by most major insurance
Call Myrtue Mental Health at 712.755.5056 for more information.
Six Sessions Covering Practical Mental Health Tools
Understanding Stress and the Body
Learn what stress is and how it shows up for us in our present moment experience
Build understanding of the body process behind experiences such as depression,
anxiety, and trauma reactions
Learn how working through the body’s stress cycle can help us feel
calmer, safer, and more able to navigate challenges
Using the Five Senses to Feel Grounded and Present
Learn how to use the five senses to shift out of stress response patterns
toward more calm and control
Identify how stress responses tend to distort our perceptions and how connecting
to the five senses helps the us access more accurate and helpful thoughts
Discover how using the five senses is helpful not only when our stress
system is activated but also any time we want to be more present
Breathing strategies to feel more calm and in control
Understand why breathing strategies are helpful for self-regulation and
how they work with our automatic stress and calming body processes
Learn and practice breathing techniques to find what works for you
Identify how to use breathing practices both as a way to transition out
of stress-activation and as a preventative practice to build resilience
Taking small steps to build momentum
Identify and plan simple, doable actions that build momentum toward larger goals
Learn the types of small actions that can improve mood and strengthen confidence
Develop strategies for when we don’t feel like doing anything so
we can get unstuck and move forward
Moving the body to reduce stress and improve mood
Build understanding of the body’s stress cycle and how movement helps
complete the stress cycle to move toward calm
Identify the body sensations that are a normal part of experiencing stress
and how the body initiates responses designed to help us get back to safety
and deal with stressors
Learn and practice movements to burn off stress energy, reduce tension
in the muscles, and reconnect us to the moment
Unhooking from difficult thoughts + feelings to act effectively
Develop strategies to become more flexible when experiencing difficult
thoughts and feelings in order to regain a sense of choice in how to respond
Learn why thoughts and emotions usually showing up as anger, anxiety, sadness,
or a sense of hopelessness when our stress system is turned on
Learn mindfulness and body calming strategies that can help reduce the
grip of difficult thoughts and feelings so we can respond in helpful ways
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