At Melbourne Wellbeing Group we are offering several Group Therapy Programs for people with OCD and Body Focussed Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs). These programs are being run as an adjunct to individual therapy. Group Therapy can be a powerful way to connect with others going through similar circumstances as the journey of dealing with OCD and/or BFRBs can be lonely.
GROUP PROGRAMS
Living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is challenging. Those affected may experience distress, fear, disabling exhaustion, and loneliness.
Group therapy is an effective way for teens living with OCD to experience additional therapeutic support, alongside peers.
Treating OCD: Breaking the Rules and Messing Things Up is a group therapy program empowering young people to loosen OCD’s grip and help them to embrace life’s messiness.
To download the information pack, please click the link here. Alternately, you can access our webinar for parents here.
We are currently taking referrals for 2024. To be placed on the waitlist or to register please call us on (03) 9882-8874.
GETTING MESSY WITH ADULT OCD -
Dealing with OCD is exhausting and the more we give to OCD the smaller our world gets. This 6-week group program is for adults (18 years plus) with OCD. It is a program designed for you to learn how to expand your world again and learn ways to cope with the mess of life, emotions, and anything else that OCD uses to stay in control.
We are currently taking referrals for this program. Please call our team on (03) 9882-8874 to express interest or download the information pack below.
To download an information pack about this group please click here.
Managing your BFRB is our 6-week group treatment program for adults (18 years plus) who experience symptoms of Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs). BFRBs are a group of behaviours that are performed in response to strong urges. They often involve behaviours like hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (excoriation), nail picking and biting, lip and cheek biting, etc. These behaviours can be performed when stressed or anxious. They can also be performed because it feels good, or because there’s a need to even out the look or to make it feel right, or because of boredom.
The tricky thing with BFRBs is that the behaviour that looks compulsive is not tied to thoughts and obsessions as it is with OCD. This means that BFRBs are easy to hide. It brings up feelings of shame, loneliness, hopelessness, and helplessness. The power of sharing these feelings in a group setting can lead to an increase in confidence and motivation to work towards achieving desired goals of reducing BFRBs.
To download the information pack, please click the link here.
We are currently taking referrals for the next BFRB group. To be placed on the waitlist or to register for the group please call us on (03) 9882-8874.
FOLLOW UP PROGRAMS
OCD TEENS SUPPORT GROUP -
We are delighted to announce that are now running our teen OCD support group which is run on the first Thursday of each month.
Our group is designed to be an extension of our Breaking the Rules teen therapy group program and the individual therapy that we provide to our clients. It is a 60-minute, casual, reflective space for teens to come to to meet other teens, chat about issues they are facing, check in with ERP, and explore a 'theme of the week' that relates to OCD. The group is an open group which means the number of participants will vary from month to month.
Referral criteria:
Ages 13-18 years.
Are engaged in, or have been engaged in treatment using ERP for OCD (individual or group, here at MWG or with an external provider)
Would benefit from meeting other teens going through similar difficulties
Would benefit from a casual reflective space to help them check in, and support their treatment goals.
For more information on the program download the information pack here.
We are currently taking referrals for the monthly sessions running in 2024. To be placed on the waitlist or to register for the group please call us on (03) 9882-8874.