Group Counseling Sessions

Group Sessions involve a small group of people (usually 6-10) who meet together weekly, along with a trained member of the Sunbeam Counseling Center staff, to talk about their struggles and problems. These groups can take a variety of forms. Some focus on a specific topic or problem, while others address a number of different concerns. Sunbeam Group Counseling Sessions are offered for a wide range of issues including:

Anger Management

Parenting Group

Couples Educational Group

General Group Counseling

Anger Management

Anger Management Group is designed to help participants better understand and manage experiences of anger. Adults, 18 and older who are not still in high school, are welcome to join the group. Groups meet one evening per week for eight weeks. Each meeting is one and one-half hours (1.5) hours. If you're ready to learn how to take control of angry feelings instead of letting them control you, Sunbeam's counselors can help. Call 405.528.7721 for details. Group participants will learn and discuss:

  • Anger–fueling beliefs and triggers to anger
  • Emotions underneath anger; defenses & masks of anger; the different ways we express anger
  • Science of anger: cognitive, biological, physiological, neurological, health, and functional aspects of anger
  • Personal influences on anger (family of origin, trauma, environment, negative input)
  • Costs & Payoffs of anger
  • Communication and anger: Low and High Quality Communication styles
  • Coping methods, negative and positive
  • Values, Pride, Fear, and Forgiveness and how they relate to anger

Parenting Group

Sunbeam's Parenting Group provides information and practical assistance in an interactive group setting to help parents identify areas needing improvement and build on their strengths. Parenting Groups meet one evening per week for eight weeks. Each 1.5 hour meeting is structured to include one hour of instruction and discussion and one hour of experiential activities to integrate learning and development of new skills. Participants learn about and discuss:

  • Family history of parenting
  • Fears and concerns about parenting
  • Parenting styles
  • Communication styles
  • Development stages
  • Styles of discipline
  • Divorce, single-parenting, step parenting

Couple's Education Group

For all couples committed to a lasting relationship. This is a course about all the things that make or break a couple and how to make your relationship work. Participants learn about and discuss:

  • How to communicate effectively
  • What motivates the behaviors in the relationship
  • What your feelings tell you about yourself
  • How to think more realistically
  • How to tell if your relationship is at risk for divorce or separation
  • What all the fights are really about
  • How to solve the solvable problems and leave the others alone
  • What is really at stake with divorce
  • Why your health depends on having a good relationship
  • Why it is so hard to make good change last
  • Many other simple things to improve your relationship
  • Lots of other information about relationships that you never knew

General Groups

A variety of other group sessions are offered to meet the needs within the Community:

  • Women's Group
  • Men's Group
  • Divorce/Blended Families Group
  • Adolescent Girls Group
  • Adolescent Boys Group

Sunbeam Family Services Counseling staff consists of mental health professionals who provide traditional counseling services based on their professional training, experience, and areas of expertise. Counselors are Licensed, License Eligible, or Master Level Interns who are supervised by Licensed Clinicians. Sunbeam's Counselors are professionally trained in individual, marital, relationship and family therapies. They have the experience and dedication to help individuals and families find solutions that make life more meaningful and satisfying.

Don't let financial concerns keep you from seeking the help you need. Fees for services are on a sliding scale and based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. 

For further information about Sunbeam Family Services' Group Counseling Sessions, or to register for the next session, please call (405) 528-7721.