Spirituality Support Groups in Albany, NY

We provide on-going maintenance class to help support on-going healing, posttraumatic growth, and enhance performance.
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Hosted by Wounded Healers Institute
Verified Verified
Group meets in Albany, NY 12210
We provide on-going maintenance class to help support on-going healing, posttraumatic growth, and enhance performance.
(518) 757-9734 View (518) 757-9734
? Working from yoga-based meditation, clearing breath practices and gentle movements, we will engage in mindful movements & dialogue to access deeper listening & healing. With presence we engage in an innovative, mind-body and integration system that draws upon the social arts. Generating healthy awareness and new insight, embodying creativity, and more confidence for loving actions, you will find easeful release and growth in whatever relationship you choose to focus on.
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Hosted by Allie Middleton
Verified Verified
Group meets in Albany, NY 12210
? Working from yoga-based meditation, clearing breath practices and gentle movements, we will engage in mindful movements & dialogue to access deeper listening & healing. With presence we engage in an innovative, mind-body and integration system that draws upon the social arts. Generating healthy awareness and new insight, embodying creativity, and more confidence for loving actions, you will find easeful release and growth in whatever relationship you choose to focus on.
(518) 631-3578 View (518) 631-3578
This is a cannabis based group that supports maintenance healing for all who can pass the cannabis test
Photo of Adam O'Brien - Wounded Healers Institute, PhD
Hosted by Wounded Healers Institute
Verified Verified
Group meets in Albany, NY 12210
This is a cannabis based group that supports maintenance healing for all who can pass the cannabis test
(518) 757-9734 View (518) 757-9734

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Next Date: October 26, 2019 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. This presentation illustrates the stages of relationship, key elements for increasing connection and how your style of communication impacts the connection. More information is available on my website www.oncallcounselor.com or on my face book page Anita L. Giovannucci, LMHC. Call for registration 518-878-5932
Photo of Anita L Giovannucci, Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC
Hosted by Anita L Giovannucci
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC
Group meets in Clifton Park, NY 12065
Next Date: October 26, 2019 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. This presentation illustrates the stages of relationship, key elements for increasing connection and how your style of communication impacts the connection. More information is available on my website www.oncallcounselor.com or on my face book page Anita L. Giovannucci, LMHC. Call for registration 518-878-5932
(518) 539-4707 View (518) 539-4707
Our Group Retreats are limited to 8 participants, for ultimate consideration and attention to every individual in the group. Each Group Retreat is theme oriented. A sample of past topics: Awakening the Inner Aphrodite, Transforming Your Critical Voice, Connecting with Your Body, Searching for Inner Peace. Surrounded by the beauty of nature, your retreat will be facilitated by the intuitive, and grounded presence of Yolanda Koumidou-Vlesmas. You will be challenged to look deep inside yourself in an eye-opening adventure. You will identify areas which you let fall to the wayside in the business of your life.
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Hosted by Yolanda Koumidou Inner Life Exploration
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, CHT
Group meets in Schoharie, NY 12157
Our Group Retreats are limited to 8 participants, for ultimate consideration and attention to every individual in the group. Each Group Retreat is theme oriented. A sample of past topics: Awakening the Inner Aphrodite, Transforming Your Critical Voice, Connecting with Your Body, Searching for Inner Peace. Surrounded by the beauty of nature, your retreat will be facilitated by the intuitive, and grounded presence of Yolanda Koumidou-Vlesmas. You will be challenged to look deep inside yourself in an eye-opening adventure. You will identify areas which you let fall to the wayside in the business of your life.
(516) 513-8819 View (516) 513-8819
Tuesdays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM. Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Trauma Informed Care activities. Saturdays from 9:00AM to 11:00 AM Community Group. Only allowed to clients who are receiving somatic therapy.
Photo of Ilse Jimenez, Counselor, LPC, EMDR, Somatic, Psyched, Spanish
Hosted by Ilse Jimenez
Counselor, LPC, EMDR, Somatic, Psyched, Spanish
Group meets in Troy, NY 12180
Tuesdays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM. Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Trauma Informed Care activities. Saturdays from 9:00AM to 11:00 AM Community Group. Only allowed to clients who are receiving somatic therapy.
(518) 633-4256 View (518) 633-4256
This is a public event open to all who would like to invigorate a relationship to themself and others. Intimacy is a learned skill like yoga or playing a musical instrument. Regular attention and in-depth exercises strengthen your ability to bring energy and openness to your life every day. Through dialogue and body-based practices you will enhance your capacity for deep listening. These tantra-based practices can be simple but yield profound results. Equally powerful for couples and solos and is great preparation for future connections.
Photo of Kim Ploussard, Counselor, LMHC, SEP, DARTT
Hosted by Kim Ploussard
Counselor, LMHC, SEP, DARTT
Group meets in Slingerlands, NY 12159
This is a public event open to all who would like to invigorate a relationship to themself and others. Intimacy is a learned skill like yoga or playing a musical instrument. Regular attention and in-depth exercises strengthen your ability to bring energy and openness to your life every day. Through dialogue and body-based practices you will enhance your capacity for deep listening. These tantra-based practices can be simple but yield profound results. Equally powerful for couples and solos and is great preparation for future connections.
(518) 290-0918 View (518) 290-0918

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Spirituality Support Groups

What should I expect from therapy that incorporates a focus on spirituality?

Spirituality can mean different things to different individuals, depending on their experiences, beliefs, and life histories. Some individuals focus on strengthening their belief system, while others experience spirituality in secular ways, such as through meditation, yoga, or by spending time in nature. Clients can expect a therapist to help guide and grow their spirituality through any of these techniques, encouraging the individual to cope with the challenges they face and develop strategies to build resilience and purpose to improve their outlook in life.

What are the most common treatments that include spirituality?

There are several treatments that incorporate spirituality. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) helps a person examine and reframe their negative thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on emotional acceptance and psychological flexibility. Existential therapy is most often used to address anxiety, depression, grief, loneliness, apathy, despair, questions of identity, and feelings of purposelessness and existential dread. Transpersonal therapy focuses on a client’s spirituality and meaning in life and may incorporate techniques including meditation, visualization, hypnotherapy, dream analysis, and or breathwork.

Can therapy incorporating spirituality help atheistic or agnostic individuals?

Yes. For non-believers, spirituality can offer benefits including a greater sense of connection to others and to the natural world. An interest in spirituality may also spur individuals to pursue mindfulness practices, or to contemplate their purpose in life and how to achieve it.

How effective is spirituality as a therapeutic remedy?

​​Research suggests spirituality is generally beneficial for individuals. It is correlated with better health habits, such as less substance use, and an improved capacity to cope with stress and other mental health challenges. Increased spirituality can lead individuals to become more empathic and less materialistic, as well.