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Chronic Pain Support group

This virtual group is an 8-week long educational support group for individuals who have experienced non-cancer chronic pain due to injury and/or trauma, or due to autoimmune disease for at least 6-months time. During the 8 weeks you will learn:

-How the brain and body interpret and respond to pain

-How to enhance your mind-body connection to cultivate deeper awareness of the body in order to decrease pain

- How the central nervous system plays a key role in pain perception- and how to calm the central nervous system in order to decrease pain

-How to develop and enforce personal boundaries in order to protect the central nervous system from becoming overactive

-Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Buddhist Psychology techniques

-Space to connect with group members

Criteria:

  • Experience non-cancer causing chronic pain for at least 6-months time

  • Age- 35 and up

  • Has a current individual therapist or has seen a therapist individually in the last 8 weeks

  • Must be able to commit to the 8-week group

  • Has access to zoom

Logistics:

  • Virtual 90-minute group meeting on zoom weekly

  • 8-week group occurring on Thursday evenings @ 4 pm

  • Zoom link will be sent to email

  • $40 self-pay/per group meeting

Contact:

-Please contact Kelsey Ruffing, MA, MS, LCPC to register at kelsey@kelseyruffingcounseling.com or 312.620.0714

Beginning February 27, 2025

t1d caregiver support group

This virtual group is a 12-week long support group for caregivers of a T1D child/children. This group is meant to foster connections, cultivate understanding of the stressors of caregiving for a chronic illness, and process emotions surrounding the complexity and stressors associated with Type 1 Diabetes and caregiving for a child with this chronic illness.

Criteria:

  • Must be a caregiver of a T1D child aged 0-12 years

  • Must have access to zoom in a secure location with good connection

Possible Topics Include:

·      Caregiver Burnout

·      Greif

·      Family and life transitions

·      Social Support

·      The Mental Load

·      Emotional Highs and Lows

·      Stress Management

·      Self Care

·      Anxiety/Depression

·      Identity loss

Logistics:

  • Virtual 60-75-minute group meeting on zoom weekly

  • 12-week group occurring on Thursday afternoons @ 12 pm

  • Zoom link will be sent to email

  • $40 self-pay/per group meeting

Contact:

-Please contact Kelsey Ruffing, MA, MS, LCPC to register at kelsey@kelseyruffingcounseling.com or 312.620.0714