Resources and Groups
Book Recommendations
Try Softer by Aundi Kolber
Try Softer Guided Journal by Aundi Kolber
The Soul of Desire by Curt Thompson, MD
The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson, MD
The Deepest Place by Curt Thompson, MD
Spiritual Rhythms of the Enneagram by Doug and Adele Calhoun
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun
Journey Toward Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride
Handouts
Blog Posts
Anxiety
5 Ways to Manage Stress Around the Holidays
Conflict Management
Navigating Conflicting Family Values and Beliefs During Holiday Visits
Grief and Loss
Helping Kids Cope with Grief and Loss Around the Holidays
Is therapy right for me?
Trauma
Coping with Holiday Stress and Trauma Responses Around Family at the Holidays
Group Offerings
Do you want 2025 to be the year you THRIVE socially? Have you struggled in the past with making friends, genuine connection, or just feeling comfortable in social situations? Then our Winter Break Relationship Coaching Group may be for you.
Join seasoned clinician, Madeline Verdesca, MA as she facilitates a small group of your peers, ages 13-17 to explore how to have healthy interactions with those around you. Madeline is well versed in Cognitive Behavior Therapy and will teach and utilize those skills with the participants.
Each of the six sessions will be a stand alone lesson. Or you can choose to participate in all of them. Each 1.5 hour group will be $65. To sign up, either call (404)369-8957 or visit our Contact Us page and send an email.
Group Lessons per week are as follows:
General Anxiety, Negative Thoughts, and how to begin managing with CBT
Boundaries: Why and how to set and maintain them
Assertive communication: Crash Course
Social anxiety: You’re not alone
How to use mindfulness to manage stress going into a new semester
Tips for building healthy self-esteem
Dates and times are as follows:
December 27,28 330-5pm
December 30, 31 330-5pm
January 2,3 330-5pm