Our Spring Groups
We are pleased to announce that Community Counseling Services will be offering a range of mental health groups this spring. Our groups are designed to provide a supportive and safe environment for individuals who are seeking to improve their health and well-being. Our experienced counselors will guide you through each session, providing you with the tools and resources you need to manage your mental health effectively. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health issue, our groups are here to help. Join us this springand take the first step towards a healthier and happier you.
I love Myself
The main idea behind this progrma is to teach yourself how to lover yourself.
Proof of Action:
This group will utilize the I love myself workbook, which is a strengths-based curriculum with a CBT focus. Group members will review and challenge the way they think about themselves by identifying and utilizing their strengths to overcome barriers to loving themselves.
Who Qualifies:
IMPACT Adults
When:
Tuesdays
11 AM - 12 PM
5/13/2025 - 6/10/2025
Where:
Huron Only
Questions? Please reach out!
Trauma Informed Parenting
This 6 week course addresses:
Trauma 101
Understanding the effects of trauma
Understanding feeling & behaviors
Building a safe place
Connections & healing
Proof of Action:
The material used in this group is based on SAMHSA’s The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) – Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma. Combining knowledge of child development, expertise in the full range of child traumatic experience, and attention to cultural perspectives, the NCTSN serves as a national resource for developing and disseminating evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed services, and public and professional education.
Who Qualifies:
Parents with children who have experienced trauma and are part of their healing process
When:
Starts April 16th, 2025
Wednesdays 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Where:
Huron
Questions? Please reach out!
Teen WRAP (Wellness Reaction Action Plan) Girls Group
Come discover yourself, work on staying well every day, how to best manage yourself when in crisis, and create a plan to get back to wellness.
Proof of Action:
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is an evidence-based manualized group intervention for illness self-management delivered in a self-help group context.
Who Qualifies:
Girls between the ages of 13 and 18
When:
Starting June 6th
8-10 weeks
From 2 pm - 4 pm
Where:
Madison
Questions? Please reach out!
Wellness Warriors Ladies Group
A ladies social group that explores strategies for managing both physical and mental health conditions.
Proof of Action:
Using Community Coping: This social group allows woman with little or no support systems to share their story with others also struggling (or have recently ovecome) both physical and mental health challeges. This process decreases isolation, encourages postive lifestyle choices, promotes self confidence and improved coping skills.
Who Qualifies:
Ladies over 40 years old
When:
Starts 4/29/2025 - 7/23/2025
Tuesdays 4 - 5:30 PM
Where:
Madison Only
Questions? Please reach out!
Karen Gerdes - kagerdes@ccs-sd.org
Whole Health: A Holistic Approach to Self-Care both Physical and Mental Health: The key to Holistic and healing self-care is noticing what we need and asking ourselves the right questions.
This group will help those individuals that are in recovery move forward toward becoming a part of the WE Council. The group will focus on wellness and self-care, mindfulness, more tools for those who are moving forward to incorporate wellness into their every day lives.
Proof of Action:
This curriculum will continue to provide more information and tools for those in recovery to enhance their domains of wellness: intellectual, socio-cultural, spiritual, emotional, physical, environmental and financial. The curriculum combines skills for emotional and physical wellness.
Who Qualifies:
Adults
When:
Group will start on Tuesday; April 15th from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. this group will be open to those individuals who feel they are ready for the next step in their journey towards recovery.
Where:
Huron