According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “group therapy is a powerful therapeutic tool that is effective in treating substance use.”(1) Group participants receive benefits including positive peer support, a reduced sense of isolation, helpful structure and discipline, encouragement toward their recovery, and more.(2)

CARS Ithaca Comprehensive Outpatient Program’s (334 W. State Street, Ithaca) recently updated client group schedule now features 14 unique groups across 18 scheduled offerings weekly. Current groups available to program clients include:

Co-Dependency; Freedom Thinkers; Grief and Loss; Healing Minds, Healing Lives; Men’s Group; Next Level Recovery; Orientation to Early Recovery; Recovery Group; Regulate and Rise; Relapse Prevention; Relapse Prevention (Zoom); Resilient Roots; Seeking Safety; and Women’s Group.

For information about CARS’ client groups, you can reach the Ithaca Comprehensive Outpatient office at 607-273-5500.

(1)(2) TIP 41 Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy

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