Jennifer Fernandez, PhD & Associates

Support Groups

Online Harm Reduction Group

Recovery from addiction is a challenging process and the more support you can get, the better. Although often overlooked, group therapy is an essential component of long-lasting, sustainable change. Not only can one learn from others’ successes and setbacks, having a group process also allows us to work through shame in ways not possible through individual therapy alone.

Shame is the #1 cause of setbacks and relapse. Learn to have a different relationship with shame while adding tools and strategies to your addiction recovery plan. Join our weekly Harm Reduction Group!

This 20-week group is for adults who want to have a different relationship with drugs and alcohol and who want to do this work in a nonjudgmental environment using evidence-based treatment. Moderation management, responsible drug use skills, and self-compassion are among the skills taught.

The curriculum is based on Power Over Addiction: A Harm Reduction Workbook for Changing Your Relationship with Drugs and is required for participation in the group. We are currently recruiting members for this group.

The group is facilitated by Zoe Lantelme, PsyD and meets weekly on Fridays from 12-1:30pm online. Cost of the group is $250 intake (sliding scale available), $75 each group, and $25 for the workbook.

Please contact us below or at hi@poweroveraddiction.com to schedule an intake before joining the group.

Online Harm Reduction Group for Women

This weekly group is for women identified folks who want to change their relationship with drugs and alcohol in a safe and supportive setting using evidence-based treatment. In addition to learning moderation skills topics related to relationships, sexuality, gender, depression, anxiety, and trauma are addressed.

The curriculum is based on Power Over Addiction: A Harm Reduction Workbook for Changing Your Relationship with Drugs and is required for participation in the group. We are currently recruiting members for this group.

Cost of the group is $250 intake (sliding scale available), $75 each group, and $35 for the workbook.

Please contact us below or at hi@poweroveraddiction.com to schedule an intake before joining the group.

Online CRAFT Group for Parents and Partners

Addiction can have a negative impact on anyone caught in its wake. If you are a concerned loved one (family member, romantic partner, etc.) of someone struggling to change their relationship with substances, you may be interested in finding new ways to support this person.

This 10-week group for concerned significant others (CSO) does just this by utilizing strategies put forth by Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), which is an evidence-based, proven effective approach to helping those close to someone with substance use issues. In an online group format, you will develop skills to help your loved one reduce their problematic substance use, obtain treatment, and improve your own mental well-being.

This group you will help you

• Develop a better understanding of what leads to your loved one’s misuse of drugs and alcohol
• Identify triggers and patterns leading to substance use
• Understand signs of intoxication
• Reward positive behavior and change
• Ignore intoxication (and learn why that can be good!)
• Learn how and when to best intervene with treatment
• Develop effective communication skills
• Take care of yourself and build support

The curriculum is based on CRAFT and utilizes material from The 20 Minute Guide for Parents and Partners. We are currently recruiting members for this group.

Cost of the group is $250 intake (sliding scale available) and $75 each group.

Please contact us below or at hi@poweroveraddiction.com to schedule an intake before joining the group.

Online Compulsive Stealing Group

Millions of Americans steal as a way of dealing with pain in their lives. Our psychoeducational therapy group offers an opportunity for rehabilitation and an effective intervention to reduce stealing offenses.

We work to create a non-judgmental, compassionate, and safe environment so you can regain trust in yourself and fully accept your problems, free to move beyond secrets and into a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Our group can help reduce behaviors such as:

• Kleptomania
• Shoplifting
• Employee theft
• Check fraud
• Embezzlement
• Identity theft
• Bank Robbery

This group is for adults who want to learn skills that will interrupt compulsive stealing behaviors in a nonjudgmental environment using evidence-based treatment. Emotional regulation, relapse prevention, and self-compassion are among the skills taught.

The curriculum is based on Taking Back What’s Been Stolen: A STOP STEALING Workbook and is required for participation in the group. We are currently recruiting members for this group.

Cost of the group is $250 intake (sliding scale available), $75 each group, and $20 for the workbook.

Please contact us below or at hi@poweroveraddiction.com to schedule an intake before joining the group.

Trauma Support Group

Would you like to learn more about trauma and its effects? Our virtual group is a space for adults to learn more about trauma and PTSD while understanding its manifestations and outcomes. This group offers folks a chance to better understand distressing experiences, to process trauma’s effects, and to learn new coping skills.

If you are an adult seeking information and support for trauma, please join us in this learning and healing space every Thursday from 6-7pm for 8 weeks starting on 9/15/22. Facilitated by Gar Kevranian, LMFT (#132712). Cost of the group is $250 intake (sliding scale available), $75 each group.

Please contact us below or at hi@poweroveraddiction.com to schedule an intake before joining the group.