Group Therapy
NW Treatment offers ten different therapy groups, each addressing various needs. Explore the options below, then get in touch to inquire about meeting dates and times.
Stages of Change
Peer Group
Seeking Safety
Beyond Trauma
Anger & Communication
Stages of Change
NW Treatment’s DUII education program is based on state requirements, but also stages of change to facilitate folks moving through their changes in a supportive and non-judgmental environment.
Our DUII education program meets all requirements set forth by the State of Oregon. The program provides clear, accurate information about Oregon DUII laws, the effects of alcohol and other substances, and practical alternatives to driving under the influence. In addition to legal and educational content, we explore the broader relationship between substances, culture, stress, and decision-making. NW Treatment is intentional about creating a learning environment that is respectful, non-shaming, and grounded in accountability. Our approach recognizes that substance use and impaired driving often occur within complex personal and social contexts. The education component is designed not only to meet state compliance standards, but to support participants in building insight, increasing awareness, and identifying safer choices and alternatives moving forward.
Peer Group
This group is a space to share lived experiences of addiction and mental health while offering emotional and social support for each other.
Peer support groups are gatherings of individuals who share common experiences with substance use disorders and/or mental health issues. These groups provide a safe space for members to share their stories, offer mutual support, and develop strategies to manage their addiction and mental health struggles. The primary purpose of these groups is to offer emotional support and practical advice, helping individuals feel less alone in their mental health / recovery journey.
Seeking Safety
The link between trauma and substance abuse will keep people hurting for a long time. This group is here to help relearn how to heal from trauma and substance use.
Our “Seeking Safety” group is for individuals experiencing both substance abuse and trauma, the goal is to create a secure environment. “Safety” encompasses several key elements, including the cessation of substance use, reduction of suicidal ideation, termination of harmful relationships, management of severe symptoms, and cessation of self-harm behaviors. The “Seeking Safety” approach is designed to assist patients in overcoming these negative behaviors, thus facilitating their progress toward emotional healing from trauma.
Beyond Trauma
This is a group led by a female-identified facilitator for female-identified individuals. Based on the curriculum by Stephanie Covington, it provides information around how trauma affects the body and the brain, how it shows up in our lives and in our families, and we build skills to add to our toolboxes for when things are tough. The goal is to provide a brave space where we can support each other through a journey of healing.
Anger & Communication
To deal appropriately with our anger and to improve our communication it can be helpful to do some self-assessment and build our self-awareness.
The anger and communication group is an empathetic and supportive setting where individuals come together to confront and overcome their anger-related challenges. Individuals engage in therapeutic sessions and also receive personal homework assignments that greatly contribute to their growth and progress. This group provides an environment to confront anger issues and to learn from peers. The outside work provides introspection and tools that can be applied to everyday life, ultimately leading to a positive change.
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
Insight & Awareness
Empowerment
Thinking for a Change
Gender & Sexual Minority
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention
This program integrates mindfulness practices and principles with cognitive- behavioral relapse prevention skills.
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention is based upon what psychologists used to call Buddhist psychology. In modern history, it has been rebranded as positive psychology and has gained a lot of traction in both academic circles and palliative care. Topics include introduction to mindfulness use and powerful meditations to soothe and quiet the mind, but also to help distance yourself from your relapse thoughts. It can also be used to dial down chronic pain.
Insight & Awareness
These groups serve as an aid to give you greater consciousness about addiction and how it might apply to your life and relationships.
This process group highlights the importance of being more insightful regarding your mental health and addiction and how to be more effective with your sobriety in the program. We cover topics that include your personal circle, addressing boredom, lifestyle choices, social circles, cultural influences, why confronting emotions is important, the cycle of addiction, our mental health paradigm, and how to pick up tools accordingly with accountability in your recovery.
This process group fosters the necessity to be more perceptive about your mental health, awareness of stress levels, addictive behaviors, and how to be more effective with sobriety. The three major tools used in this group are mindfulness, the triangle of awareness, and S.O.B.E.R. breathing space, but dozens will be explained. The process group covers coping tools and topics like how to use anchoring, leverage values, process emotions, challenge negative thoughts, confront doubt, reduce stress, and effectively saying no to maladaptive behaviors.
Empowerment
The Empowerment Group is designed to foster a sense of self-efficacy, empowering individuals to make conscious and informed decisions.
The group offers a secure setting for the exploration and discussion of essential life skills. Individuals who are prepared to address their self-esteem and self-actualization needs are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to explore the factors that contribute to their sense of empowerment.
Thinking for a Change
The Thinking for a Change group at NW Treatment is a trauma-informed, whole-person adaptation of the evidence-based Thinking for a Change (T4C) cognitive-behavioral curriculum, designed to help participants identify and restructure criminogenic thinking patterns while building social and problem-solving skills in a supportive, group environment that address each individual’s life context and personal growth needs.
Thinking for a Change at NW Treatment integrates the structured, evidence-based T4C curriculum — a cognitive-behavioral intervention developed by the National Institute of Corrections that teaches participants how to examine and change unhelpful thoughts, enhance social skills, and apply systematic problem-solving — with NW Treatment’s trauma-informed, whole-person therapeutic philosophy that emphasizes safety, individualized care, and holistic well-being. The program is delivered in small, closed groups guided by trained facilitators and adapted to meet clients where they are in their recovery and growth journey, supporting not only cognitive restructuring but also emotional regulation, relational skills, and empowerment within each participant’s broader life context. Research (as summarized by CrimeSolutions) indicates T4C shows promising outcomes in reducing criminogenic thinking and supporting positive behavioral change, making it a meaningful component of NW Treatment’s client-centered approach.
Gender & Sexual Minority
Our GSM group is a semi-structured nine-month hybrid progress group that runs from March to November, developed around the autonomy of minorities’ lived life experiences, their intersectionality, and survival. Former topics include human trafficking, Stonewall, global exclusion, and Trans history, with guest speakers.
The GSM group navigates the autonomy of minorities in a bottom-up approach, rather than following a rigid academic top-down approach. We prioritize the voices of those within the group, ensuring the space remains responsive to the real-world challenges. Our past sessions have explored a diverse range of vital subjects, including the history with a survivor of Stonewall, the complexities of Trans history, the systemic realities of human trafficking, and global exclusion.
Reach out with questions: 503.655.1029 or staff@nwtreatment.com