What Patients Are Saying About Our Clinical Groups

Patients at the ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Florida Recovery Center have the opportunity to participate in the following group series when clinically appropriate. See what patients have said about their participation in these groups:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group
- “Dr. (Jill) Fairless is amazing at what she does. CBT has been crucial to my recovery and mental healthâ€
- “Learned new ways of processing external events and arresting negative thoughts, feelings and reactionsâ€
- “Tools that were explained and applied, both individually and in group, were useful in identifying ways to reframe and cope with stressors out of my controlâ€
- “Very helpful with how I approach problems and daily lifeâ€
- “It was an excellent group, and I learned several new coping strategiesâ€
- “Gave me an understanding of my thought process and how to express myselfâ€
- “Excellent class and excellent instructorâ€
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group
- “Accepting that seemingly conflicting thoughts/emotions can be true at once was definitely new for me and has forever changed my black/white thinkingâ€
- “Works great for having a good mindset in sobrietyâ€
- Rachel did a great job facilitating the meeting. She explained things well and related them to treatment and life in recoveryâ€
- “Well-explained and relatableâ€
- “I learned new perspectives on handling situations AND got to engage with these strategies in and out of classâ€
- “DBT helped reconcile my behaviors and thoughts in active addiction AND in recoveryâ€
- “Really liked discussing mindfulness and other relaxation techniquesâ€
Enneagram Group
- “OMG! This was a tool that really helped me understand myself and areas I can help myself growâ€
- “It was interesting and fun! Dina is a pleasure to work withâ€
- “Provided insight into my personality traits and character defectsâ€
- “My favorite group at FRC!â€
- “Identifying my primary Enneagram type was so useful in seeing how my unconscious expression of that type supported my decision to use substancesâ€
- “I learned a lot about myself in this group. Really enjoyed!!â€
- “It helped me get in touch with characteristics I have that I was previously unaware ofâ€
Accepting that seemingly conflicting thoughts/emotions can be true at once was definitely new for me and has forever changed my black/white thinking.
— ÍøºìºÚÁÏ FRC patient
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pwesner@ufl.edu
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