For People We Serve
We offer a wide range of group therapy options for you! Research shows that group therapy is beneficial and enriches your therapy experience. If you are open to HealthWest services and interested in learning more about a group contact your case manager to see how you can get involved.
If you are not currently in services you can attend one our community groups. For a list of groups and trainings that are open to the community, visit our healthwest.net/virtual-groups
Calendars of April Groups
Groups open to Individuals in HealthWest Services
Groups open to anyone in the community
ADULT GROUPS
DBT
Wednesdays at 2 pm
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Group is focused on building positive behavior changes by reducing self-harm and negative thinking.
Men’s Skills Group
Tuesdays at 3 pm
This group is designed to help men in recovery learn and practice the skills they need to maintain their sobriety and deepen their recovery.
Talk Time
Everyday at 1 pm
Talk Time is an opportunity for you to engage and talk to community members. This meeting is designed to bring people together and create a space for the us to enjoy the company of a friendly face. Feel free to ask questions, tell jokes, anything uplifting!
Join URL:https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/92926029357
Join by Phone: +1 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 929 2602 9357
TREM
Thursdays at 3 pm
Women’s trauma group that specifically targets how we unconsciously respond to past bad experiences. You will not have to share those experiences in this group.
Journey to Health
Tuesdays at 3 pm
An opportunity to embark on a journey to live a life free of tobacco and nicotine related products. We will share information, discuss strategies, create ideas, and encourage participants to build a healthier lifestyle.
SAGA Social Group
Every other Thursday at 6 pm
March Dates: 3/4, 3/18
Join URL: https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/5956145893
Join by Phone: +1 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 595 614 5893
A virtual social group that provides a safe place to meet and connect with members of the LGBTQ+/SOGIE Community. Each month will have a topic theme for general discussions, as well as time built in casual social conversation, targeted breakout groups and a sharing of resources and events. Allies and Advocates are also welcome guests to this group!
Women of Wellness (WOW)
Wednesdays at 12 pm
Women of Wellness is a safe and supportive environment that’s all about empowering women with any addiction through wellness.
SMART Recovery
Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 pm
SMART Recovery is one of the leading recovery groups in the United States dedicated to helping participants learn tools and techniques for self-empowerment. Participants in the group learn tools to aid their recovery process based on substantial, proven scientific evidence and research and are encouraged to engage with a global support system.
Mondays- For Community
Join URL: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/94092740254
Meeting ID: 940 9274 0254
Phone: +1 929 436 2866
Wednesdays- For Community
Join URL: https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/91975318557
Meeting ID: 919 7531 8557
Phone: +1 929 436 2866
Wednesdays- For Health and Human Service Professionals
Join URL : https://smartrecovery.zoom.us/j/98493540375
Link to all national meetings: https://www.smartrecovery.org/community/calendar.php?styleid=29
IMR
Thursdays at 2 PM
Illness Management Recovery Group (IMR) is an evidenced-based practice designed to provide mental health consumers with knowledge and skills necessary to cope with aspects of their mental illness while maintaining and achieving goals in their recovery. This group also allows support to participate in this class upon consumers consent.
YOUTH & FAMILY GROUPS
Teen SMART Recovery
Wednesdays at 4:30 pm
SMART Recovery is a self-help program that offers a place where teens can get together to try to look into and change behaviors that hurts themselves and others like smoking, drinking, fighting and using drugs, to name a few.
Koffee with Kevin
Tuesdays, 10:00 am and Thursdays, 3:00 pm
Join Kevin Schmidt, Lead Family Contact, for Koffee with Kevin every Tuesday at 10 am in person and Thursday at 3:00 pm virtually! If you have children in services, this group of supportive parents and caregivers with lived expierence are here to assist you and your family in your journey.
Tuesday Locations:
April 6- Russ’ in North Muskegon
April 13- Russ’ on Henry Street
April 20- Russ’ in North Muskegon
April 27- Russ’ on Henry Street
April 6- Russ’ in North Muskegon
April 13- Russ’ on Henry Street
April 20- Russ’ in North Muskegon
April 27- Russ’ on Henry Street
Thursday Join URL: https://healthwest.zoom.us/j/93898771334
12-15 Group
Mondays at 4 pm
For youth enrolled in office based services programs.
A virtual group to provide a safe, therapeutic environment for youth to discuss various mental health related topics.
Positive Family Intervention
Wednesday’s 10am-11am & 2pm-3pm
We cover reformatting your thinking as a parent when it comes to approaching your child and their behaviors. In our seven weekly sessions we teach parents how to identify the motivators of your child’s problem behavior, identify replacement behaviors, teach replacement behaviors, create a positive behavior support plan and monitor that plan.
For a list of community groups, visit our healthwest.net/virtual-groups