Jerry Sachs
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Group and Individual Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
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​​Group Therapy offers a real-time, dynamic, productive, confidential safe space for you to address problems you encounter in life.
Bring to the group issues you struggle with—relationships, family, work, finances, crises, addictions, and major life decisions you find hard to talk about with others.
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Members offer honest, respectful feedback about how they experience you, creating powerful opportunities for insight and change.
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Hearing others articulate thoughts or feelings you’ve kept hidden can be deeply relieving. Shame softens, self-blame loosens, depression and anxiety lift, and compassion grows.
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​Group therapy is also a laboratory for practicing new ways of relating: setting boundaries, expressing vulnerability or anger, asking for help, and repairing missteps with support and guidance.
Over time, the group becomes a source of belonging and accountability.
Change happens in real time, with real people.
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Individual therapy
Individual Therapy is a one-to-one relationship with a therapist.
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It is a private, focused, and paced entirely around you. Individual therapy helps you understand yourself.
Individual therapy provides privacy and focus: Everything centers on your story, your history, your goals.
You and the therapist control the depth and pacing: You can slow down, zoom in, and work intensively on personal material.
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It provides safety for very tender material: Especially helpful early on or during crisis.​
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Individual and Group Therapy Combined
You can chose group or individual therapy. Having the combination offers a place to get the benefits of both. The insights gained from individual therapy plus the work done in group enhances your success.
Q & A
Fees
Group Therapy is Affordable:
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It is less expensive than individual therapy.
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Insurance: It can cost less than individual therapy paid for with insurance depending deductibles and co-payments.
If your therapy pays for individual therapy it likely will cover group therapy.
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Online Therapy: Fees for group therapy can also be less than, or similar to online therapy.
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Individual Consultation: Your situation and fees for group will be discussed in the free individual consultation.
Here to Support Your Journey
Jerry Sachs, L.C.S.W.
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I match you with a group that meets your needs. I have more than 20 years experience running groups.
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Group therapy is safe and productive, even if you have had bad experiences in other family, work or friendships groups. Group therapy can enhance your individual therapy.
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Experience
-Group Therapist, 92nd Street Y, New York City
-Group Therapist , Washington Square Institute for Mental Health. New York City, NY
-Advanced Group Therapy 2 Year Training Program –Washington School of Psychiatry
-Group Psychotherapist, Family Life Center, Columbia, MD
-Group Psychotherapist, Regional Center for Infants and Young Children, Rockville, MD
Education ​
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Columbia University - Bachelor of Arts
New York University - Masters of Social Work
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Professional Affiliations:
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American Group Therapy Association.
Board Member-Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society - EGPS
Brooklyn Discussion Group of EGPS
Mid Atlantic Group Therapy Society
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