Family Group  
with Dr. Izetta Briggs-Bolling

*ONLINE- Saturdays, 11 AM - 1 PM
Starting February 5th

This interactive group experience will provide education and support to individuals, family members, and concerned significant others impacted by the substance use/misuse and/or mental health concerns of a loved one. Participants will be invited to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences while learning techniques to develop effective skills to improve communication with the person of concern. 

There are three primary goals of the group:  

1. Provide an overview of the Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy treatment model to enhance understanding from the family member’s perspective.

2. Concerned significant others will learn skills to manage emotions pertaining to loved one’s behaviors and change processes.

3. Interact with others to express thoughts, feelings and practice new skills to decrease unintentional reinforcement of substance-using behaviors.

For more information about this group, please contact us at intake@cfol.org or call 212.213.8905 x 104.

This Open Dialogue Group Experience is loosely based on the Open Dialogue Family therapy program developed by Olson, M, Seikkula, J. & Ziedonis, D. (2014). The key elements of dialogic practice in Open Dialogue. The University of Massachusetts Medical School. Worcester, MA. September 2, 2014 Version 1.1 

FACILITATOR

Dr. Bolling holds a Doctoral degree in Social Work, is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and has a CASAC-A credential with a specialization in problem gambling treatment. Dr. Bolling has worked in a variety of clinical settings focusing on the needs of individuals with mental health, substance use, and physical health concerns for close to 3 decades. Dr. Bolling has a strong desire to learn and understand each person’s individual strengths and challenges in the therapeutic relationship.  This therapist fosters healing relationships and positive support networks by facilitating curriculum-based groups which address the importance of mental, physical, and emotional wellness. Most recently, the focus of Dr. Bolling’s career has been to assist medical and mental health organizations with the integration of substance use and Medication Assisted Treatment services. The primary focus of her work is to reduce the harmful impact of the Opioid epidemic, and other substances of abuse on individuals, families, and communities. Her goal is to assist people in addressing all psycho-social concerns pertaining to behavioral health in an inclusive, non-judgmental manner to promote optimum health and wellness.