Process - Physician - Fraser Health Authority

Fact SheetGeneralized Anxiety GroupDoes this describe you?♦♦Do you have repeated and exaggerated worries about routine life events and activities?Do you anticipate the worst even though others would say there is no reason to expect it?♦ Do you have physical symptoms that include nausea, trembling, fatigue, muscle tension or headaches?If so, you may be experiencing Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Group Therapy Services offers a therapy group forthose challenged by GAD. The group will teach you to control your “out-of-control” worries and the resulting anxiety.The group meets weekly for 14 weeks and each session is 90-minutes in length. Each session teaches specific skills thatcontinue to build on each other, allowing you to regain a sense of mastery over your life. Homework is an essential partof the group and participants should be able to commit to some out of session work.Session topics will include:• Learning to Understand and Influence Your Worries and Your Intolerance to Uncertainty• Improving Your Relationship with Problems• Identifying Two Types of Worries• Learning To Reduce Your Avoidance of Certain Thoughts• Learning To Develop Skills to Deal with RelapseThe experience of worry, anxiety and avoidance can occur across all levels of socioeconomic status, professions, andtypes of persons. But, GAD doesn’t have to run your life! Come and join our group and find out how!For information please call: (604) 520-4397For a referral, please contact your localmental health centre:New Westminster Mental Health Centre(604) 777-6800Tri-Cities Mental Health Centre(604) 777-8400Royal Columbian HospitalGroup Therapy Services3 rd Floor, 260 Sherbrooke StreetNew Westminster, BC V3L 3M2www.fraserhealth.ca