What We’re About
Innovative Group Psychology (IGP): A Cutting-Edge Approach to Mental Health
Innovative Group Psychotherapy (IGP) combines the best of psychodynamic therapy with evidence-based practices like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with expressive arts therapies. This holistic, multi-dimensional approach is specifically designed to address the root causes of emotional pain and mental health disorders, offering comprehensive and effective treatment for conditions such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, and more.
The Power of Integration
What makes IGP truly innovative is its ability to integrate diverse therapeutic techniques in a way that is grounded in the latest neuroscience research. By blending psychodynamic insights—which explore how past experiences shape current behavior—with modern, brain-based therapies like EMDR and CBT, IGP offers a robust framework for healing. The incorporation of expressive arts therapies—such as art, music, and movement—further enhances this approach by tapping into non-verbal, subconscious aspects of the brain, promoting deeper healing and emotional release.
How It Works
Psychodynamic Therapy: This approach helps clients uncover and process unresolved issues from their past, particularly early relational experiences that may be contributing to current emotional struggles. By gaining insight into the unconscious, individuals can begin to break free from unhealthy patterns and create lasting change.
EMDR: A leading treatment for trauma, EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (often through eye movements) to help reprocess traumatic memories in a way that reduces their emotional charge. Recent research shows that EMDR can help facilitate faster healing by "retraining" the brain, making traumatic memories less overwhelming and easier to integrate.
CBT: By targeting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, CBT offers practical tools to manage and reframe negative thinking, which is particularly effective for treating anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. This cognitive restructuring works alongside the deeper emotional healing provided by psychodynamic and EMDR techniques.
Expressive Arts Therapies: Art, music, and movement offer unique ways to bypass verbal defenses and directly engage the brain’s emotional centers. Research into neuroplasticity and emotional processing demonstrates that these creative modalities can stimulate brain areas involved in emotional regulation, offering new pathways to healing for clients who may struggle with traditional talk therapy alone.
The Science Behind It
Recent advancements in brain science have demonstrated that the brain is far more adaptable than once thought. Neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to reorganize itself in response to experiences—means that trauma, anxiety, and depression are not permanent conditions. IGP’s integrated approach leverages this neuroplasticity, combining mind-body interventions that foster new neural connections, helping the brain heal from emotional and psychological wounds.