Jerry Sachs
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Group Therapy offers a real-time, dynamic, safe, productive, confidential 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 difficult to talk about elsewhere.
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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.
Individual therapy
Individual Therapy is a one-to-one relationship with a therapist.
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It is a private and focused entirely on you. Individual therapy helps you understand yourself.
Individual therapy provides privacy and focus: Everything centers on your story, your history, your goals.
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, or a combination of both.
Combining the two allows you to benefit from each. Insights gained in individual sessions can be explored further in the group, while experiences in the group can be reflected on more deeply in individual therapy.
Q & A
Fees
Group Therapy is Affordable:
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Group therapy is typically less expensive than individual therapy while still providing significant therapeutic benefit.
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Insurance: Group therapy may cost less then individual therapy covered by insurance, depending on your deductible and co-payments,
If your therapy covers individual therapy it will often cover group therapy as well.
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Online Therapy: Group therapy fees can be similar to, or lower than, online therapy.
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Individual Consultation: Your situation and the group fee will be discussed during the free individual consultation.
Here to Support Your Journey
Jerry Sachs, L.C.S.W.
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I have more than 20 years experience leading psychotherapy groups.
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Group therapy is safe and productive, even if you have had difficult experiences in families, workplaces, or other groups. It can also enhance the benefits of 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 ​