Service Offerings

  • Individual Counseling

  • Stress Management Workshops

  • Women Supporting Women Evening Support Group

  • Free Seated Massage

  • Quarterly Brown Bag Luncheon

  • Guided Relaxation CD

  

Individual Counseling

Individual counseling is offered to women facing loss, illness, life change, emotional distress, chronic stress, and traumatic events. Our services empower women to develop increased self-awareness and self-care skills. Treatment is provided by professional counselors and social workers committed to helping women discover their own capacity for personal growth in challenging times. We aim to support women in reaching their treatment goals within 6 to 8 sessions. Treatment plans are individualized to meet each woman's need.

If you are interested in receiving counseling services, contact us. One of our therapists will return your call to discuss your particular concerns and to arrange for an initial appointment.

We offer our individual counseling on a sliding scale fee for those individuals that do not have health insurance coverage. We accept the following Insurance: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Unicare, Wellpoint, Sentara Healthcare, United Behavioral Health, US Behavorial Golden Health Plan, California/LifeEra, Magellan Health Services, and Aetna 


 

Stress Management Workshops

"How to Manage Stress with Self-Care"

 

The Introduction to Stress Management Workshop will empower participants to better understand and respond to stress in their lives. We will be exploring the range of stress management skills that have been proven by research to help people achieve better health and well being. This workshop will be offered monthly.

This workshop is appropriate for people concerned about the accumulative effects of the stress of daily living as well as those facing particular stressors such as infertility, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain, insomnia, obesity, personal loss, job stress, disturbing events, post-partum distress, and overwhelming life demands. People coping with symptoms of anxiety and depression are also welcome. We create a safe and nurturing environment for women to explore at their own pace and in their own way a sampling of the simple but powerfully effective stress management skills available to us all.

Fee: $20.00. Sliding scale fees are available.

Please call to register! 

 

Women Supporting Women

Evening Support Group

2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month, 6:30 - 8:00 pm

First meeting is May 12, 2009

This drop-in group begins with a short welcome presented by a staff counselor and is followed by a group “check-in”, a brief reading or presentation, a discussion period, and a group “check out.”  All women are welcome. Please join us to create a welcoming and supportive community.

Fee: $15.00 per session. Sliding scale fees are available. 

Please call to learn more and register!    

 

Free Seated Massage 

JoAnn Christy, a certified massage therapist, will be giving seated massages in 15 minute increments. If you are interested in signing up please contact us for an appointment.

Time slots are filling up fast...so call today! 

 

Quarterly Brown Bag Luncheon

Check back for updates on our next quarterly brown bag luncheon!

Quarterly presentations are free, and attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch. 

 

Guided Relaxation CD  


Our Program Director, Carolyn Schuyler, has created a 30 minute Guided Relaxation CD.

The CD's are $4.75 each plus tax.

Call and order one today...they are going fast!


 

Contact

1007 East High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-872-0047
434-872-0049 fax

Where to find us

Directions to The Women's Initiative, Charlottesville.

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