Mental illness statistics:
- Approximately 10% of Australians will be affected by anxiety disorders at some point in their life
- Approximately 20% of people will be affected by depression
For the first time in Australia, an Anxiety Therapy Group course is readily accessible to anxiety sufferers via private practice.
Sydney clinical psychologist Renee Mill has put together a CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) course providing the anxiety sufferer with a number of practical tools to tackle their anxiety step-by-step, day-by-day.
Traditionally these types of groups are run in mental health clinics, hospitals or community centres, but now that Private practice has become more accessible due to Medicare rebates, it is possible to offer this type of service in a more private environment.
Renee says group therapy can be used alone or as an adjunct to individual therapy and when used together they provide adequate support to patients in the acute phase
