Professionals interested in running a group like this or want more information after attending my workshop may now get
Comedy Improv Group Therapy:
A Guide to Start and Run This Unique Group
Please contact Neal King, LCSW, for training at your location. You will receive the 3-hour workshop that is given as faculty presenter for The Expressive Arts Summit in NYC and LA.
Comedy Improv Therapy Group & CBT for Working with Social Anxiety Issues
now in the mainline
Therapeutic IMPROV GROUPS FOR Anxiety
Fun Interactive Way To Internalize Better Coping
Comedic improv therapy, a group therapy model inspired by the practice of improv comedy, provides a novel treatment for social anxiety disorder by harnessing the following therapeutic elements: (a) group cohesiveness, (b) play, (c) exposure, and (d) humor. “Neal can get everyone involved with his enthusiasm, sense of humor, masterful teaching skills and sensitivity.” (P.Moore, Professor, BuCks County Community College)
ongoing weekly sessions
separate Groups for Adults and Teens
These Groups are….
Interactive: Improv, Expressive Creativity
Instructional: Personalized Handouts, Psychoeducation
Mindful: CBT, Cognitive Restructuring, Mood Awareness
Useful: Real-Life Applications in Each Group
Benefits includes:
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- Improve Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Reduce Avoidance Habits formed throughout life because of anxiety.
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- Reduce Social Anxiety
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- Learn and Utilize Assertiveness Skills
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- Symptom Management (anxiety, depression, impulsiveness)
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- Improving Self-esteem / Confidence
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- Building Coping Skills
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- Recognizing Unhelpful Thinking Styles
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- Improve Frustration Tolerance
Corporate Team Building Improv
IMPROV FOR WELLNESS AND BETTER INTERACTION SKILLS
Teambuilding: Collaboration, Communication PLUS Work Stress Resolutions
Program Description: Through a series of fun, interactive activities based on improvisational theatre methods and the tenets of Neal King’s Book, Group Therapy for Social Anxiety (Group Cohesiveness, Play, Exposure, Humor), participants explore skills such as listening, collaboration, releasing pre-conceived agendas, adapting to change, committing to choices with confidence, multi-tasking, and creative thinking. Spontaneity and laughter allow a natural bridge for deeper understanding of peers. No improv experience is needed, no one is singled out – everything is group-based and supportive. Comfort levels are naturally stretched not forced. Participants will be able to discuss how each improv lesson can apply to their job and personal life. Following the Improv Program, Neal King will facilitate stress management and problem solving specific to concerns raised by the group. Reaction management via cognitive behavior therapy and mindfulness methods will be addressed.
The program can be tailored from 2 – 4 hours.
The Program is designed for up to 40 employees. This is NOT an Improv show. All members participate and observe.