Programs

Open

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Exploratory

Dip your toes into the water
$
  • Access to all Open Events
  • 2 private sessions
  • Monthly meetings
  • Borrowing privileges
  • Online resources
  • Discount coupons

Intensive

Dive in for maximum benefit
$
  • Access to all Exploratory Features
  • Build, develop & maintain unique wellness project over 3 years
  • Informative speakers
  • Assignments & Mini-projects
  • Hands-on experiences
  • Password-protected portal
Best Deal

Individual

Total flexibity
$
  • No min or max # of sessions
  • Individual therapy
  • Couples therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Individual wellness counseling
  • Guest lectures
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Open

Join our scheduled events. Open to everyone, at no charge.

RSVP requested. 

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Exploratory

Dip your toes into the water

This one-year “exploratory” membership includes:

  • 2 individual 40-minute sessions to discuss and explore your health challenges and goals
  • 1-hour monthly group meetings, with speakers, events, and discussion
  • Borrowing privileges from the Albany Wellness Project library
  • Online access to an extensive library of print, video, and reference resources.
  • Discount coupons for independent support professionals
  • Access to all Open events

Cost: $300/year

Intensive

Dive in for a deep immersive experience

This is a three-year program, in three phases, during which you will build, develop, and maintain your unique wellness project, suited to your individual needs, goals, abilities, and personality.

  • Interesting and informative speakers keep you engaged and involved
  • Supportive small-group interactions provide valuable testing and feedback
  • Creative assignments and short-term mini-projects allow your innate insights to surface
  • Hands-on experiences facilitate meaningful change
  • A total of 27 individual sessions (included in the cost) provide important check-points along the way.
  • Your personal password-protected portal gives you a place to keep the details of your project, including plans, assignments, a progress journal, and your inspirational favorite resources.
  • Access to recorded sessions will allow you to review and share at a later time
  • Zoom participation is available in the event that you cannot attend in person on a particular date
  • Bring a buddy – you are encouraged to bring a spouse, close friend, or family member to all sessions
  • Also included: borrowing privileges from the Albany Wellness Project library, online access to an extensive library of print, video, and reference resources, discount coupons for independent health professionals, and access to all Open events.

Program Phases and Schedule:

Phase 1: Building Your Project

12-week intensive period of discovery and challenge, three 1-hour group meetings per week, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 7 – 8 p.m.  Six individual sessions to be scheduled at your convenience during this phase.

Phase 2: Developing Your Project

9-month period of one 1-hour group meeting per week as you tweak your project and completely integrate your new behaviors into your daily life, Wednesdays, 7 – 8 p.m.  Nine individual sessions to be scheduled at your convenience during this phase.

Phase 3: Maintaining Your Project

2-year period of one 1-hour group meeting per month to reinforce and to share in a supportive community, first Monday of the month 7 – 8 p.m. 12 individual sessions to be scheduled at your convenience during this phase.

Cost: $2,400 for each phase. All major credit cards accepted. Care Credit and PayPal accepted for extended-time-no-interest payments. Some financial aid may be available for those who need it, to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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Individual

Benefit from individual or private-group sessions

  • No minimum or maximum number of sessions
  • Individual therapy with Dr. Hilsen
  • Couples therapy with Dr. Hilsen
  • Group therapy with Dr. Hilsen
  • Individual wellness counseling with Chaya
  • Guest lectures – to be announced

Cost: $30 – $180, depending upon the practitioner and type of session