Group Therapy

Group therapy offers the opportunity of a shared experience which extends beyond the feedback of the therapist. Oftentimes group members find it healing to exchange stories that thread their experiences together. This provides a benefit for both the assertive and more reserved individual.

Throughout the course of the year I facilitate various groups depending upon the given needs of the community. Some of the groups that will occur this year will likely include the following:

Sibling group
New father’s group
Father/Daughter group
Tightening the connection with my teen
Discovering the gifts of ADHD
Discovering balance in a busy world
Groups will be kept intimate in size (Between 6 and 8 individuals). Check my website for further information, including registration forms. Personal phone contact will be made with each individual before the onset of a new group. This will allow for appropriate group pairings and an opportunity to know a bit about your personal needs. Groups will often occur in the evenings on Friday or Sunday.


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Couples Therapy

Working with couples has taught me that each individual truly has something invaluable to offer the process of change in relationships. Typically one member of a couple is more motivated to seek support and feels the relationship is no longer tolerable without intervention. However, creating effective and lasting change requires the commitment of both individuals. The starting point for this change is a desire for a different way of relating; a craving to rewrite the script of communication that has not allowed the kind of closeness that people seek. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I am uniquely trained to track patterns of relating that have caused couples to become “stuck” in repetitive and useless patterns of communicating. I challenge couples to become more authentic with one another and to take risks toward a deeper and more intimate connection. Through the use of couples assessment tools, interactive dialogue, solution-focused problem-solving and experiential activities, I incorporate a caring, empathetic presence with creative interventions while working in the “present” more than the past.


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Family Therapy

Each family has its own distinctive way of communicating. The particular style of relating is often what contributes toward family closeness. However, as families move through life transitions, individuals often discover new ways of communicating that is not always comfortable for those still relating in their family’s traditional manner. This can cause tension between family members, not because of the issue at hand, but due more to the contrast in the approach to problem solving. As a Family Therapist, I work experientially with all family members in shedding light on individual styles of communicating, helping families recognize strengths in others, encouraging risk taking and holding each other accountable for family well-being. I believe it is essential for family members to create a sense of safety for others family members to share thoughts and feelings that may be unpopular. My goal is to help family members become more aware of the interconnectedness of the family unit and to promote the motivation to desire change. This often occurs when family members are “sick and tired” of being “sick and tired.”


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Teen Therapy

As a specialist in adolescent issues, I have worked with adolescents and families for the past eleven years in various capacities.

I have developed my clinical skills within schools, hospitals, residential facilities and private practice. In addition, I have extensive experience working with special needs students struggling with emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties.

My fondness for the teenage population stems from a strong understanding of the unique challenges facing today’s youth. Teens today are inundated with conflicting messages from the media, changing family dynamics, dangerous club drugs, high stakes testing, online distress, cell phone madness and self-supervision. Even the most protected adolescents are exposed to many of these elements. My work with teens addresses these and other difficult issues and challenges young people to stretch the boundaries of communication with their parents.

I distinguish myself from other therapists in my ability to connect quickly, effectively and mutually respectfully with teens. I strive to continuously assist young people in exploring their inner world and simultaneously challenging them to take greater responsibility for their decision-making.

My approach to working with teen is interactive, solution-focused, collaborative and existential. I feel strongly that teens need honest, direct and creative approaches to mobilizing them. There is modest use for traditional psychodynamic approaches for contemporary kids who often have little tolerance for therapy to begin with.


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Areas of specialization:

Child or Teen Issues
Parenting Issues
ADHD and Impulsivity
Behavioral and Oppositional Difficulties
Anxiety and Depression
School Related Problems
Self-Esteem
Substance Abuse
Anger Management/Bullying
Divorce and Family Change
Grief and Loss

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What can be changed versus what must be tolerated? I’ve often wondered why many feel that change is always possible. In reality, change can evolve within one’s perspective, but circumstances are not always possible to change. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I feel strongly that understanding the diffference between these two ideas is central to the pursuit of contentment. Learning to accept the often unbending parts of our world and simultaneously exercising our power to choose, gives us a stronger balance in navigating through real issues.

I’ve been working with individuals, couples and families for the past ten years in varying capacities. I specialze in working with adolescent issues and have discovered that teenagers often have far more resiliency and desire for change than much of the adult world may realize. Through working in schools, hospitals, family agencies and private practice, I’ve had the privilege of coming to better understand the unique needs of teens, couples and families through my knowledge and experience as a systems trained therapist.

I am most experienced working with adolescents, couples and familes. I specialize in working with teenagers with difficult behaviors, ADHD, school anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, anger management, parenting issues, divorce and family transitions, substance abuse, internet, cell phone, video game, t.v. and other media saturation problems, bullying, learning disabilities, sibling rivalry and grief and loss issues.

I work in a highly interactive manner, drawing on individual and family strengths to establish attainable goals. I truly believe that each member of a coupleship or family maintains specfic abilities that often go unnoticed by others that can help unlock the “stuck system.” I work primarily through solution-focused and experiential modalities. However, I incorporate narrative therapies and psychoanalytic approaches when appropriate.

I received my Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, where I was trained under some of the most highly qualified systems therapists in the country. In addition, I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from Bridgewater State College. I have extensive experience working with adolescents with special needs. In addition, I was a member of a panel on a televison broadcast (NECN) entitled, “Educating the community in decoding teenage behavior.” My primary focus of therapy is to develop a relationship with you that is genuine, mutually respectful and focused on possibilities. It is not useful to enter into a therapeutic relationship when one is strictly hoping for external change. If you are committed to your own internal shifts, I would be happy to speak with you to see if we might be a good match.

Be well and be the change you seek.

Bryon Remo


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Posted by Bryon Remo at 12:01 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
“I specialize in working with difficult teenage behaviors. Being stuck between childhood and adulthood is a tricky time period that challenges even the most intelligent and thoughtful parents. I engage teens in their lingo and challenge them to take greater responsibility for their choices. I encourage them to become more authentic with themselves and their parents. Likewise, I invite adults to stretch their parenting imagination and consider new ways of relating to their teen. I encourage kids and parents to risk closeness through holding each other accountable and challenging the barriers that block hidden love.
Working with difficult issues as depression, anxiety, anger, ADHD, substance abuse, bullying, eating disorders and self-esteem problems, I help kids in taking an active role in therapy. Through questioning teens' thought processes and behaviors, I add a necessary humor with wisdom to soften hard talking points for teens.
As a family systems therapist, I have unique training in understanding the interactional patterns of individuals and families. Working from a relational perspective, I maintain an awareness of the needs of all family members. My work is proactive, deliberate and focuses more on present issues than past pain.”
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Bryon Remo
Newtown, Middlebury, Southbury, Connecicut, United States
My name is Bryon Remo and I am a Licensed Marital and Family Therapist specializing in working with difficult teenage behaviors. I have worked with teens and adolescents for the past 13 years and have found them much more reasonable and workable than most adults. Once they feel emotionally accepted they are often motivated to make significant changes that benefit themselves and their families alike.
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