Phone and fax numbers are listed repeatedly, and an on-line discount is available. Pfeiffer's program is similar for each of the four diagnoses listed above. Both in individual and group formats, programs run for 12 sessions, not including assessment. The emphasis is on skill building . Pfeiffer says his approach works especially well in Growth Groups.
Groups tend to make people feel less isolated.
Pfeiffer currently has two active groups of 8-10 patients each for binge eating and anger control. He'll be starting an assertiveness group soon. Participants sign an agreement to pay for any missed sessions. Each session of Pfeiffer's short-term programs focuses on a particular exercise. They imagine what the day would be like, who would notice, and what their behavior would be like.