7500 Germantown Avenue
  New Covenant Campus
  Elders Hall, Suite 5
  Philadelphia, PA  19119

215-242-2235
Spanish 267-625-6135
Fax 215-242-3974
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Yelling Pressure Threats Put-downs Criticism Jealousy Badgering Name-calling Snooping Sulking Accusing Ignoring Hitting Cheating Deception

 

Is your partner afraid of you?

 

Do you hurt the ones you love?

 

You can change.

 

Some men call MENERGY at 215-242-2235

 

Some men

 

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realize that name-calling and yelling, threats and belittling are wrong … but find it very hard to stop themselves.

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know that breaking things or grabbing or hitting her is wrong … but they focus on what she did to "provoke me" or "push my buttons."

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want to finally get some help because things have just gone too far and now she may be lost forever.

 

Some men

 

turn to MENERGY for a program designed to help them become nonviolent at home, more responsible for their behavior, less controlling and abusive of their partners and more caring and empathetic husbands or lovers.

 

Some men call MENERGY at (215) 242-2235

 

Menergy

 

is a counseling and re-education program for men who are physically or emotionally abusive with their partners. This carefully designed 8-month counseling program consists of a:

 

Beginner level:

3 individual 1-hour sessions for evaluation, assessment and contracting, followed by…

10 weeks of 2-hour, once-a-week psychoeducational groups working to stop abusive behavior, emphasizing accountability, taking responsibility and building skills through structured discussions, followed by an…

 

Advanced level:

20 weeks of intensive group therapy focused on understanding the roots of the problem and better ways of handling internal and interpersonal conflict.

 

Menergy is constructed upon several fundamental principles:

 

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Abusive people must take full responsibility for their abusive behavior.

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It is particularly important for men to not retaliate for behavior they experience as abusive from their partners.

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Safety must precede healing. Men must be willing to give up dangerous or threatening behavior as part of their contract to change.

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Abusive behavior is learned. It can usually be unlearned.

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Recovery from being an abusive or controlling person requires a serious acknowledgement and ownership of the problem and a willful commitment to change.

 

Sliding scale fees

 

$0-$120 per individual session

$0-$50 per group session

 

All fees are prepaid. No-shows are charged. Some insurance may apply.

 

Menergy now has 2 locations:

 

Main office

7500 Germantown Avenue

New Covenant Campus

Elders Hall, Suite 5

Philadelphia, PA 19119

tel. (215) 242-2235

fax (215) 242-4973

 

Click here for directions

 

Spanish group

María de los Santos Health Center

5th and Allegheny, Philadelphia

Spanish tel. (267) 625-6135


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