Announcements

  • We now accept Medicare!

    The Institute for Personal Growth is proud to announce that we now accept Medicare for mental health services. If you or a loved one is looking for compassionate, evidence-based therapy, we’re here to support you. Call today to schedule an appointment. Your well-being matters — let’s take the next step together.

  • Update on IPG’s KAP Program

    In 2022, IPG began offering Alternative Types of Therapy. It began with just our Executive Clinical Director Susan Menahem, but we’ve now grown our KAP program and have trained several other IPG therapists in KAP treatment as well. We were also just honored by the NJ chapter of the NASW when they asked Susan to be…

  • Happy 5th Anniversary to the IPG/NASW Partnership

    In 2019 we partnered with the NJ chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the largest professional organization of Social Workers in the world. 2024 marks the 5th anniversary of that relationship. Over this time IPG and NASW-NJ have engaged in countless ways to share valuable information, including trainings for our staff, presentations by…

  • New Jersey City Offices

    We just moved into a beautiful, roomy, sunny new space in downtown Jersey City, in the newly constructed Swift & Co building on 9th Street, right across the street from our previous JC office. The same top-notch IPG therapists, in a refreshingly new and spacious environment.

  • All Three Offices Are Now Open

    All three of our offices are now fully reopened for in-person therapy! While we still offer online therapy, we are now conducting regular, in-person psychotherapy sessions as well in our Jersey City, Highland Park, and Freehold offices. New clients can call us at (732)246-8439, or email us via our Contact Us page. Existing clients should ask their therapist about…

  • IPG on TV!

    IPG was just featured on Lifetime TV show “The Balancing Act”, hosted by the one and only Montel Williams! The segment focuses on the destigmatization of mental health, the importance of reaching out for help when you need it, and IPG’s history of working with the LGBTQ+ community. If you missed us on TV, check…

  • Reopening Our Offices!

    Today we begin the reopening of our offices for in-person therapy sessions, since closing at the beginning of the COVID crisis back in March 2020. In our “post-COVID” era IPG will be a hybrid practice, offering therapy sessions both online and in person. Current clients can ask their therapist if they are available for in-person…

  • Happy Pride Month

    Our founder and former Clinical Director, Dr. Margie Nichols, is a pioneer in the field of queer-affirmative psychotherapy. After leaving IPG, she distilled forty years of experience into a book that was recently published, titled The Modern Clinician’s Guide to Working with LGBTQ+ Clients. It is a comprehensive handbook of information, personal experiences, techniques, and case…

  • Happy New Year!

    We’re excited to announce two online support groups starting up at IPG in 2021, run by IPG therapists. One is a group for People of Color ages 21 and up, called “Black, Brown, and In Between”. There will be a men’s group and a women’s group, and both groups will come together every third session….