Novamind Inc. announced that it is launching Groups by Novamind, an expansion of the Company's clinical care model focused on increasing patient access to Novamind's evidence-based mental health treatments. Under the model, Novamind is piloting alternatives to traditional one-on-one therapy. Clinicians will offer group therapy options including psychedelic integration and in-person group psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for four to 10 individuals delivered as drop-in sessions or multi-week curricula.

Groups are designed to be inclusive and welcome patients with diverse needs that may be suited to educational, therapeutic or medical intervention, and range in duration and fee structure. Many of the group offerings will be eligible for reimbursement by major insurance providers. Group therapy may unlock certain healing properties that foster recovery and improve mental health through decreased isolation, improved problem-solving and accountability, and greater empathy.

Research suggests suitability for several mental health conditions including emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.2,3,4,5. Further increasing accessibility, some groups will be offered virtually, and in-person programming will be held across Novamind's network of clinics, which are purposefully designed to support group treatment. In 2021, the Company unveiled a new design concept for its de novo clinics that features larger treatment rooms, and similar spaces currently exist in its Wheeler Park, Salt Lake City, Murray and Phoenix clinics.