Existential group psychotherapy is a highly beneficial way of creating change. It's not what you might have seen in movies; there are no religious or spiritual affiliations, and participants are not expected to share anything they don't want to. It is a safe, respectful environment where you can gain insight into your behaviours, ask for support, and learn new skills. Group psychotherapy is useful for all people - it can help with personal growth, insight and improving relationships, as well as assist in managing addictive behaviours, mental distress and other mental health issues.
Hosted by Amber Rules - Sydney Addictions Recovery
Psychotherapist, PACFA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Leichhardt, NSW 2040
I have extensive experience with addictions treatment as well as personal, family experience with addiction, so I know first-hand how difficult and scary it can be.
Do you struggle with drugs, alcohol, gambling or another addictive behaviour that is difficult to shake? Or are you a family member who is impacted by someone else's addictive behaviours? I can help you understand addiction and make sense of the chaos it causes in your life. Together, we'll use a combination of education, information and counselling support to ensure you can make choices that you're happy with, and live a life you're proud of. I also work with people experiencing complex mental and physical health issues that can accompany addiction, such as ADHD/ADD, chronic pain, relational difficulties, and psychiatric diagnoses.
A 12 step group focusing on Addictions of all types: Alcohol, Drugs, Behaviours such as porn and co=dependency.
Hosted by Geoff Miles Counselling
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Group meets in Redfern, NSW 2016
I have a strong committment to the value of life experiences and events, and understand the importance of placing them in a positive light. With attentive and empathetic listening I assist clients to confront and normalise those life events and factors that contribute to depression, anxiety and relational difficulties, and help live comfortably with them. I have worked since 2015 as a community chaplain in an area with challenges in addiction, mental illness, anxiety and depression. I farmed 20 years, 10 years manager of a Educational Christian Conference centre and 10 years founding and operating a software company.
Empowered Recovery® Groups program supports you to take action, build resilience and find purpose into your recovery. This curated 15 month program supports you through weekly online learning, regular interactive online group sessions, and regular individual counselling sessions to guide you through your individualised treatment plan. As this is a Closed Group with small numbers, please be in touch for the next intake. Please visit our website for more information or book your intake call with our team.
Hosted by The TARA Clinic
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Verified Verified
Group meets in Waverley, NSW 2024
The TARA Clinic, where TARA is an acronym for Therapeutic Addiction Recovery Assistance, is the modern solution to addiction treatment.
Society has viewed addiction as a weakness that you are powerless over or a defect of character only impacting those from lower socioeconomic status. The reality is that addiction doesn't discriminate! The TARA Clinic helps busy and successful people to regain control over substance use and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind, because we believe that everyone deserves to find the freedom they truly crave.
The Relapse Prevention (RP) group is an on-going weekly group.The interactive group process helps individuals to learn from one another, to provide support and encouragement to those who are struggling, and to learn from weekly topic discussions involving addiction, mental health and trauma. Topic discussions are focused on education, skill building, early identification of warning signs, increasing tolerance and acceptance of uncomfortable feelings, developing the ability to verbalize thoughts, feelings and needs, accepting the need and importance of help, re-establishing or developing healthy relationships, and many others, with a primary emphasis on (CBT) and (DBT) therapy.
Hosted by Next Steps Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counsellor, PACFA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cronulla, NSW 2230
My approach is tailored to your individual needs, ensuring a personalized, safe, and non-judgemental environment.My areas of expertise include trauma, addiction, group therapy, individual counselling, interpersonal issues, anxiety, depression, and stress management. Whether you're navigating the complexities of trauma or seeking answers to life's difficult questions, I am committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care to support you on your path to wellness.
This is a 12 step group supporting those seeking help to live free of their addictive behaviour or substance.
Hosted by Geoff Miles Counselling
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Group meets in Redfern, NSW 2016
I have a strong committment to the value of life experiences and events, and understand the importance of placing them in a positive light. With attentive and empathetic listening I assist clients to confront and normalise those life events and factors that contribute to depression, anxiety and relational difficulties, and help live comfortably with them. I have worked since 2015 as a community chaplain in an area with challenges in addiction, mental illness, anxiety and depression. I farmed 20 years, 10 years manager of a Educational Christian Conference centre and 10 years founding and operating a software company.
This group is a space for applying Internal Family Systems (IFS) to your food addiction recovery in a small, closed, and supportive group. Together, we embark on a compassionate and curious exploration of the parts of us that play key roles in our addictive food behaviours. Over 4 weeks you'll learn vital skills to help you connect with your own parts and gain more peace and balance inside. Check my website for the next group dates.
Hosted by Vanessa Kredler
Psychotherapist, MA, ACA-L4
Verified Verified
Group meets in Waverley, NSW 2024
This work found me when I hit bottom with my lifelong struggle with food addiction, binge eating and bulimia.
We will work together on what is most important to you. Many clients are embarking on their recovery journey and are seeking relief from very acute addictive behaviours. Others are seeking longer-term psychotherapy to heal the wounds underlying those addictions. Others still, are seeking just a few sessions for specific challenges, such as a relationship break-up, bouts of anxiety or depression, or because they feel stuck in some way. And often, people don’t really know what they want and need yet, and that’s ok too. Whatever you bring, you are welcome here. Please have a look at my website for food addiction recovery group work.
The Recovery Essentials Group Program is the 12-week introduction to addiction recovery that you have been looking for. You will be supported with weekly online learning, weekly interactive online group sessions, and fortnightly individual sessions with your primary therapist to work through your individualised treatment plan. You will learn what addiction is, how it develops, and what the process is to build and maintain long-term recovery. Please visit our website for more information or book an intake call with our team and we look forward to helping you to meet your goals.
Hosted by The TARA Clinic
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Verified Verified
Group meets in Waverley, NSW 2024
The TARA Clinic, where TARA is an acronym for Therapeutic Addiction Recovery Assistance, is the modern solution to addiction treatment.
Society has viewed addiction as a weakness that you are powerless over or a defect of character only impacting those from lower socioeconomic status. The reality is that addiction doesn't discriminate! The TARA Clinic helps busy and successful people to regain control over substance use and addiction while leaving the guilt and shame behind, because we believe that everyone deserves to find the freedom they truly crave.
This monthly psychoeducation and clinical supervision group will teach you vital skills to improve your practice, including therapeutic skills and tools, harm reduction strategies, compassion-based approaches, relapse prevention models and tools, safety planning skills and tools, and evidence-based practice principles for addiction treatment. This group is for psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers, nurse practitioners, addiction treatment clinicians and any health professionals wanting to learn more about addiction treatment. Wednesdays 6.30pm-9pm every 4 weeks, beginning 8th Feb (full list of dates available on enquiry) via Zoom. $120 per 2.5 hour session
Hosted by Amber Rules - Sydney Addictions Recovery
Psychotherapist, PACFA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sydney, NSW 2000
I have extensive experience with addictions treatment as well as personal, family experience with addiction, so I know first-hand how difficult and scary it can be.
Do you struggle with drugs, alcohol, gambling or another addictive behaviour that is difficult to shake? Or are you a family member who is impacted by someone else's addictive behaviours? I can help you understand addiction and make sense of the chaos it causes in your life. Together, we'll use a combination of education, information and counselling support to ensure you can make choices that you're happy with, and live a life you're proud of. I also work with people experiencing complex mental and physical health issues that can accompany addiction, such as ADHD/ADD, chronic pain, relational difficulties, and psychiatric diagnoses.
We work to help you get exactly where you want to be in your life. All you need to do is turn up and let us begin the work of defining your needs and goals and then explore what is holding you up.
Hosted by Catherine Hickson Counselling
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bondi, NSW 2026
Do you want to change something about yourself? Are you sick of behaviour, habits, moods, relationships, or thought patterns. I am skilled in locating the source of your problem and working with it directly to restore your sense of balance and well being. I will work with you at your own pace and I respect your need to feel safe and secure. My preferred methods of treatment are Resource Therapy, EMDR, CBT and Breath work.
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Addiction Support Groups
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.