Adults Support Groups in Manchester

A weekly psychotherapy group open to adults of all ages, genders and needs. Whatever your difficulty, psychodrama is an active and creative form of therapy which can help improve daily and social functioning, stimulate spontaneity and creativity when with others, enliven and transform self perception thus improving personal relationships and aid emotional healing from trauma.
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Hosted by Anthea Carpenter-Procter
Counsellor, UKCP Trainee
Group meets in Manchester M25
A weekly psychotherapy group open to adults of all ages, genders and needs. Whatever your difficulty, psychodrama is an active and creative form of therapy which can help improve daily and social functioning, stimulate spontaneity and creativity when with others, enliven and transform self perception thus improving personal relationships and aid emotional healing from trauma.
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A group supporting people who are developing their recovery from addiction and dependence issues utilising Group therapy. Using the systemic approach and the A2R proven methods.
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Hosted by Dave Cooper Counselling
Psychotherapist, MSc, ACC-AC
Group meets in Manchester M2
A group supporting people who are developing their recovery from addiction and dependence issues utilising Group therapy. Using the systemic approach and the A2R proven methods.
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A welcoming space for creativity and connection in a small, closed, face to face group. Explore creative activities alongside others in a supportive environment. You are welcome to share your experiences and creations if you wish, all activities are optional, and you can take part at your own comfort level. Saturdays: 27th June, 4th July, and 11th July 10:15am–12:30pm £100 for the full course, payable in two instalments if preferred. To book your place, please email info@heidibrowncounselling.com. You are also welcome to arrange a phone call if you would like to find out more.
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Hosted by Heidi Brown
Counsellor, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M2
I specialize in working with neurodivergent adults and those experiencing work-related stress.
A welcoming space for creativity and connection in a small, closed, face to face group. Explore creative activities alongside others in a supportive environment. You are welcome to share your experiences and creations if you wish, all activities are optional, and you can take part at your own comfort level. Saturdays: 27th June, 4th July, and 11th July 10:15am–12:30pm £100 for the full course, payable in two instalments if preferred. To book your place, please email info@heidibrowncounselling.com. You are also welcome to arrange a phone call if you would like to find out more.
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A 3 session introduction to group therapy You’ve ticked all the right boxes; the career, the relationships, the achievements. From the outside, you look like you’re doing just fine. So why are you still asking yourself, at work, in the shower, even when you’re supposed to be enjoying yourself: ‘Is this it? Why doesn’t it feel like enough?’ You know your past shaped you. You’ve read books, listened to podcasts, blah blah blah, been there, done that. But the feeling remains: maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m the problem.
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Hosted by Sarah Lee
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Group meets in Manchester M2
A 3 session introduction to group therapy You’ve ticked all the right boxes; the career, the relationships, the achievements. From the outside, you look like you’re doing just fine. So why are you still asking yourself, at work, in the shower, even when you’re supposed to be enjoying yourself: ‘Is this it? Why doesn’t it feel like enough?’ You know your past shaped you. You’ve read books, listened to podcasts, blah blah blah, been there, done that. But the feeling remains: maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m the problem.
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This is a warm and friendly gathering for women going through the menopause and experiencing difficulties in managing symptoms like night sweats, hot flushes, anxiety etc. We use CBT techniques for calmer breathing, change unhelpful thoughts and develop more helpful tools to deal with these symptoms. Plus the added benefit of finding a safe space to talk about your experiences and share with other women in the same boat.
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Hosted by Dr Sobia Khan
Counsellor, PhD, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M25
This is a warm and friendly gathering for women going through the menopause and experiencing difficulties in managing symptoms like night sweats, hot flushes, anxiety etc. We use CBT techniques for calmer breathing, change unhelpful thoughts and develop more helpful tools to deal with these symptoms. Plus the added benefit of finding a safe space to talk about your experiences and share with other women in the same boat.
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Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can bring challenges like anxiety, fatigue, and poor sleep. This supportive group is an 8-week online program for UK adults designed to support the psychological and emotional aspects of living with IBD Using a therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we explore practical coping skills, mindfulness, and strategies to manage worry, anxiety sleep, and fatigue. This group will help you build confidence, handle difficult emotions, and take meaningful action to improve your quality of life.
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Hosted by Rachel Hawkins
Psychologist, MSc, GMBPsS
Group meets in Manchester M30
Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can bring challenges like anxiety, fatigue, and poor sleep. This supportive group is an 8-week online program for UK adults designed to support the psychological and emotional aspects of living with IBD Using a therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we explore practical coping skills, mindfulness, and strategies to manage worry, anxiety sleep, and fatigue. This group will help you build confidence, handle difficult emotions, and take meaningful action to improve your quality of life.
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The Imago monthly relationship group offers a distraction free space to focus on you and your relationship where you will learn effective new communication skills that will lead to more safety, connection, empathy, compassion and understanding in your relationship.
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Hosted by CBT Therapy Manchester (Individuals & Couples)
Psychotherapist, MA, MBABCP
Group meets in Manchester M25
The Imago monthly relationship group offers a distraction free space to focus on you and your relationship where you will learn effective new communication skills that will lead to more safety, connection, empathy, compassion and understanding in your relationship.
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I offer schema therapy which explores early life experiences and childhood unmet need, this therapy is helpful for those whom have been experiences emotional dysregulation, engaging in unhelpful relationships and struggling to manage life without anxiety
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Hosted by Paula Reid Therapy Services
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Group meets in Manchester M32
I offer schema therapy which explores early life experiences and childhood unmet need, this therapy is helpful for those whom have been experiences emotional dysregulation, engaging in unhelpful relationships and struggling to manage life without anxiety
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This is an online Group Supervision for Therapists working with Couples & Relationships. Whether you are new to couples therapy or have been a couples & relationship therapist for years, you are welcome in this group.
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Hosted by Claire Ratcliffe Psychotherapy & Couples Therapy
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M21
This is an online Group Supervision for Therapists working with Couples & Relationships. Whether you are new to couples therapy or have been a couples & relationship therapist for years, you are welcome in this group.
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I am interested in writing about sex addiction issues and also sex offending issues.
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Hosted by Kevin P Kennedy
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M40
I am interested in writing about sex addiction issues and also sex offending issues.
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**Ignore location this group is online** Binge eating thrives in isolation. During these times of social distancing you may be struggling more than ever with your relationship with food. The aim of the group is to bring together people who are struggling with binge eating/overeating. Group work can be a very powerful tool to reduce the shame that often surrounds this issue. The group can provide a space for you to increase your awareness about how you relate to food and help you to understand what is keeping you stuck.
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Hosted by The Binge Eating Therapist
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M2
**Ignore location this group is online** Binge eating thrives in isolation. During these times of social distancing you may be struggling more than ever with your relationship with food. The aim of the group is to bring together people who are struggling with binge eating/overeating. Group work can be a very powerful tool to reduce the shame that often surrounds this issue. The group can provide a space for you to increase your awareness about how you relate to food and help you to understand what is keeping you stuck.
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The Imago Couple two day workshop offers you a distraction free space to focus on you and/or your relationship where you will learn effective new communication skills that will lead to more: safety, connection, empathy, compassion & understanding in your relationship.
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Hosted by CBT Therapy Manchester (Individuals & Couples)
Psychotherapist, MA, MBABCP
Group meets in Manchester M25
The Imago Couple two day workshop offers you a distraction free space to focus on you and/or your relationship where you will learn effective new communication skills that will lead to more: safety, connection, empathy, compassion & understanding in your relationship.
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12 Week Therapeutic Support Group for Late-Identified Autistic Adults. 1.5 hour sessions of guided self-reflection and group discussion to aid participants' understanding of themselves and their autistic experience. groups are limited to 8 participants to foster close connection and community.
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Hosted by Carly Radford
Psychotherapist, MSc, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M1
12 Week Therapeutic Support Group for Late-Identified Autistic Adults. 1.5 hour sessions of guided self-reflection and group discussion to aid participants' understanding of themselves and their autistic experience. groups are limited to 8 participants to foster close connection and community.
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This is a safe space for women who are in their postnatal period who may be experiencing social isolation, low mood and anxiety, confidence and self-esteem issues, and/or putting a lot of pressure or having unrealistically high expectations of themselves. This is a safe space to work together using CBT techniques to help manage these symptoms and share your stories with other women experiencing these difficulties too.
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Hosted by Dr Sobia Khan
Counsellor, PhD, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M25
This is a safe space for women who are in their postnatal period who may be experiencing social isolation, low mood and anxiety, confidence and self-esteem issues, and/or putting a lot of pressure or having unrealistically high expectations of themselves. This is a safe space to work together using CBT techniques to help manage these symptoms and share your stories with other women experiencing these difficulties too.
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Exclusive Group Coaching -Learn our proven scientific 5 step system to crush your workplace / personal stress forever. Starting on 18/01/23.
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Hosted by Martina Roberta Witter
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Group meets in Manchester M3
Exclusive Group Coaching -Learn our proven scientific 5 step system to crush your workplace / personal stress forever. Starting on 18/01/23.
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Welcome! Join our interactive DBT Skills Group. We blend mindfulness with practical skills for emotional regulation, crisis management, and relationship improvement. With a rolling intake, you are able to start at the beginning of any of our modules. Led by DBT Therapists, our online group offers a dynamic & supportive environment. We offer small groups support for up to 12 people. Begin your transformative journey in emotional and interpersonal effectiveness. Get in touch for details and to book your assessment, visit https://liminaltherapies.co.uk or https://sammonstherapy.co.uk/groups to learn more. £65 per session.
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Hosted by Ed Sammons
Counsellor, MBACP
Group meets in Manchester M1
Welcome! Join our interactive DBT Skills Group. We blend mindfulness with practical skills for emotional regulation, crisis management, and relationship improvement. With a rolling intake, you are able to start at the beginning of any of our modules. Led by DBT Therapists, our online group offers a dynamic & supportive environment. We offer small groups support for up to 12 people. Begin your transformative journey in emotional and interpersonal effectiveness. Get in touch for details and to book your assessment, visit https://liminaltherapies.co.uk or https://sammonstherapy.co.uk/groups to learn more. £65 per session.
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I offer corporate mental health training to organisations whom are keen to unlock their employees potential. I will help organisations to understand the key to unlocking increased productivity in the work environment by looking at the mental health temperature of their organisation. I can act as a consultant in enabling organisations to develop mental health resources and access to psychological support. I am able to train and educate senior leaders on active listening within mental health.
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Hosted by Paula Reid Therapy Services
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Group meets in Manchester M32
I offer corporate mental health training to organisations whom are keen to unlock their employees potential. I will help organisations to understand the key to unlocking increased productivity in the work environment by looking at the mental health temperature of their organisation. I can act as a consultant in enabling organisations to develop mental health resources and access to psychological support. I am able to train and educate senior leaders on active listening within mental health.
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6 Week Therapeutic Support Group for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents starts on 26th May 2026. It offers a nonjudgmental space to discuss the impact of narcissistic parenting, from self-doubt to boundary struggles, internalised shame to codependency, while fostering resilience and self-worth. Members learn healthier patterns, gain tools to break generational cycles. Do you feel stuck in self-doubt, shame, or the sense that you don’t quite deserve good things? Find yourself putting others first while losing sight of who you are? Contact to sign up.
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Hosted by Muby Oztabay
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Group meets in Manchester M2
I have a clinical interest in Boarding School Survivors (Also known as Privileged Abandonment) and Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents.
6 Week Therapeutic Support Group for Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents starts on 26th May 2026. It offers a nonjudgmental space to discuss the impact of narcissistic parenting, from self-doubt to boundary struggles, internalised shame to codependency, while fostering resilience and self-worth. Members learn healthier patterns, gain tools to break generational cycles. Do you feel stuck in self-doubt, shame, or the sense that you don’t quite deserve good things? Find yourself putting others first while losing sight of who you are? Contact to sign up.
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A professional counselling services for individuals, couples and families. Governed by the Code of Ethics of the BACP. Providing supervision for qualified and trainee counsellors. A safe, non-judgmental environment where your feelings and emotions can be expressed and explored in a highly specialised and interactive way, helping to resolve distress and conflict and give a clearer understanding of your situation and needs. Counselling can also support you with personal change helping you to realise your own inner strengths.
Hosted by Julie Ashworth
Counsellor, PsychD, MBACP
Group meets in Warrington WA3
A professional counselling services for individuals, couples and families. Governed by the Code of Ethics of the BACP. Providing supervision for qualified and trainee counsellors. A safe, non-judgmental environment where your feelings and emotions can be expressed and explored in a highly specialised and interactive way, helping to resolve distress and conflict and give a clearer understanding of your situation and needs. Counselling can also support you with personal change helping you to realise your own inner strengths.
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This online group offers a therapeutic approach to working with dreams. If you're interested in making meaning from your own dreams and the dreams of others, Creative Dreamers is a safe, respectful space to connect, share, explore personal and social themes and receive support and containment from fellow group members. You will benefit from this group if you are open to receiving the associations, reflections and insights of others and willing to share your own insights and experiences. Participant numbers are limited to eight and a commitment to attend regularly is required. Contact me information and book a consultation.
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Hosted by Karen Nolan
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Group meets in Wigan WN3
This online group offers a therapeutic approach to working with dreams. If you're interested in making meaning from your own dreams and the dreams of others, Creative Dreamers is a safe, respectful space to connect, share, explore personal and social themes and receive support and containment from fellow group members. You will benefit from this group if you are open to receiving the associations, reflections and insights of others and willing to share your own insights and experiences. Participant numbers are limited to eight and a commitment to attend regularly is required. Contact me information and book a consultation.
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Why should adults see a therapist?
Adults may benefit from therapy for a wide range of reasons—whether it’s managing symptoms of a diagnosed mental health condition like anxiety or depression, navigating life transitions, coping with grief or trauma, or simply seeking support during a challenging life period. Many adults find that therapy helps them build healthier coping skills and better process their emotions, which may lead to better relationships and reduced stress. It’s important to note that, unlike psychiatrists or primary care physicians, therapists do not prescribe psychiatric medication. However, they will often work alongside prescribing clinicians to ensure coordinated care and can provide behavioural therapy as an important addition to psychiatric medication. Mental health concerns can look different in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence, so finding a therapist with expertise working with adult clients is important. Conditions like major depressive disorder (MDD), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for instance, may present or resurface differently in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence. Adult-specific stressors, such as job strain, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges, financial stress, or identity transitions, can also influence the onset and type of symptoms an individual experiences. Adult-focused therapists, therefore, are trained to understand these complexities and tailor care accordingly.

How do I know if a therapist is the right fit for me?
When seeking care, it’s important to understand a therapist’s treatment specialties and their overall approach to treatment . Some therapists focus on common adult conditions like anxiety or depression, while others specialize in areas such as trauma, substance use disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s also important to consider a therapist’s training when seeking care. Therapists in the UK hold various credentials depending on their training and regional requirements. Counsellors and Psychotherapists registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) receive the designation MBACP and their qualifications and practice are overseen by BACP. Many Psychologists registered with the British Psychological Society receive the title of Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), signifying that they have completed postgraduate training and supervised practice. All of these professionals can provide talk therapy but do not prescribe medication. When searching for a therapist, consider their credentials and training background to ensure a good fit.

How do I find a therapist who sees adults?
Psychology Today’s online directory allows you to search specifically for therapists who work with adults. Each provider profile includes key information such as clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, licensure, accepted insurance plans, languages spoken, and session fees. Reviewing these details can help you determine whether a particular provider aligns with your needs and can indicate whether they are a good match for adult clients.