Support Groups in 94115
Based on the work of Stanford's CCARE and the Compassion Institute, partnering with Thupten Jinpa, CCT builds self- and other- compassion for resilience and personal growth. This is an 8 week, empirically supported group workshop series, offered through sflovedojo.org.
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Hosted by Ravi Chandra
Psychiatrist, MD, DFAPA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Based on the work of Stanford's CCARE and the Compassion Institute, partnering with Thupten Jinpa, CCT builds self- and other- compassion for resilience and personal growth. This is an 8 week, empirically supported group workshop series, offered through sflovedojo.org.
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
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Hosted by Melissa Louise Craven
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
Due to COVID-19, all groups are on hold at this time.
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Hosted by Debbie Vuong, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Due to COVID-19, all groups are on hold at this time.
I am providing consultation for therapists newly trained by Laurel Parnell. I offer consultation for those who have completed Part I & Part II of Basic Training and are collecting their required 10 hours prior to enrolling in Part III ...
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I am providing consultation for therapists newly trained by Laurel Parnell. I offer consultation for those who have completed Part I & Part II of Basic Training and are collecting their required 10 hours prior to enrolling in Part III ...
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
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Hosted by Melissa Louise Craven
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
There is an incredible possibility available to go beyond the hurt, the wounds and the pain of the past…to create something greater, find the strength and power within, and release our stories and limitations. This is a weekly support group ...
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Hosted by Adriana Popescu
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
There is an incredible possibility available to go beyond the hurt, the wounds and the pain of the past…to create something greater, find the strength and power within, and release our stories and limitations. This is a weekly support group ...
Do you want more freedom and ease in your relationships? I run weekly 90-minute Men's process groups with my colleague Troy Piwowarski Psy.D -online (3 wks/month) & in-person in Berkeley (1 wk/month). Join our ongoing, long term (leave when you ...
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Hosted by Brian Thompson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Do you want more freedom and ease in your relationships? I run weekly 90-minute Men's process groups with my colleague Troy Piwowarski Psy.D -online (3 wks/month) & in-person in Berkeley (1 wk/month). Join our ongoing, long term (leave when you ...
Sick of dating? Join Swipe the Right Way, a 2-part online workshop that focuses on Attachment Theory and the life-changing science behind it. Together, we’ll explore and understand how your earliest and most formative relationships show up in your dating ...
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Hosted by Olivia Provan
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Sick of dating? Join Swipe the Right Way, a 2-part online workshop that focuses on Attachment Theory and the life-changing science behind it. Together, we’ll explore and understand how your earliest and most formative relationships show up in your dating ...
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Hosted by Deborah Brenner-Liss
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
We will cover topics on how to increase psychological flexibility, ways to shift our personal lens and shift perspectives, and working through past traumas. This is an online group.
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Hosted by Peggy Kwok
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MA, RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
We will cover topics on how to increase psychological flexibility, ways to shift our personal lens and shift perspectives, and working through past traumas. This is an online group.
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
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Hosted by Melissa Craven
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Overwhelming anxiety or depression getting you stuck? The arts present fresh perspectives and enhance our capacity for change. In this 2-hour expressive arts group, we investigate entrenched patterns with a creative stance. Each week, we attune to the senses and ...
This group will be facilitated by Holly Kirth, LMFT to ensure a safe environment. The goal is to provide a mindful space for clients to explore and improve their body image, self-image, and self-esteem. Format: A psycho-education topic on body ...
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Hosted by Holly N Kirth
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, ME
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
This group will be facilitated by Holly Kirth, LMFT to ensure a safe environment. The goal is to provide a mindful space for clients to explore and improve their body image, self-image, and self-esteem. Format: A psycho-education topic on body ...
In my general adult psychotherapy groups, we create a warm and engaging climate to work on problems of personal growth and relationships.
These are ongoing dynamic groups that are especially effective in ameliorating long-standing conflicts and problems.
We also work to ...
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Hosted by Justin B Hecht
Psychologist, PhD, CJA, CGP, FAGPA, MBA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
In my general adult psychotherapy groups, we create a warm and engaging climate to work on problems of personal growth and relationships.
These are ongoing dynamic groups that are especially effective in ameliorating long-standing conflicts and problems.
We also work to ...
Queer Intimacy is a group for any individual who identifies as queer and any individual in a romantic relationship with a queer identified individual. Topics covered span queer-specific intimacy concerns within relationship and within the larger context of society. It ...
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Hosted by CK Olivieri Blackmore
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Queer Intimacy is a group for any individual who identifies as queer and any individual in a romantic relationship with a queer identified individual. Topics covered span queer-specific intimacy concerns within relationship and within the larger context of society. It ...
Learn Somatic techniques to help you manage anxiety during these unprecedented times. Learn breathing techniques, ways to notice and relax tension, diminish anxiety before it takes hold of your behavior. We will use a video platform for this group.
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Hosted by Antony Thier
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Learn Somatic techniques to help you manage anxiety during these unprecedented times. Learn breathing techniques, ways to notice and relax tension, diminish anxiety before it takes hold of your behavior. We will use a video platform for this group.
Psychiatry and psychotherapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Practice of Dr. Sanjana Karim. Dr. Karim is a board certified psychiatrist & addiction medicine specialist. She provides therapy, complemented with medication treatment when needed. She specializes in women's mental ...
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Psychiatry and psychotherapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Practice of Dr. Sanjana Karim. Dr. Karim is a board certified psychiatrist & addiction medicine specialist. She provides therapy, complemented with medication treatment when needed. She specializes in women's mental ...
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Hosted by Traci Freeman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
This 12-week course and community is designed specifically for Black Women and Women of Color; geared toward helping its members heal from experiences of relational trauma, ditch perfectionism, and effectively combat their impostor syndrome narratives and triggers. As we know, ...
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Hosted by Carmelle Ellison
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
This 12-week course and community is designed specifically for Black Women and Women of Color; geared toward helping its members heal from experiences of relational trauma, ditch perfectionism, and effectively combat their impostor syndrome narratives and triggers. As we know, ...
Do you live in fear that your dream of having a family will never be realized? Has your sense of self, your relationships, and your view of the world been rocked by the experience of infertility? You are not alone. ...
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Hosted by Jessica Hegedus
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Do you live in fear that your dream of having a family will never be realized? Has your sense of self, your relationships, and your view of the world been rocked by the experience of infertility? You are not alone. ...
This group aims at sharpening the participant’s ability to discern and conduct a psychoanalytic process in their clinical work, while providing a vital space to discuss various issues pertinent to the professional development and maturation of an Asian/Asian-American psychotherapists who ...
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This group aims at sharpening the participant’s ability to discern and conduct a psychoanalytic process in their clinical work, while providing a vital space to discuss various issues pertinent to the professional development and maturation of an Asian/Asian-American psychotherapists who ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
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How does group therapy work?
Therapy groups are led by one or more therapists and serve to help people process their experiences and learn from others who understand their challenges firsthand. They can be based on a specific issue, such as addiction, grief, physical illnesses, parenting, and caregiving. They can involve a specific type of program or therapy, such as a social skills group or CBT group. They can also be specific to a particular population or community, such as teens or LGBTQ.
Support groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, also focus on a specific issue, but are typically led by members with lived experiences and are less structured than therapy groups. Most therapy groups will meet for a fixed length of time with a consistent group of members, while many support groups meet for an indefinite period of time with members coming and going.
Support groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, also focus on a specific issue, but are typically led by members with lived experiences and are less structured than therapy groups. Most therapy groups will meet for a fixed length of time with a consistent group of members, while many support groups meet for an indefinite period of time with members coming and going.
What are the benefits of group therapy?
Support groups help connect people with shared challenges or physical and mental health conditions. In a group setting, participants can receive support and feedback from peers and can acquire new skills, strategies and perspectives by listening to one another. Discussing your experience with someone who also has a cancer diagnosis, or whose son also struggles with addiction, for example, can help you feel less alone, reduce distress, find empathy and connection, and learn practical or medical information that has helped others. Group therapy can also be a more affordable option than individual therapy and just as effective.
Is group therapy as effective as individual therapy?
Support groups can be deeply valuable for both emotional support and/or treatment outcomes. It’s difficult to make a blanket statement on efficacy due to the many different types of support groups and conditions treated, but group therapy has been found to be just as effective as individual therapy in establishing long-term abstinence for conditions such as substance abuse, addiction and alcohol abuse.
How much does group therapy cost?
Group counseling is typically less expensive than individual counseling, with each session costing on average between $60 to $75. Meanwhile, individual therapy sessions can run anywhere from $100 to $200 and up, even after insurance. It is possible to find low-cost group therapy options and many therapists offer group sessions free of charge.
Does insurance cover group therapy?
As with individual therapy, many insurance companies do offer coverage for group therapy sessions. However, the coverage varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider. Individuals are encouraged to check with their insurance providers to verify coverage.
How long does group therapy last?
The length of a support group session is often one hour but can fall anywhere between 45 minutes and two hours. The amount of time that people remain in a support group varies based on their specific needs and goals and the type of therapy. Some individuals may seek a shorter-term group, such as a bereavement group, that may last between six and 20 weeks. Some may seek a longer-term group that lasts for a year or indefinitely.
What are the limitations of support groups?
Support groups have many benefits, but there are a few limitations as well. Support groups do not constitute formal therapeutic or medical treatment, and are not run by licensed mental health professionals, so some people may opt for group therapy or individual therapy instead. Additionally, support groups can depend on the other participants, so a disruptive individual has the potential to mar the group dynamic, and the anecdotal information shared may sometimes be unhelpful or inaccurate. Because it is a group setting, confidentiality can be more difficult to guard and participants receive less personalized attention than they would in an individual therapy session.