Adolescent Groups
Several groups are available in the evenings to meet the needs of teens who are struggling with depression, anxiety, self esteem, family difficulties, peer problems, relationship issues, bullying, self harm, school adjustment, and life transitions. Please contact our office for ...
Hosted by Springfield Psychological
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Springfield, PA 19064
Several groups are available in the evenings to meet the needs of teens who are struggling with depression, anxiety, self esteem, family difficulties, peer problems, relationship issues, bullying, self harm, school adjustment, and life transitions. Please contact our office for ...
Creating Connection
An interpersonal process group for adult individuals living with dissociative disorders related to CPTSD
Hosted by Brandi Gurcak
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pittsburgh, PA 15206
An interpersonal process group for adult individuals living with dissociative disorders related to CPTSD
Men's Anger Management and Domestic Violence
Voluntary and court-ordered treatment for anger management and domestic violence.
Hosted by Tranquil Solutions Counseling Center, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Downingtown, PA 19335
Voluntary and court-ordered treatment for anger management and domestic violence.
Virtual Dating & Intimacy Group
Ages 25+ This group is for singles who are having a hard time navigating the dating world. In a group setting, where you can relate to others and increase your support system, we discuss topics that most singles struggle with ...
Hosted by Cecelia S. Baldwin
Licensed Professional Counselor, DMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Jenkintown, PA 19046
Ages 25+ This group is for singles who are having a hard time navigating the dating world. In a group setting, where you can relate to others and increase your support system, we discuss topics that most singles struggle with ...
Tarot Reflections
Explore your inner world & the mythic stories playing out within you through the reflective tool of the Tarot. Meetings will involve experiential and expressive tarot activities for self-reflection and connection, processing, and occasional reading exchanges with other group members. ...
Hosted by Kyra Paules
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boiling Springs, PA 17007
Explore your inner world & the mythic stories playing out within you through the reflective tool of the Tarot. Meetings will involve experiential and expressive tarot activities for self-reflection and connection, processing, and occasional reading exchanges with other group members. ...
Teen Girl Group
Groups give teens a safe place to share their thoughts, struggles, and challenges. Teens learn to trust one another's input and are comforted in knowing they're not alone. Group Experience can help build confidence and self-esteem as well as strengthen ...
Hosted by Main Line Therapy Solutions
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, PhD, LCSW, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Haverford, PA 19041
Groups give teens a safe place to share their thoughts, struggles, and challenges. Teens learn to trust one another's input and are comforted in knowing they're not alone. Group Experience can help build confidence and self-esteem as well as strengthen ...
Adopted Teen Outpatient Group
A process group for teens who have been adopted, which allows them to process anxieties, depression, attachment difficulties, and trauma. They will also be able to connect and relate to peers who understand. Please reach out if you are interested. ...
Hosted by Kelley Nolan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Chester, PA 19380
A process group for teens who have been adopted, which allows them to process anxieties, depression, attachment difficulties, and trauma. They will also be able to connect and relate to peers who understand. Please reach out if you are interested. ...
Optimum Care Counseling and Wellness Solutions
*** Now Accepting New Patients" Optimum Care Counseling & Wellness Solutions provides confidential, client focused counseling and therapy services for individuals, couples, and families specializing in areas that include, but are not limited to: Autism, Anger Management, Panic Attack, Child ...
Hosted by Sheila Jourdain
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, CRNP, PMHNP, BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sinking Spring, PA 19608
*** Now Accepting New Patients" Optimum Care Counseling & Wellness Solutions provides confidential, client focused counseling and therapy services for individuals, couples, and families specializing in areas that include, but are not limited to: Autism, Anger Management, Panic Attack, Child ...
Adolescent support groups
The group's goal is for individuals to come together to learn, grow and build skills while forming a connection with peers. The groups provide an effective way to address stressors, gain insight, gain a sense of purpose and hear others ...
Hosted by Jonathan Michael Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, MS, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Philadelphia, PA 19115
The group's goal is for individuals to come together to learn, grow and build skills while forming a connection with peers. The groups provide an effective way to address stressors, gain insight, gain a sense of purpose and hear others ...
Social Skills Group
This group provides social skills for children who have behavioral issues, or are shy, socially awkward, reserved, or have difficulty making and maintaining friendships. Specific skills focus on self-esteem building, connecting with peers, problem solving, and dealing with bullying and ...
This group provides social skills for children who have behavioral issues, or are shy, socially awkward, reserved, or have difficulty making and maintaining friendships. Specific skills focus on self-esteem building, connecting with peers, problem solving, and dealing with bullying and ...
LPC Supervision groups
New clinicians seeking to gain their LPC, will be provided group supervision opportunities as available.
Hosted by Bent Mountain Springs Counseling, LLC Keisha Vuong
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LPCMH, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chester Springs, PA 19425
New clinicians seeking to gain their LPC, will be provided group supervision opportunities as available.
Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT Skill Training Groups are for clients who would like to cope more effectively with intense emotions, addictive behaviors, and/or relationship struggles. DBT Skills are taught to maximaze healthy ways to manage painful emotions. During groups, you have the opportunity ...
Hosted by Zaida E Guadalupe Sánchez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MHC, LPC, Coach
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reading, PA 19605
DBT Skill Training Groups are for clients who would like to cope more effectively with intense emotions, addictive behaviors, and/or relationship struggles. DBT Skills are taught to maximaze healthy ways to manage painful emotions. During groups, you have the opportunity ...
Fatherless Daughters
This group focuses on father loss due to death, divorce, incarceration, addiction, emotional detachment, etc. The groups will focus on family dynamics, coping mechanisms, relationships and self-esteem as we move on a path toward growth and fulfillment.
Hosted by Colleen Tate
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Philadelphia, PA 19146
This group focuses on father loss due to death, divorce, incarceration, addiction, emotional detachment, etc. The groups will focus on family dynamics, coping mechanisms, relationships and self-esteem as we move on a path toward growth and fulfillment.
OCCWS
Hosted by Weicker
Pre-Licensed Professional, MD*, MBA, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sinking Spring, PA 19608
HS Seniors - Career and College Planning Group
For HS Seniors: If you are planning to attend college, this group is for you. You will get help locating resources at your HS to help with the application process. We will discuss taking the SAT/ACT. If you are playing ...
Hosted by Pamela Meyers
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Holland, PA 18966
For HS Seniors: If you are planning to attend college, this group is for you. You will get help locating resources at your HS to help with the application process. We will discuss taking the SAT/ACT. If you are playing ...
This group focuses on overcoming anxiety.
Girls Support Girls
Girls Support Girls is designed to provide safe and welcoming spaces for girls to express themselves, share feelings, and connect with others who understand. Through group discussions and activities, girls develop important life skills like communication, empathy, and resilience. We ...
Hosted by Meghan Onderdonk
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MT-BC, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Douglassville, PA 19518
Girls Support Girls is designed to provide safe and welcoming spaces for girls to express themselves, share feelings, and connect with others who understand. Through group discussions and activities, girls develop important life skills like communication, empathy, and resilience. We ...
Parent Support Group
Our Parent Support Group aims to provide a safe community for parents. You've taken the first step and have connected your child to a mental health professional- what's next? Surrounding yourself with other parents experiencing similar situations and feelings! Group ...
Hosted by Samantha Garrison
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Malvern, PA 19355
Our Parent Support Group aims to provide a safe community for parents. You've taken the first step and have connected your child to a mental health professional- what's next? Surrounding yourself with other parents experiencing similar situations and feelings! Group ...
Transitions & Growth Counseling, LLC
Transitions & Growth Counseling, LLC is a new virtual private practice that serves adults with a wide range of difficulties that can be experienced in life. The practice will soon offer EMDR and other evidenced based practices, designed to treat ...
Hosted by Transitions & Growth Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Clifford, PA 18413
Transitions & Growth Counseling, LLC is a new virtual private practice that serves adults with a wide range of difficulties that can be experienced in life. The practice will soon offer EMDR and other evidenced based practices, designed to treat ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Pennsylvania?
Search for nearby support groups by inputting your city, zip code, or the name of the group into the search bar. From there, you can filter to find a group that suits your needs, whether you are looking for support for a teenager, a group that focuses on a specific issue, such as depression, or a particular program type, such as one geared toward developing social skills. To navigate between locations within the same country, enter a new city or zip code into the search bar.
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.