Substance Use Disorder/Dual Diagnosis
In this group, participants will learn about the roots of substance abuse, how to navigate internal and external triggers, and build effective coping skills to process how thoughts and feelings elicit substance seeking behaviors. Often, substance abuse is a symptom ...
Hosted by Caitlin Werner
Counselor, CGS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Bedford, MA 02740
In this group, participants will learn about the roots of substance abuse, how to navigate internal and external triggers, and build effective coping skills to process how thoughts and feelings elicit substance seeking behaviors. Often, substance abuse is a symptom ...
Social Skills Friendship Groups
Friendship Groups for ages 6-10 being offered this school year in Lenox, MA! Projects and activities will encourage participants to uncover their individual friendship superpowers in the following areas: • Perspective taking • Initiating and maintaining conversations • Reading the ...
Hosted by Behavior Support/Executive Function-Jessica Drohan
MA, BCBA, LABA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lenox, MA 01240
Friendship Groups for ages 6-10 being offered this school year in Lenox, MA! Projects and activities will encourage participants to uncover their individual friendship superpowers in the following areas: • Perspective taking • Initiating and maintaining conversations • Reading the ...
Anger Management
Tired of regretting angry outbursts around your loved ones? Wish you could experience less intense anger and not feel so irritated by everything and everyone around you? In this 10 session workshop you will learn actual strategies each week to ...
Hosted by Brighter Life Therapy, PLLC
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
Tired of regretting angry outbursts around your loved ones? Wish you could experience less intense anger and not feel so irritated by everything and everyone around you? In this 10 session workshop you will learn actual strategies each week to ...
Online Adult CBT Skills Group
Imagine a supportive community where you can learn to reshape unhelpful thought patterns, manage stress, and develop healthy coping strategies. The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Skills Group is tailored to adults in Massachusetts facing a range of mental health challenges, ...
Hosted by Khalilah Imani Tyre
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Arlington, MA 02474
Imagine a supportive community where you can learn to reshape unhelpful thought patterns, manage stress, and develop healthy coping strategies. The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Skills Group is tailored to adults in Massachusetts facing a range of mental health challenges, ...
Dual Diagnosis
Clients are taught about psychiatric disorders and substance use (dual disorders), the recovery process from dual disorders and coping skills to prevent relapse.
Hosted by Marcia Joan Amarsingh
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MSc, LADC- 1, CDP, CADC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Worcester, MA 01608
Clients are taught about psychiatric disorders and substance use (dual disorders), the recovery process from dual disorders and coping skills to prevent relapse.
If you love someone with Bipolar. (In January.)
If you love someone with Bipolar, you might feel overwhelmed: You’re struggling with stuff that’s way beyond your control. But we are here–for you–others going through the same thing, and professionals who care and can help. In service to you, I'm eager ...
Hosted by Shane MacDonald, LICSW, New Inspiration LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Salem, MA 01970
If you love someone with Bipolar, you might feel overwhelmed: You’re struggling with stuff that’s way beyond your control. But we are here–for you–others going through the same thing, and professionals who care and can help. In service to you, I'm eager ...
Translate Gender Family Group
The Translate Gender Family Group is a place for parents and family members of gender fluid/trans* children to come together and share successes, experiences, and challenges in the struggle to create a gender-affirming environment for their children, both at home ...
Hosted by Shannon L. Sennott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Haydenville, MA 01039
The Translate Gender Family Group is a place for parents and family members of gender fluid/trans* children to come together and share successes, experiences, and challenges in the struggle to create a gender-affirming environment for their children, both at home ...
Mental Health Evaluations (Court Approved)
Mental Health Evaluations 508-690-6069 (Court- Approved). Our goal is to ensure that individuals receive an accurate and fair assessment, reflecting their mental health status with the utmost professionalism and confidentiality. Detailed Mental Health Evaluations - Reports Aligned with Legal Requirements ...
Hosted by Leading Light Behavioral Health, Inc.
Counselor, MS, LSW, LMHC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brockton, MA 02301
Mental Health Evaluations 508-690-6069 (Court- Approved). Our goal is to ensure that individuals receive an accurate and fair assessment, reflecting their mental health status with the utmost professionalism and confidentiality. Detailed Mental Health Evaluations - Reports Aligned with Legal Requirements ...
Mind Over Mood (live, on-line, virtual workshops)
Hosted by Gregory Curtis, LICSW, New Inspiration, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, CCBT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bedford, MA 01730
Andover Counseling, Andover Ma.
Hosted by Sheila Marie Tucke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CAGS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Andover, MA 01810
Life Enrichment
Becoming more active socially can be much easier with the support of others. The group will focus on developing individual plans to increase activities and overcoming any obstacles along the way. The group is particularly useful for people who have ...
Becoming more active socially can be much easier with the support of others. The group will focus on developing individual plans to increase activities and overcoming any obstacles along the way. The group is particularly useful for people who have ...
Social skills
Intense social summer group for teen girls exploring creative media to enhance social skills such as drama, art, discussion club
Hosted by Elena Medvedovski-Khanukaev
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, BED
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brighton, MA 02135
Intense social summer group for teen girls exploring creative media to enhance social skills such as drama, art, discussion club
Riddening of Emotional Toxicities, “5 Key System”
Unlock, Unveil, and Unleash Burdens that tend to Block, Stop and many times Flat-line our daily walk through life. The “5 Key System” will explore events that have caused an interruption in our emotions; while assessessing those emotinal fragmentations developed ...
Hosted by Celina Belmarce Pina Shemo
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Tisbury, MA 02575
Unlock, Unveil, and Unleash Burdens that tend to Block, Stop and many times Flat-line our daily walk through life. The “5 Key System” will explore events that have caused an interruption in our emotions; while assessessing those emotinal fragmentations developed ...
Grief Processing Group
PRICE REDUCED. We are not meant to grieve alone. This is a closed 10-week group for people who have experienced a loss in the recent or distant past, guided by a therapist who encourages self-reflection, expression, and discussion. The focus ...
Hosted by Adeline Dettor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
PRICE REDUCED. We are not meant to grieve alone. This is a closed 10-week group for people who have experienced a loss in the recent or distant past, guided by a therapist who encourages self-reflection, expression, and discussion. The focus ...
NorthShore DBT
DBT is comprehensive treatment program developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, based on Dialectics and Biosocial theory. This treatment focuses on the reduction of self-injurious and impulsive behavior, increasing management of extreme mood dysregulation, improving cognitive distortions, and decreasing crisis-oriented and ...
Hosted by NorthShore DBT
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Salem, MA 01970
DBT is comprehensive treatment program developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, based on Dialectics and Biosocial theory. This treatment focuses on the reduction of self-injurious and impulsive behavior, increasing management of extreme mood dysregulation, improving cognitive distortions, and decreasing crisis-oriented and ...
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness
Our mission... We are a bereavement and educational center for individuals and families who are grieving or facing other life challenges. Our mission is to help people cope with loss, support their healing, and nurture their physical and emotional well-being.
Hosted by Erin L Hourahan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Kingston, MA 02364
Our mission... We are a bereavement and educational center for individuals and families who are grieving or facing other life challenges. Our mission is to help people cope with loss, support their healing, and nurture their physical and emotional well-being.
Women's Body Image/Self Esteem Support Group
This group was developed to create a safe space where women can explore difficulties pertaining to body image and self esteem and gain strength by learning from other women. If you have ever struggled to accept and appreciate your body ...
This group was developed to create a safe space where women can explore difficulties pertaining to body image and self esteem and gain strength by learning from other women. If you have ever struggled to accept and appreciate your body ...
Relapse Prevention
Relapse Prevention is a weekly group therapy session every Thursday. Designed to equip individuals with essential skills and strategies, this group focuses on identifying triggers, developing coping mechanisms, and fostering resilience to prevent relapse. Led by experienced therapists, participants engage ...
Hosted by Sameem Behavioral Health, LLC
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in Newton, MA 02461
Relapse Prevention is a weekly group therapy session every Thursday. Designed to equip individuals with essential skills and strategies, this group focuses on identifying triggers, developing coping mechanisms, and fostering resilience to prevent relapse. Led by experienced therapists, participants engage ...
Wednesday Night Group
This interpersonal process group supports the work of individual counseling, and helps you put into practice concepts and ideas in a safe and supportive holding environment.
Hosted by George J. Chip Bradish
Counselor, LMHC, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
This interpersonal process group supports the work of individual counseling, and helps you put into practice concepts and ideas in a safe and supportive holding environment.
Cardiac Patient Support Group
Join a supportive and educational group for patients diagnosed with heart disease. Practice stress management skills and understand how to manage your daily challenges to support long-term heart health. Hear from others as you share your individual journey.
Hosted by Marsha Thayer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chelmsford, MA 01824
Join a supportive and educational group for patients diagnosed with heart disease. Practice stress management skills and understand how to manage your daily challenges to support long-term heart health. Hear from others as you share your individual journey.
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Massachusetts?
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.