Self Care Workshop (Self Compassion & Resilience)
Do you have any idea what it feels like to ‘never be good enough’? Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, or burnout? Are you hard on yourself? Do you tend to take care of others more than yourself? Do you ...
Hosted by Jennifer Brownstein
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
Do you have any idea what it feels like to ‘never be good enough’? Are you experiencing depression, anxiety, stress, or burnout? Are you hard on yourself? Do you tend to take care of others more than yourself? Do you ...
Neurodivergent YA Group: Learning to Thrive
Our Neurodivergent Group is for young adults aged 17-23 with autism, anxiety, OCD, and related issues. This is an ACT-based group that will use behavioral activation and exposure to support generalization and provide social support. It will be in our ...
Our Neurodivergent Group is for young adults aged 17-23 with autism, anxiety, OCD, and related issues. This is an ACT-based group that will use behavioral activation and exposure to support generalization and provide social support. It will be in our ...
Anxiety Exposure Group
Ongoing weekly in-person group for clients 18-24 years old. This group focuses on providing psychoeducation on various anxiety disorders, creating opportunities for exposures, and practicing a variety of management skills. Anxiety is part of life and learning to manage is ...
Ongoing weekly in-person group for clients 18-24 years old. This group focuses on providing psychoeducation on various anxiety disorders, creating opportunities for exposures, and practicing a variety of management skills. Anxiety is part of life and learning to manage is ...
SPACE
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Hosted by Shanna R Kraai
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Littleton, MA 01460
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
SPACE Parent Skills Group 6 weeks Jan 11 - Feb 15
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (Yale Child Study Center, https://www.spacetreatmen t.net/) skills group for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and other related disorders. This group is for parents who: Frequently reassure their child about things they ...
Hosted by Dr. Julie Heim Jackson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Littleton, MA 01460
Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (Yale Child Study Center, https://www.spacetreatmen t.net/) skills group for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and other related disorders. This group is for parents who: Frequently reassure their child about things they ...
ACT Mindfully with PEERS®
Online groups for Autistic adolescents (12-17) or young adults (18-23) with OCD and/or anxiety, who also struggle with social skills or social engagement. Groups meet 1 x week for 1hr. We ask for a 4 week commitment - renewed, if ...
Hosted by Evelyn Gould
Psychologist, PhD, BCBA-D, CPsych
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
Online groups for Autistic adolescents (12-17) or young adults (18-23) with OCD and/or anxiety, who also struggle with social skills or social engagement. Groups meet 1 x week for 1hr. We ask for a 4 week commitment - renewed, if ...
RO-DBT Skills Group
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Hosted by Shanna R Kraai
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Acton, MA 01720
Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Group Workshop
This group is designed to help you learn new skills to deal with difficult thoughts & feelings, identify your values and discover your purpose. Have you been feeling stuck or unfulfilled and want to increase your quality of life? This ...
Hosted by Jennifer Brownstein
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Melrose, MA 02176
This group is designed to help you learn new skills to deal with difficult thoughts & feelings, identify your values and discover your purpose. Have you been feeling stuck or unfulfilled and want to increase your quality of life? This ...
Clinicians' ERP Consultation Group (Online)
There is a severe shortage of clinicians who are well-trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which leaves children and teens and their family to struggle for months or years without adequate, evidence-based treatment. This consultation group is for clinicians ...
There is a severe shortage of clinicians who are well-trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which leaves children and teens and their family to struggle for months or years without adequate, evidence-based treatment. This consultation group is for clinicians ...
Overcoming Perfectionism and Coping with Anxiety
The main goal of this support group is to empower group members and teach them how to use new tools so that they can better cope with Perfectionism + stress + anxiety by utilizing CBT, DBT, IFS, Mindfulness, and Art ...
Hosted by Serap Kantarci
Counselor, LMHC, Board, Certifi, Clinica, Supervi
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
The main goal of this support group is to empower group members and teach them how to use new tools so that they can better cope with Perfectionism + stress + anxiety by utilizing CBT, DBT, IFS, Mindfulness, and Art ...
KAP Maintenance Treatment Group
After the initial basic series of KAP sessions, clients may be able participate in our KAP Group sessions. These are KAP sessions in small groups (5-7 participants) that last @ 3 hours, in which participants do the medicine (lozenges) with ...
Hosted by The Center for Healing Journeys
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Not Verified Not Verified
Group meets in Northampton, MA 01060
After the initial basic series of KAP sessions, clients may be able participate in our KAP Group sessions. These are KAP sessions in small groups (5-7 participants) that last @ 3 hours, in which participants do the medicine (lozenges) with ...
Self Love Therapy LLC
Our clients love Self Love Therapy for our consistent and continuous care. Clients can speak freely without judgement and be challenged. They value the safe space we create, the close rapport, and our trusted open and honest empathetic feedback.
Our clients love Self Love Therapy for our consistent and continuous care. Clients can speak freely without judgement and be challenged. They value the safe space we create, the close rapport, and our trusted open and honest empathetic feedback.
Parenting Kids with Anxiety
Now Enrolling: Are you a parent navigating the challenges of raising a child with anxiety or OCD? I am thrilled to present Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), a game-changing program designed to guide you through this journey. Developed ...
Hosted by Jaclyn Winer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Mansfield, MA 02048
Now Enrolling: Are you a parent navigating the challenges of raising a child with anxiety or OCD? I am thrilled to present Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), a game-changing program designed to guide you through this journey. Developed ...
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Anxiety Support Groups
What are the most common treatments for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.