Have you lost someone important in your life? You don’t have to navigate grief alone. This virtual group connects adults across California who understand what you're going through and are also processing loss. Grief is a natural part of life, but it can feel isolating without support. In this 8-week group, you’ll find a compassionate, judgment-free space to share, connect, and begin to heal. Together, we’ll build a supportive community where you can explore your feelings and feel less alone. Starting August 6, 2025. Limited sliding scale spots available. Reach out to learn more!
I have experience supporting clients facing anxiety, grief, life transitions, and many other challenges.
Have you lost someone important in your life? You don’t have to navigate grief alone. This virtual group connects adults across California who understand what you're going through and are also processing loss. Grief is a natural part of life, but it can feel isolating without support. In this 8-week group, you’ll find a compassionate, judgment-free space to share, connect, and begin to heal. Together, we’ll build a supportive community where you can explore your feelings and feel less alone. Starting August 6, 2025. Limited sliding scale spots available. Reach out to learn more!
For women who have found themselves in a world they never would have imagined. This group is for women who are in the early to middle stages of betrayal trauma due to partner PSB/Sex/Porn Addiction who are looking for a community where they can safely share their experiences. We will work our way through the grief process and discover ourselves in a new way. 4-6 members, meeting once a week in person. The fee is $425 per month with a commitment of 6 months to help provide support for one another on an ongoing basis.
Hosted by Jenny M Doying, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Group meets in Livermore, CA 94550
For women who have found themselves in a world they never would have imagined. This group is for women who are in the early to middle stages of betrayal trauma due to partner PSB/Sex/Porn Addiction who are looking for a community where they can safely share their experiences. We will work our way through the grief process and discover ourselves in a new way. 4-6 members, meeting once a week in person. The fee is $425 per month with a commitment of 6 months to help provide support for one another on an ongoing basis.
Prioritizing Self-care through Creativity: "Wild women are the love we seek" A 9-Month weekly group in which we work in the flow of movement, writing, painting (drawing), sounding, poetry, clay, natural elements, touch, and storytelling to embody the stories of our souls we want to live rather than our conditioned selves. We will explore old stories that hold you back and write new ones that align with your soul. We will connect with our bodies to de-shame and empower our sensuality and reclaim our connection to the earth in the safety of women coming together.
Prioritizing Self-care through Creativity: "Wild women are the love we seek" A 9-Month weekly group in which we work in the flow of movement, writing, painting (drawing), sounding, poetry, clay, natural elements, touch, and storytelling to embody the stories of our souls we want to live rather than our conditioned selves. We will explore old stories that hold you back and write new ones that align with your soul. We will connect with our bodies to de-shame and empower our sensuality and reclaim our connection to the earth in the safety of women coming together.
Women of Color: Learn mindfulness skills to help you increase your calm, sense of peace and comfort within yourself, and to lessen your overwhelm. A six week online course with lessons delivered by email, then followed up with live online group meetings for support and practice. Create your own personal self care plan, develop a sense of self compassion and offer accountability to yourself and to others. Starts September 2019. See Signature Mindfulness Course on website.
Women of Color: Learn mindfulness skills to help you increase your calm, sense of peace and comfort within yourself, and to lessen your overwhelm. A six week online course with lessons delivered by email, then followed up with live online group meetings for support and practice. Create your own personal self care plan, develop a sense of self compassion and offer accountability to yourself and to others. Starts September 2019. See Signature Mindfulness Course on website.
This group is designed to provide a safe, supportive environment for children aged 13-15 whose families are going through transitions such as divorce, separation, or the creation of a blended family. Led by a licensed clinician with expertise in child development and family dynamics, this group will help children understand and process their emotions, build resilience, and develop coping skills during a challenging time in their lives. Group Overview: • Focus: Provide emotional support, build positive coping skills, and foster support and encouragement adapting to change • Format: Group discussion, expressive arts
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Green
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCC
Group meets in Pleasanton, CA 94566
Therapy intensives for parenting, anxiety, or grief are available for adults.
This group is designed to provide a safe, supportive environment for children aged 13-15 whose families are going through transitions such as divorce, separation, or the creation of a blended family. Led by a licensed clinician with expertise in child development and family dynamics, this group will help children understand and process their emotions, build resilience, and develop coping skills during a challenging time in their lives. Group Overview: • Focus: Provide emotional support, build positive coping skills, and foster support and encouragement adapting to change • Format: Group discussion, expressive arts
This therapeutic group offers a safe space to connect with others, discuss the challenges of aging, learn healthy ways to cope with emotional and physical pain, and more. This is a virtual group that meets on Wednesday mornings. If you're looking for a meaningful way to connect with others and gain support, call today to learn more!
This therapeutic group offers a safe space to connect with others, discuss the challenges of aging, learn healthy ways to cope with emotional and physical pain, and more. This is a virtual group that meets on Wednesday mornings. If you're looking for a meaningful way to connect with others and gain support, call today to learn more!
An online process group for moms of children going to college is a supportive, therapist-led space where mothers can openly discuss the emotions and transitions associated with their child leaving home for college. These groups provide a structured yet flexible environment for processing feelings of grief, pride, identity shifts, and adjusting to a new family dynamic.
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Green
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCC
Group meets in Pleasanton, CA 94566
Therapy intensives for parenting, anxiety, or grief are available for adults.
An online process group for moms of children going to college is a supportive, therapist-led space where mothers can openly discuss the emotions and transitions associated with their child leaving home for college. These groups provide a structured yet flexible environment for processing feelings of grief, pride, identity shifts, and adjusting to a new family dynamic.
A therapeutic group for women who feel distress around ecological loss, the climate crisis and the polycrisis. I weave tools from somatic therapy, art therapy, and eco therapy - such as mindfulness, movement, storytelling, grief ritual, etc.- to support women to move through despair and find renewed energy for action. The group runs for 3 months and includes 2 in-person meetings in the Bay Area on weekend days plus 7 meetings on Zoom on Thurs evenings. Accepting new members now for the 2025 cohort!
A therapeutic group for women who feel distress around ecological loss, the climate crisis and the polycrisis. I weave tools from somatic therapy, art therapy, and eco therapy - such as mindfulness, movement, storytelling, grief ritual, etc.- to support women to move through despair and find renewed energy for action. The group runs for 3 months and includes 2 in-person meetings in the Bay Area on weekend days plus 7 meetings on Zoom on Thurs evenings. Accepting new members now for the 2025 cohort!
This group is a six-week therapy group for women, blending the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and mindfulness. This group is tailored for those navigating grief, trauma, relationship shifts, and career challenges along with a safe space for exploration. I offer guided exercises, discussions, & compassionate support to empower you to deepen your self-awareness and resilience. Each session delves into parts recognition, self-compassion, healing exiled parts, and integrating the inner self. Join this transformative journey, celebrating progress and setting intentions for ongoing transformation. 'Embracing Change' offers women strength, solace, and authentic resilience. Contact me for a free consultation.
This group is a six-week therapy group for women, blending the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and mindfulness. This group is tailored for those navigating grief, trauma, relationship shifts, and career challenges along with a safe space for exploration. I offer guided exercises, discussions, & compassionate support to empower you to deepen your self-awareness and resilience. Each session delves into parts recognition, self-compassion, healing exiled parts, and integrating the inner self. Join this transformative journey, celebrating progress and setting intentions for ongoing transformation. 'Embracing Change' offers women strength, solace, and authentic resilience. Contact me for a free consultation.
Anxiety, depression group
Anxiety, depression group
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where you can share your story without judgment, and find comfort and understanding among others who are going through a similar experience. This group will assist you in exploring your thoughts on identity changes and also have a safe space to explore your unresolved feelings.
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, IFS
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94609
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where you can share your story without judgment, and find comfort and understanding among others who are going through a similar experience. This group will assist you in exploring your thoughts on identity changes and also have a safe space to explore your unresolved feelings.
This group is for family members and (ex) partners of people on the spectrum of narcissistic personality style and meets via Telehealth. Reconnect to a secure sense of self, outside the Narcissistic System. Feel the power of connection as you are witnessed and bear witness with an open heart within the group setting. In group you will learn tools to heal, grow, and maintain healthy boundaries while learning to trust yourself to know your own experience. This Process Group will meet on going. Format will be: 110min telehealth sessions,with a 10min break.
This group is for family members and (ex) partners of people on the spectrum of narcissistic personality style and meets via Telehealth. Reconnect to a secure sense of self, outside the Narcissistic System. Feel the power of connection as you are witnessed and bear witness with an open heart within the group setting. In group you will learn tools to heal, grow, and maintain healthy boundaries while learning to trust yourself to know your own experience. This Process Group will meet on going. Format will be: 110min telehealth sessions,with a 10min break.
This group offers a holistic, trauma-informed and experiential therapeutic approach. The group aims to help members discover strengths, uncover and realign belief systems, improve their ability to relate and interact with others, receive feedback, and identify how societal/cultural themes influence their identities and lives. We will use dialogue and discussion, integrating images and metaphors as they surface, focused on what is happening here-and-now to deepen our understanding of our relational experiences. In being curious about moments of disconnection within relationships, we can build greater awareness of ourselves, the collective and what is possible in our lives.
This group offers a holistic, trauma-informed and experiential therapeutic approach. The group aims to help members discover strengths, uncover and realign belief systems, improve their ability to relate and interact with others, receive feedback, and identify how societal/cultural themes influence their identities and lives. We will use dialogue and discussion, integrating images and metaphors as they surface, focused on what is happening here-and-now to deepen our understanding of our relational experiences. In being curious about moments of disconnection within relationships, we can build greater awareness of ourselves, the collective and what is possible in our lives.
Come connect more authentically with your deeper being, the cycles of nature and other women. Align with the seasons and share in poetry, music, movement and ritual to experience the rhythms of the natures seasons and your own inner seasons Be part of a Women’s community devoted to remembering and embodying our Sacred Connection to Nature, the Sacred Feminine and the cycles of the year. Bi-monthly online meetings with optional in-person eco-therapy sessions in nature.
Come connect more authentically with your deeper being, the cycles of nature and other women. Align with the seasons and share in poetry, music, movement and ritual to experience the rhythms of the natures seasons and your own inner seasons Be part of a Women’s community devoted to remembering and embodying our Sacred Connection to Nature, the Sacred Feminine and the cycles of the year. Bi-monthly online meetings with optional in-person eco-therapy sessions in nature.
For family members and (ex) partners of people on the spectrum of narcissistic personality style. Heal by reconnecting to yourself, outside the narcissistic system. Feel the power of connection as you are witnessed and bear witness with an open heart in the group setting. Feel supported while you learn how to implement tools for healing, growth and maintaining healthy boundaries for preserving your peace of mind. Through out this process you will regain trust in yourself and become the authority of your own reality.
For family members and (ex) partners of people on the spectrum of narcissistic personality style. Heal by reconnecting to yourself, outside the narcissistic system. Feel the power of connection as you are witnessed and bear witness with an open heart in the group setting. Feel supported while you learn how to implement tools for healing, growth and maintaining healthy boundaries for preserving your peace of mind. Through out this process you will regain trust in yourself and become the authority of your own reality.
Being pregnant again after a miscarriage, perinatal loss or termination for medical reasons can present a host of unique and painful challenges. Many find that they are holding two realities at once – the hope and dreams that come with a new pregnancy, and the grief and anxiety that occur following a loss. It is important to know you are not alone; there are others on this path with you and many who have walked this path before. Join us for a four-week expressive arts support group in which we will explore the joys and difficulties of being pregnant again.
Hosted by Rose Marriage & Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94609
Being pregnant again after a miscarriage, perinatal loss or termination for medical reasons can present a host of unique and painful challenges. Many find that they are holding two realities at once – the hope and dreams that come with a new pregnancy, and the grief and anxiety that occur following a loss. It is important to know you are not alone; there are others on this path with you and many who have walked this path before. Join us for a four-week expressive arts support group in which we will explore the joys and difficulties of being pregnant again.
Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed by life? You might have trouble sleeping. You might feel overwhelmed by job stress and disconnected from your others while working from home. You might feel tension or get headaches. If you're feeling alone, you're not. Although struggling is a normal part of life, we're not taught the skills to cope effectively. Join us on 1/25/23 at 7pm PT for a mini retreat. You'll learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that can help you feel better. Sign up on my website.
Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed by life? You might have trouble sleeping. You might feel overwhelmed by job stress and disconnected from your others while working from home. You might feel tension or get headaches. If you're feeling alone, you're not. Although struggling is a normal part of life, we're not taught the skills to cope effectively. Join us on 1/25/23 at 7pm PT for a mini retreat. You'll learn a foundational mindfulness meditation practice that can help you feel better. Sign up on my website.
As the founder and owner of my private practice, I provide individual therapy to adults and seasoned adults. I also employ two seasoned and talented associates, who provide therapy to a diverse array of people. Collectively, we work with teens, young adults, adults and older adults in both individual and couples therapy. For more information about our specialities and approaches, you can read more about our work at: www.suzannemadamsphd.com
As the founder and owner of my private practice, I provide individual therapy to adults and seasoned adults. I also employ two seasoned and talented associates, who provide therapy to a diverse array of people. Collectively, we work with teens, young adults, adults and older adults in both individual and couples therapy. For more information about our specialities and approaches, you can read more about our work at: www.suzannemadamsphd.com
Are you someone who remembers their dreams every night or maybe someone who has never/rarely remembered their dreams? I invite you to attend this weekly dream circle where we will use tools to collectively explore imagery/experiences within the dream world. Based on teachings by former dream expert and social justice activist, Jeremy Taylor, and in the lineage of indigenous practices over millennia, this space is for us to wander into the collective unconscious and decipher messages together. Meetings will be every Wednesday over Zoom. This group is drop in, open to the public and sliding scale $25-$75.
Are you someone who remembers their dreams every night or maybe someone who has never/rarely remembered their dreams? I invite you to attend this weekly dream circle where we will use tools to collectively explore imagery/experiences within the dream world. Based on teachings by former dream expert and social justice activist, Jeremy Taylor, and in the lineage of indigenous practices over millennia, this space is for us to wander into the collective unconscious and decipher messages together. Meetings will be every Wednesday over Zoom. This group is drop in, open to the public and sliding scale $25-$75.
Being pregnant again after a miscarriage, perinatal loss or termination for medical reasons can present a host of unique and painful challenges. Many find that they are holding two realities at once – the hope and dreams that come with a new pregnancy, and the grief and anxiety that occur following a loss. It is important to know you are not alone; there are others on this path with you and many who have walked this path before. Join us for a four-week expressive arts support group in which we will explore the joys and difficulties of being pregnant again.
Being pregnant again after a miscarriage, perinatal loss or termination for medical reasons can present a host of unique and painful challenges. Many find that they are holding two realities at once – the hope and dreams that come with a new pregnancy, and the grief and anxiety that occur following a loss. It is important to know you are not alone; there are others on this path with you and many who have walked this path before. Join us for a four-week expressive arts support group in which we will explore the joys and difficulties of being pregnant again.
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Grief Support Groups
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.