Support Groups in Berkeley, CA
Foresight
Foresight is a mental health and wellness clinic in Berkeley, California providing patients with a wide range of treatment and services related to improving mental health and lifestyle. We are a team of psychiatrists, therapists, software engineers, bioengineers, and researchers ...
Hosted by Natasa Nordman
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Foresight is a mental health and wellness clinic in Berkeley, California providing patients with a wide range of treatment and services related to improving mental health and lifestyle. We are a team of psychiatrists, therapists, software engineers, bioengineers, and researchers ...
Sibling Loss Group
The death of a sibling, either in childhood or adulthood, is a very particular kind of loss that can involve a myriad of complex emotions. In this supportive psychotherapy group, we will explore the impact of losing a sibling with ...
Hosted by Ava Charney-Danysh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
The death of a sibling, either in childhood or adulthood, is a very particular kind of loss that can involve a myriad of complex emotions. In this supportive psychotherapy group, we will explore the impact of losing a sibling with ...
Beyond Surviving to Thriving
This group is for adult survivors of childhood trauma, who have worked on the issues of their childhood, and are now ready to focus on thriving in their lives. Work in the group is focused on creating and sustaining healthy ...
Hosted by Phyllis Rothblatt
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
This group is for adult survivors of childhood trauma, who have worked on the issues of their childhood, and are now ready to focus on thriving in their lives. Work in the group is focused on creating and sustaining healthy ...
A Different Parent
We tend to parent much like our parents did, even when we want to be different parents. Early learning makes it hard to break cycles. This group is for parents who wish they had been parented differently. A place to ...
Hosted by Susan Ryan
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
We tend to parent much like our parents did, even when we want to be different parents. Early learning makes it hard to break cycles. This group is for parents who wish they had been parented differently. A place to ...
Exploring Aging and Illness
Hosted by Nancy Sarah Rothschild
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94702
Countertransference and the Self of the Therapist
This is a consultation group for psychotherapists which focuses on enhancing the therapist's understanding of her Countertransference and potential intersecting vulnerabilities with patients to facilitate both personal and professional development. This group meets on the second Friday of the month. ...
Hosted by Susan Diamond Moore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
This is a consultation group for psychotherapists which focuses on enhancing the therapist's understanding of her Countertransference and potential intersecting vulnerabilities with patients to facilitate both personal and professional development. This group meets on the second Friday of the month. ...
Black Women in the Boardroom
A safe therapeutic support group for professional black women that are navigating workplace isolation and/or experiencing Pet to Threat. The goal of this group is to rebalance professional energy, thinking and self-care.
$30 Per Session that refreshes in attendees ...
Hosted by Carrie Ann Gray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94703
A safe therapeutic support group for professional black women that are navigating workplace isolation and/or experiencing Pet to Threat. The goal of this group is to rebalance professional energy, thinking and self-care.
$30 Per Session that refreshes in attendees ...
Befriending Our Emotions Thru Radical Acceptance
Anxiety, depression group
Hosted by Eleanor Lew
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
Anxiety, depression group
Women's Climate Change Group
A therapeutic group for women who care deeply about climate change and are impacted by ecological grief and anxiety. I weave tools from somatic therapy, art therapy, and eco therapy - such as mindfulness, movement, storytelling, grief ritual, and more- ...
Hosted by Joanna Calabrese
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
A therapeutic group for women who care deeply about climate change and are impacted by ecological grief and anxiety. I weave tools from somatic therapy, art therapy, and eco therapy - such as mindfulness, movement, storytelling, grief ritual, and more- ...
OCD Weekly Group for Teens ages 14-17
Weekly OCD support group on Monday nights for teens. This is an ongoing group with (2) components. Teens and parents meet separately. The teen group focuses on understanding symptoms and developing coping strategies. The parent sessions focus on understanding OCD ...
Hosted by Ilyana Romanovsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Weekly OCD support group on Monday nights for teens. This is an ongoing group with (2) components. Teens and parents meet separately. The teen group focuses on understanding symptoms and developing coping strategies. The parent sessions focus on understanding OCD ...
Meditation Support Group
This group is for beginning and intermediate meditators to learn and practice meditation in a supportive small group. Many people feel they "can't" meditate, they give up quickly, or continue to try but find it very difficult and unpleasant, often ...
Hosted by Heather Hardeman Galvano
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
This group is for beginning and intermediate meditators to learn and practice meditation in a supportive small group. Many people feel they "can't" meditate, they give up quickly, or continue to try but find it very difficult and unpleasant, often ...
Men's Group - East Bay - In-person - Berkeley
This is an interpersonal psychotherapy process group available to all who identify as men, including trans men. / Men can struggle with many parts of life: emotionally, in relationships, at the workplace, socially. The struggle is all the more difficult ...
Hosted by David Thanos Heliotis
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94703
This is an interpersonal psychotherapy process group available to all who identify as men, including trans men. / Men can struggle with many parts of life: emotionally, in relationships, at the workplace, socially. The struggle is all the more difficult ...
Men's Work
This group is for men who want to learn opening up and navigating better their emotions. Even for men, men can be scary, especially when considering opening up to our vulnerabilities and weaknesses. This is a trauma aware, somatically focus ...
Hosted by Nicolas Jadot
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94702
This group is for men who want to learn opening up and navigating better their emotions. Even for men, men can be scary, especially when considering opening up to our vulnerabilities and weaknesses. This is a trauma aware, somatically focus ...
Couples Workshop Series: Crafting the Future
In this small online expressive arts group (4-5 couples), you and your partner will: *Explore your hopes and concerns about the future *Find playful and creative ways to speak deeply on serious topics *Increase communication *Learn ways to maintain calm ...
Hosted by Eileen Van Tyne
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
In this small online expressive arts group (4-5 couples), you and your partner will: *Explore your hopes and concerns about the future *Find playful and creative ways to speak deeply on serious topics *Increase communication *Learn ways to maintain calm ...
Virtual Group for Women Experiencing Infertility
Another new year and still not pregnant? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Has it been a marathon towards trying to conceive or a journey filled with losses or both? Give yourself the gift of support in 2024 as ...
Hosted by Catherine Pfister
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94710
Another new year and still not pregnant? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Has it been a marathon towards trying to conceive or a journey filled with losses or both? Give yourself the gift of support in 2024 as ...
Men's Sex/Porn Addiction Group Therapy
Sex/porn addiction group therapy provides a safe and effective place for men to address the multi-layered aspects of their addiction: relationships, family, work, friends, self-esteem, finances, etc. The group provides the opportunity to connect with a social group in which ...
Hosted by Robert Schnitzius
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, CSAT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Sex/porn addiction group therapy provides a safe and effective place for men to address the multi-layered aspects of their addiction: relationships, family, work, friends, self-esteem, finances, etc. The group provides the opportunity to connect with a social group in which ...
Women: Anger & Assertiveness Psychotherapy Group
** NOW OFFERING INDIVIDUAL & COUPLE TELEHEALTH ANGER & ASSERTIVENESS SESSIONS until COVID-safe to resume group** Safe, supportive, confidential place for women ready to learn anger management & assertiveness skills. Heal trauma, abuse, bullying from adult, teen, childhood.. Share, witness ...
Hosted by Debra Milinsky
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
** NOW OFFERING INDIVIDUAL & COUPLE TELEHEALTH ANGER & ASSERTIVENESS SESSIONS until COVID-safe to resume group** Safe, supportive, confidential place for women ready to learn anger management & assertiveness skills. Heal trauma, abuse, bullying from adult, teen, childhood.. Share, witness ...
Berkeley Christian Counselors
Hosted by Scott Leiker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
Women's Process Group in Berkeley
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Group
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy. net
Hosted by Shauna Reiff
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy. net
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Berkeley?
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.