Seal Beach Counseling
A safe and serene place for hope and healing.
Hosted by Vanessa K. Patterson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seal Beach, CA 90740
A safe and serene place for hope and healing.
DBT Skills Group
Free DBT Skills Training Group held via Zoom
Hosted by Life Practice Counseling Group
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sacramento, CA 95821
Free DBT Skills Training Group held via Zoom
Cardiac Support Group
This a specific group for people who have heart disease and who are interested in gaining insight and support while exploring the emotional issues such as fears and anxieties that they now face. Strengthening your understanding, your network and community ...
Hosted by Ellyn Singer
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT, RN
Verified Verified
Group meets in Santa Monica, CA 90402
This a specific group for people who have heart disease and who are interested in gaining insight and support while exploring the emotional issues such as fears and anxieties that they now face. Strengthening your understanding, your network and community ...
Southbay Psychotherapy
A Psychotherapy group seeing patients in Redondo Beach, CA focusing on all traditional forms of psychotherapy using standard tactical therapeutic practice techniques. My practice in particular focusses on executive therapy, executive coaching, and therapy for ambitious adults, couples and teens.
Hosted by Charlie Taylor
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MHA, ACSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Redondo Beach, CA 90277
A Psychotherapy group seeing patients in Redondo Beach, CA focusing on all traditional forms of psychotherapy using standard tactical therapeutic practice techniques. My practice in particular focusses on executive therapy, executive coaching, and therapy for ambitious adults, couples and teens.
Therapeutic Tabletop Role Playing Games
Perhaps you have heard of dungeons and dragons or pathfinder - TTRPGs use similar adapted gameplay to meet therapy goals. These games focus on collaborative gameplay. Group members collaborate with each other with role-playing characters they create to explore fictional ...
Perhaps you have heard of dungeons and dragons or pathfinder - TTRPGs use similar adapted gameplay to meet therapy goals. These games focus on collaborative gameplay. Group members collaborate with each other with role-playing characters they create to explore fictional ...
Embrace Your Queer Larger-Bodied Self
Our therapeutic support group offers a safe and affirming space for queer individuals with larger bodies to share experiences, find community, and celebrate identity. With a blend of psychoeducation, somatics, and queer joy, our sessions empower you to navigate challenges, ...
Hosted by Devan Haddad
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90012
Our therapeutic support group offers a safe and affirming space for queer individuals with larger bodies to share experiences, find community, and celebrate identity. With a blend of psychoeducation, somatics, and queer joy, our sessions empower you to navigate challenges, ...
Well At Work
Are you distressed by the challenges of work? Frustrations with co-workers, conflicts with leaders, or just burned out by the grind of working so hard? Our Well At Work group will give you an opportunity to learn coping skills that ...
Are you distressed by the challenges of work? Frustrations with co-workers, conflicts with leaders, or just burned out by the grind of working so hard? Our Well At Work group will give you an opportunity to learn coping skills that ...
AF-EMDR Consultation Group for Therapists
I am providing consultation for therapists newly trained by Laurel Parnell. I offer consultation for those who have completed Part I & Part II of Basic Training and are collecting their required 10 hours prior to enrolling in Part III ...
I am providing consultation for therapists newly trained by Laurel Parnell. I offer consultation for those who have completed Part I & Part II of Basic Training and are collecting their required 10 hours prior to enrolling in Part III ...
Women's Group
Join us for coffee and conversation in a supportive environment •Come and experience peace! SHARE problems and stressors with others • Learn how to be HAPPY and ENJOY social support you so deserve and desire • How to FOCUS on ...
Hosted by Family Friendly Psychological Group, P.C.
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Modesto, CA 95355
Join us for coffee and conversation in a supportive environment •Come and experience peace! SHARE problems and stressors with others • Learn how to be HAPPY and ENJOY social support you so deserve and desire • How to FOCUS on ...
Meditation for Health and Stress Management
Dr. Robert Puff, PHD, author of Reflections on Meditation: A Beginner's Guide and a practicing mediator himself for over thirty years., will be leading the group. You'll learn the value of meditation for physical and mental health, several different types ...
Hosted by Dr. Robert Puff
Psychologist, MA, MDiv, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Newport Beach, CA 92663
Dr. Robert Puff, PHD, author of Reflections on Meditation: A Beginner's Guide and a practicing mediator himself for over thirty years., will be leading the group. You'll learn the value of meditation for physical and mental health, several different types ...
Neuro Wellness Spa
Neuro Wellness Spa offers a full range of services on an outpatient basis. Our cutting-edge treatment modalities offer hope to those suffering from a variety of issues associated with mental illness. Opening our doors in 2009, we are proud to ...
Neuro Wellness Spa offers a full range of services on an outpatient basis. Our cutting-edge treatment modalities offer hope to those suffering from a variety of issues associated with mental illness. Opening our doors in 2009, we are proud to ...
TMS for Depression Awareness Group
You are cordially invited to the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression Awareness Group Session! Hands on Experience in the Costa Mesa/Newport Beach Office of Anew Era TMS Witness a Testimonial from a former TMS patient Presenter: Suzanne Jessee, CEO of ...
Hosted by James Noftle - Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Costa Mesa, CA 92627
You are cordially invited to the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression Awareness Group Session! Hands on Experience in the Costa Mesa/Newport Beach Office of Anew Era TMS Witness a Testimonial from a former TMS patient Presenter: Suzanne Jessee, CEO of ...
OWN Your 2019
OWN YOUR 2019 community meets once a month and offers you: *Wonderful support, direction, and guidance to dream BIG and Go For It. You'll have my support as well as other conscious women creating success. *The Facebook Group is where ...
Hosted by Lisa Pepper-Satkin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
OWN YOUR 2019 community meets once a month and offers you: *Wonderful support, direction, and guidance to dream BIG and Go For It. You'll have my support as well as other conscious women creating success. *The Facebook Group is where ...
Love Your Selfie
Do you find yourself feeling like you’re never good enough even after all the hard work? Do you feel alone in this journey because no one seems to really understand? We get it. We hear you. We’ve been there too. ...
Hosted by Best Life Counseling Services
Counselor, MS, LPCC, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Azusa, CA 91702
Do you find yourself feeling like you’re never good enough even after all the hard work? Do you feel alone in this journey because no one seems to really understand? We get it. We hear you. We’ve been there too. ...
Psychiatric Alternatives and Wellness Center
PAWC's provider group is among the largest in CA and includes only Board Certified or Licensed Practitioners. Our doctors focus on your needs and feelings, while PAWC administrative staff collaborates with you, your doctor and insurers to keep administration smooth ...
Hosted by Benjamin Elswick
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94118
PAWC's provider group is among the largest in CA and includes only Board Certified or Licensed Practitioners. Our doctors focus on your needs and feelings, while PAWC administrative staff collaborates with you, your doctor and insurers to keep administration smooth ...
Blue Zone Wellness
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Hosted by JJM Integrative Health, Advanced Nursing Inc.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Verified Verified
Group meets in Vacaville, CA 95688
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Child Therapy Center of Los Angeles
We do things differently here. All of our therapists utilize theories and methods that focus on the WHOLE child. Theories that respect and support the uniqueness of every child’s brain, body, and nervous system.
Hosted by Emily Frumkin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
We do things differently here. All of our therapists utilize theories and methods that focus on the WHOLE child. Theories that respect and support the uniqueness of every child’s brain, body, and nervous system.
Trauma Support Group
Hosted by Rebecca Dorfman
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Tustin, CA 92780
Teen, Children 7-10, Single Young Adults 25-40
Teen Group - issues with physical, social and emotional development, family and peer concerns, academics/homework and demands from school and home, physical development and body issues, peer pressure, computer gaming and social media impact of child development and peer social ...
Hosted by Judith Bin-Nun
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LPCC, MAPsych, MA Ed
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Los Angeles, CA 90025
Teen Group - issues with physical, social and emotional development, family and peer concerns, academics/homework and demands from school and home, physical development and body issues, peer pressure, computer gaming and social media impact of child development and peer social ...
Adult group therapy
The focus of the group is on interpersonal relationships. It is a place for support, encouragement as well as challenging old relational patterns that may be inhibiting healthily relational growth.
Hosted by Ted Trubenbach
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Santa Ana, CA 92701
The focus of the group is on interpersonal relationships. It is a place for support, encouragement as well as challenging old relational patterns that may be inhibiting healthily relational growth.
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in California?
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.