Depression Support Groups in San Diego, CA
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Grief Recovery Group
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified
Verified
"Grief is the natural reaction to loss. Grief is both a universal and a personal experience. This is a support group for those who have experienced personal losses. Participants will explore, within a trusting and nurturing environment, their reactions to ..."
Anger Mastery Group
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified
Verified
"Anger is a signal from your brain telling you what to do. We have to learn how to use that signal and hear what it is telling us to do. Once we know what it is telling us then it ..."
Building Motivation Group
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Verified
"Struggling to find motivation is a symptoms of many mental health difficulties. This virtual group offers both skills and education on ways to increase motivation as well as a process group. The goal is to learn, laugh, and make connections ..."
Adolescent DBT group (Multi-Family)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
"Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to teens who have anxiety, mood swings or
depression
, poor communication with family or friends, family conflict, difficulty regulating emotions, low impulse control or emotional eating, a difficult ..."
Process and Support Group
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
"Process and support group. Group process is one of the most powerful means of growing, healing and getting closer to people and oneself. "
Depression Group
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
"This group was formulated to assist individuals in regaining their lives by alleviating
depression
, increasing self-esteem and self-worth and in reducing the occurrence of another depressive episode. This group treatment will utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach which has been ..."
DBT Skills Training Groups
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified
Verified
"Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety,
depression
, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ..."
Middle School Adolescent group
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
"Your child is struggling with
depression
and anxiety. They spend a lot of time alone, report that they have no friends, and are having difficulty academically. We have the group for you. Beauty for Ashes Transformation Center will be hosting ..."
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse & Assault
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified
Verified
"These groups help men cope with their history of non-consensual sex, either sexual abuse in childhood or sexual assault in adulthood. These experiences have lifelong repercussions in emotional, psychological and interpersonal realms. The group provides participants a safe place to ..."
Building Motivation
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
"Cultivating motivation is hard enough without pandemic getting in the way! Join us virtually to process, get support, and learn techniques to build motivation for any kind of behavioral change. This is an open group so you can join anytime. "
Transcendelic Retreats
DNP, APRN
Verified
Verified
"Transcendelic’s mission is transcendence through psychedelic experiences. We host a variety of holistic wellness retreats utilizing ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Ketamine is a legal psychedelic medicine that pairs well with psychotherapy in conjunction with a safe and compassionate space and time for ..."
Hillcrest Wellness Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
"Home to an exceptional group of independent wellness service providers offering counseling, life coaching, massage therapy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, energy work, aromatherapy and more! "
Ann Wyycoff, Ph.D.
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified
Verified
"Dr. Wycoff has practiced as a psychologist for 25 years treating teens, young adults, and adults. Her specialties include: anxiety and
depression
, marital and family issues, adjustment to life transitions, gender and identity issues, women’s issues, career issues, and increasing ..."
Aderis Health California
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, NP
Verified
Verified
"Offering Behavioral Health, Therapy, primary care and much more. If you're wanting to switch providers or establish online care send us a message for more information. We treat a variety of healthcare needs. Diabetes management, weight management,
depression
and anxiety. ..."
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Virtual Women’s Support Group
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
"In this weekly virtual women’s support group - Participants will learn to: Identify triggers, redirect/reframe distressing thoughts, self-regulate, cope more effectively with stressors, decrease isolation, and begin to navigate conflicts in healthier ways. Pre-payment of the individual assessment fee ($100 ..."
DBT Skills Traning Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
"Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP) provides DBT skills training groups that provide skills to decrease anxiety,
depression
, and feeling out of control. DBT also helps to increase communication skills and decrease relationship issues. Call or email PEP today for more information ..."
Grief and Loss Group
Pre-Licensed Professional, ASW
Verified
Verified
"Grief is a process that all people will go through as a result of the death of an important person in their lives. While grief is universal, it can often feel extremely isolating– as if you are the only person ..."
DBT Group
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
"Directical Behavioral Therapy Group "
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What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.
What is the difference between Group Therapy and a Support Group?
San Diego Support Groups and Group Therapy both offer a safe place to explore important issues. It is important, however, to understand the difference between the two.
Group therapy in San Diego is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue. The therapist guides the group through a program as the group works together to better understand thoughts and feelings. Experienced therapists lead psychotherapy groups for various ages, such as adults, and specific issues including anger management, anxiety, and coping skills.
Support groups in San Diego are usually facilitated by a therapist or counselor, but can also be led by members with lived experiences. Generally, a support group is less structured than a therapy group. Support groups bring together members to provide support and strength to each other, often around a common challenge such as addiction or grief.
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.
Group therapy in San Diego is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue. The therapist guides the group through a program as the group works together to better understand thoughts and feelings. Experienced therapists lead psychotherapy groups for various ages, such as adults, and specific issues including anger management, anxiety, and coping skills.
Support groups in San Diego are usually facilitated by a therapist or counselor, but can also be led by members with lived experiences. Generally, a support group is less structured than a therapy group. Support groups bring together members to provide support and strength to each other, often around a common challenge such as addiction or grief.
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.