ADHD Skills Workshop
This is a 10-week workshop to help adults with ADHD master their symptoms. Each session focuses on common difficulties (e.g. organization, tackling difficult tasks, improving time management, emotion regulation) and covers specific strategies to make life easier. An official diagnosis ...
This is a 10-week workshop to help adults with ADHD master their symptoms. Each session focuses on common difficulties (e.g. organization, tackling difficult tasks, improving time management, emotion regulation) and covers specific strategies to make life easier. An official diagnosis ...
UCLA Peers: Young Adult
This is a social skills group for people on the autism spectrum. The focus is on making and keeping friends, navigating dating, handling negative social interactions, and learning how to use humor, electronic communication, and conversation to connect and build ...
Hosted by City of Trees Assessment and Therapy
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sacramento, CA 95825
This is a social skills group for people on the autism spectrum. The focus is on making and keeping friends, navigating dating, handling negative social interactions, and learning how to use humor, electronic communication, and conversation to connect and build ...
DBT Skills Group / Skills Application
This group focuses on both learning and applying the four modules of DBT skills - Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Mindfulness. Group members bring real-life dilemmas and difficult situations to group and both discuss how to use DBT ...
Hosted by Keaujahne (Kay) Polk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Inglewood, CA 90303
This group focuses on both learning and applying the four modules of DBT skills - Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Mindfulness. Group members bring real-life dilemmas and difficult situations to group and both discuss how to use DBT ...
Jamie M. Sorenson, Psych Nurse Practitioner
After 25 years in the Navy, I retired and started my own psychiatry practice. I provide general outpatient psychiatry services directly to patients in a couple different locations in San Diego, but predominantly Coronado, CA. I also provide tele-Psychiatry appointments ...
Hosted by Jamie M Sorenson
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, PMHCNS, APRN
Verified Verified
Group meets in Coronado, CA 92118
After 25 years in the Navy, I retired and started my own psychiatry practice. I provide general outpatient psychiatry services directly to patients in a couple different locations in San Diego, but predominantly Coronado, CA. I also provide tele-Psychiatry appointments ...
The Intimate Marriage Intensive
The Intimate Marriage Intensive is a week-long couples group therapy focused on enhancing marriage and sexuality as well as helping marriages in crisis dealing with addiction, infidelity, or high conflict. The Intensive is Located in Alaska. Please see konzenintensive.com.
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Hosted by Jennifer Konzen
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT, CST, CCDC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92108
The Intimate Marriage Intensive is a week-long couples group therapy focused on enhancing marriage and sexuality as well as helping marriages in crisis dealing with addiction, infidelity, or high conflict. The Intensive is Located in Alaska. Please see konzenintensive.com.
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Highly Sensitive Person Workshop (Group setting)
Join us for The Highly Sensitive Person Workshop on July 28th, 2018 from 11am-12:15pm. This workshop will cover traits, strengths, challenges and a few strategies for the highly sensitive person and will have a segment for the highly sensitive child. ...
Hosted by Sharon Chan,LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Join us for The Highly Sensitive Person Workshop on July 28th, 2018 from 11am-12:15pm. This workshop will cover traits, strengths, challenges and a few strategies for the highly sensitive person and will have a segment for the highly sensitive child. ...
COVID-19 Coping Skills Group
Through teleconference sessions via an online program called Zoom, we'll build essential coping skills to thrive in the midst of a global pandemic. We're here for you - just reach out!
Hosted by Megan Lundgren
Marriage & Family Therapist, MSMFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Monrovia, CA 91016
Through teleconference sessions via an online program called Zoom, we'll build essential coping skills to thrive in the midst of a global pandemic. We're here for you - just reach out!
Addiction Recovery Group
Educate and support clients, who are in the recovery process from substance abuse. Subjects include: effective coping skills, relationship and communication skills, stress management skills based on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Hosted by Shiva Ghardashem
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Encino, CA 91316
Educate and support clients, who are in the recovery process from substance abuse. Subjects include: effective coping skills, relationship and communication skills, stress management skills based on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
What's Working and What's Not?
We all have ways of dealing with life's stressors. Sometimes they work for us and sometimes they don't. What's Working and What's Not is a support group for anyone who would like to discuss their stressors and expand their coping ...
Hosted by Growing Together Preventive & Psychological Svcs
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Danville, CA 94526
We all have ways of dealing with life's stressors. Sometimes they work for us and sometimes they don't. What's Working and What's Not is a support group for anyone who would like to discuss their stressors and expand their coping ...
Men's Sexual Addiction
This group is an orientation to individual, intensive work using FSAP- Feeling State Addiction Protocol, by Robert Miller, Ph.D.
Hosted by Michael McCratic
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT, BCETS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pleasanton, CA 94566
This group is an orientation to individual, intensive work using FSAP- Feeling State Addiction Protocol, by Robert Miller, Ph.D.
Women's Turn (Women's Empowerment Group)
Women's Turn groups ensure that women will enter into a safe, supportive, confidential group with like-minded women and see positive change and transformation in their lives.
Hosted by Jenni Silberstein
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90049
Women's Turn groups ensure that women will enter into a safe, supportive, confidential group with like-minded women and see positive change and transformation in their lives.
Postpartum Support Group for Malibu Moms
If you’re a new mom struggling with feeling anxious, isolated, depressed, and disconnected, you’re not alone. You deserve support, understanding, and a safe space to work through tough emotions without judgment. This group is a safe space for mothers to ...
Hosted by Plus by APN - Malibu Psychiatry & Neurotech
Psychiatrist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Malibu, CA 90265
If you’re a new mom struggling with feeling anxious, isolated, depressed, and disconnected, you’re not alone. You deserve support, understanding, and a safe space to work through tough emotions without judgment. This group is a safe space for mothers to ...
Political Stress Support Group
Current events are distressing in a number of ways these days. This group is designed to help people who may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, stressed or otherwise having difficulties related to news and politics. The group will focus on ...
Hosted by Laura Reinitz
Associate Clinical Social Worker, RCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Altos, CA 94022
Current events are distressing in a number of ways these days. This group is designed to help people who may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, stressed or otherwise having difficulties related to news and politics. The group will focus on ...
Self-Healing & Empowerment (SHE) Group for Blk Wmn
Society tends to approach and respond to womxn as if we're the caretakers of the world, including in the workplace. And whew, this can feel overwhelming! Black womxn struggle with psychological burdens that result from feeling different from others and ...
Hosted by Fellana L Randall
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94611
Society tends to approach and respond to womxn as if we're the caretakers of the world, including in the workplace. And whew, this can feel overwhelming! Black womxn struggle with psychological burdens that result from feeling different from others and ...
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
In this group men find safety, a nurturing place to move beyond pain related to childhood sexual abuse. Participants work through isolation, fear, confusion, depression, low self esteem and anger with other men who have had similar experiences. Intake required.
Hosted by Stephen L Braveman
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, DST, CST, CST-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Aptos, CA 95003
In this group men find safety, a nurturing place to move beyond pain related to childhood sexual abuse. Participants work through isolation, fear, confusion, depression, low self esteem and anger with other men who have had similar experiences. Intake required.
Integration circle for ketamine therapy
ShaMynds Healing Circle is a virtual ketamine integration group guided by clinicians experienced in psychedelic integration. The purpose is to help you integrate your therapeutic ketamine and other psychedelic experiences. This is a great opportunity for those who would like ...
Hosted by ShaMynds Healing Center
Treatment Center, MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sacramento, CA 95811
ShaMynds Healing Circle is a virtual ketamine integration group guided by clinicians experienced in psychedelic integration. The purpose is to help you integrate your therapeutic ketamine and other psychedelic experiences. This is a great opportunity for those who would like ...
Anger Management Class Group
Ten-week anger management class with certificate at completion.Learn the eight tools of anger control. Structured program with a workbook taught by Dr Fiore who has conducted more than 1000 classes since 2002. Includes topics such as how to better manage ...
Ten-week anger management class with certificate at completion.Learn the eight tools of anger control. Structured program with a workbook taught by Dr Fiore who has conducted more than 1000 classes since 2002. Includes topics such as how to better manage ...
Christian DBT Skills Group (Online)
This group is to learn skills to change behaviors, emotions, and thoughts that cause problems in living. The group includes a mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness modules. We will learn how to learn how to 1.) be ...
Hosted by Katina Laib
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Fremont, CA 94538
This group is to learn skills to change behaviors, emotions, and thoughts that cause problems in living. The group includes a mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness modules. We will learn how to learn how to 1.) be ...
Grief and Loss, Heart to Heart Support Group
Process issues regarding Grief and Loss
Hosted by Kathleen (Kay) Wenger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LPCC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Process issues regarding Grief and Loss
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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.