Group is paused- Vulvodynia Group (chronic pelvic pain) . Learn methods to eliminate or greatly reduce your pain based on brain training techniques.
Hosted by Sipora Weissman, Mind-Body Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Ventura, CA 93001
Group is paused- Vulvodynia Group (chronic pelvic pain) . Learn methods to eliminate or greatly reduce your pain based on brain training techniques.
Our group comes together to honor your loss while creating a space to share, receive support and connect with others who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy. Losing a pregnancy is often a loss that is undervalued in our society. Our group creates an opportunity to open your heart, share your grief and find meaning and healing. Mothers and partners welcome.
Our group comes together to honor your loss while creating a space to share, receive support and connect with others who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy. Losing a pregnancy is often a loss that is undervalued in our society. Our group creates an opportunity to open your heart, share your grief and find meaning and healing. Mothers and partners welcome.
A safe, supportive group-engage with women in connected, heart-centered work. Bring your real life-your pain, joys, fears, and relationships to share in a deeper conversation about where you are; what you choose as you move forward in a place for body-positive, honest, emotional self-work, forgiveness, & soul-growth, that welcomes diversity and inclusion. Tara's a psychotherapist, formerly a doula and in arts & entertainment. Tara's led groups since 2008 & studied understanding dreams. Tara is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute, and is a Ph. D. candidate of Pacifica's Integrative Therapy & Healing Practices Program.
Hosted by Tara Gilmaher
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MFA, CHT
Group meets in Ventura, CA 93001
A safe, supportive group-engage with women in connected, heart-centered work. Bring your real life-your pain, joys, fears, and relationships to share in a deeper conversation about where you are; what you choose as you move forward in a place for body-positive, honest, emotional self-work, forgiveness, & soul-growth, that welcomes diversity and inclusion. Tara's a psychotherapist, formerly a doula and in arts & entertainment. Tara's led groups since 2008 & studied understanding dreams. Tara is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute, and is a Ph. D. candidate of Pacifica's Integrative Therapy & Healing Practices Program.
Create Healthy Relationships, is a therapy group for women, focusing on self- focus/empowerment in relationships. In the safety of a secure environment, you will gain insight into yourself and how you function in relationships, starting with the relationship with yourself. As you share life experiences and bond with each other, your strengths and weaknesses gradually unfold in miniature. Though honest disclosure of your feelings and the willingness to receive feedback as to how others experience you, you will be able to explore and heal your co-dependency issues, empowering you to create the loving connections you've always wanted.
Hosted by Terrence Terri O'Connor
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Group meets in Ventura, CA 93003
Create Healthy Relationships, is a therapy group for women, focusing on self- focus/empowerment in relationships. In the safety of a secure environment, you will gain insight into yourself and how you function in relationships, starting with the relationship with yourself. As you share life experiences and bond with each other, your strengths and weaknesses gradually unfold in miniature. Though honest disclosure of your feelings and the willingness to receive feedback as to how others experience you, you will be able to explore and heal your co-dependency issues, empowering you to create the loving connections you've always wanted.
More Groups Nearby
Fall Session Coming Up! A 6-week group for stepmoms to share their experiences of step- parenting and build a sense of community with other women in a similar dynamic. This group will provide participants a space to navigate the challenges of Stepmotherhood, learn new skills, and navigate the challenges of blended families with other Stepmoms. Our group will be held over zoom. Contact me today if you are interested in joining the Fall Session of the Stepmom Support Group. Time and start date TBD. $375 for 6 week session.
Fall Session Coming Up! A 6-week group for stepmoms to share their experiences of step- parenting and build a sense of community with other women in a similar dynamic. This group will provide participants a space to navigate the challenges of Stepmotherhood, learn new skills, and navigate the challenges of blended families with other Stepmoms. Our group will be held over zoom. Contact me today if you are interested in joining the Fall Session of the Stepmom Support Group. Time and start date TBD. $375 for 6 week session.
This group is intended to support pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with body image issues. Gather for professional support and community as we explore the physical & emotional challenges that come with motherhood, and work to heal your relationship with food and your body. This group is open to both women with a history of an eating disorder or to those struggling to cope with their changing bodies in motherhood.
Hosted by Carla Korn
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91361
This group is intended to support pregnant and postpartum women who are struggling with body image issues. Gather for professional support and community as we explore the physical & emotional challenges that come with motherhood, and work to heal your relationship with food and your body. This group is open to both women with a history of an eating disorder or to those struggling to cope with their changing bodies in motherhood.
This online group aims to provide a safe space for women going through betrayal trauma. We utilize various evidence-based resources in our sessions to ground our discussions. Each week of this journey centers around a specific aspect of your healing, covering themes such as establishing safety, reducing shame, and embracing personal empowerment. My goal is that you will find the encouragement, support, and tools that you need to help you both understand your pain and work through it into a place of healing and peace. Please reach out if you are interested!
Hosted by Jorden Groenink
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS MFT, AMFT, APCC, APTT
Group meets in Camarillo, CA 93010
This online group aims to provide a safe space for women going through betrayal trauma. We utilize various evidence-based resources in our sessions to ground our discussions. Each week of this journey centers around a specific aspect of your healing, covering themes such as establishing safety, reducing shame, and embracing personal empowerment. My goal is that you will find the encouragement, support, and tools that you need to help you both understand your pain and work through it into a place of healing and peace. Please reach out if you are interested!
New group will start Fall 2024. If you've gone through a divorce or separation and are struggling to move on, come join us and receive the support you need. Divorce is one of the most difficult experiences anyone can go through and you might have unresolved feelings of anger, stress, anxiety or depression. You are not alone. This divorce recovery group offers a unique approach using mindfulness and self-compassion to help you heal, forgive, and assist you in developing personal strength and peace of mind to break out of negative-thinking spirals.
Hosted by Ava Shokoufi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91362
New group will start Fall 2024. If you've gone through a divorce or separation and are struggling to move on, come join us and receive the support you need. Divorce is one of the most difficult experiences anyone can go through and you might have unresolved feelings of anger, stress, anxiety or depression. You are not alone. This divorce recovery group offers a unique approach using mindfulness and self-compassion to help you heal, forgive, and assist you in developing personal strength and peace of mind to break out of negative-thinking spirals.
This is a virtual group therapy for women that meet on Tuesdays at noon. The only prerequisite is that the participants are female and in some stage of their divorce. This group supports women who have been struggling to make and finally made the decision to divorce and would benefit from increasing their self worth, self efficacy, build resilience by learning how to better manage their anxiety with the added benefit of being in a safe virtual space where other women are also going through it or have gone through a divorce.
Hosted by Lauren Schnell Graovac
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91362
This is a virtual group therapy for women that meet on Tuesdays at noon. The only prerequisite is that the participants are female and in some stage of their divorce. This group supports women who have been struggling to make and finally made the decision to divorce and would benefit from increasing their self worth, self efficacy, build resilience by learning how to better manage their anxiety with the added benefit of being in a safe virtual space where other women are also going through it or have gone through a divorce.
Women supporting Women in the complexities of age (50+)
Hosted by Paul-Bowie Hahn
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Group meets in Westlake Village, CA 91362
Women supporting Women in the complexities of age (50+)
Creativity, meditation, guided imagery, with prayer to release Healing, Blessings, Gifting, Love, and Unity.
Hosted by Creative Family Therapy Inc, BrainSpot Certified
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, BSP
Group meets in Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Creativity, meditation, guided imagery, with prayer to release Healing, Blessings, Gifting, Love, and Unity.
Support for women navigating complexities of mid-life, peri/menopause, caregiver stress, launching adult children, relationships
Support for women navigating complexities of mid-life, peri/menopause, caregiver stress, launching adult children, relationships
Are you afraid, awkward or shut down regarding sex with yourself or your partner? Do you feel like you are missing out on what others have in the way of a sex life? Are you afraid to say what you want sexually? This group helps participants see how their history has shaped their sex life. We identify and cultivate your erotic template. Dr. Jenn will help you feel more comfortable and connected in your body and help you know what turns you on (and off). Learn more about the group at https://pleasureproject.us/small-group/
Hosted by Jenn Kennedy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CSAT, EMDR
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Are you afraid, awkward or shut down regarding sex with yourself or your partner? Do you feel like you are missing out on what others have in the way of a sex life? Are you afraid to say what you want sexually? This group helps participants see how their history has shaped their sex life. We identify and cultivate your erotic template. Dr. Jenn will help you feel more comfortable and connected in your body and help you know what turns you on (and off). Learn more about the group at https://pleasureproject.us/small-group/
Grief is not linear. Whether you are processing a recent loss or still reeling in waves of losing a loved one years ago — this group could be of benefit for you. There are many stages to the grief process and often times our culture does not create ample space to mourn, honor and remember our loved ones. Find community in your grief process in this 12 week closed group. It’s intimate, it’s raw, it’s healing.
Hosted by Claire Blakey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Grief is not linear. Whether you are processing a recent loss or still reeling in waves of losing a loved one years ago — this group could be of benefit for you. There are many stages to the grief process and often times our culture does not create ample space to mourn, honor and remember our loved ones. Find community in your grief process in this 12 week closed group. It’s intimate, it’s raw, it’s healing.
The therapeutic feminist book club functions as a women’s bibliotherapy (reading + therapy) group. The group aims to increase feelings of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and empowerment while operating as a space to build community and process the experience of womenhood through a feminist lens. We offer online and in-person meetings.
Hosted by Ava Talehakimi
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
The therapeutic feminist book club functions as a women’s bibliotherapy (reading + therapy) group. The group aims to increase feelings of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and empowerment while operating as a space to build community and process the experience of womenhood through a feminist lens. We offer online and in-person meetings.
This is a group intended to create community for mothers and process the unique struggles and triumphs of the motherhood journey. The goal is to build safety and sense of belonging in a time where isolation has become such a common experience, especially in the realm of raising a family.
Hosted by Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Group meets in Carpinteria, CA 93013
This is a group intended to create community for mothers and process the unique struggles and triumphs of the motherhood journey. The goal is to build safety and sense of belonging in a time where isolation has become such a common experience, especially in the realm of raising a family.
One of the greatest lessons we’ll learn in life is to love the skin we are in and to honor who we are and who we’re becoming. If you are struggling with self-esteem, confidence and are wanting tools to better love yourself, as well as wanting to grow in understanding who you are — this group could be for you. Find support and acceptance as you journey towards a deeper love and understanding of who you are.
Hosted by Claire Blakey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
One of the greatest lessons we’ll learn in life is to love the skin we are in and to honor who we are and who we’re becoming. If you are struggling with self-esteem, confidence and are wanting tools to better love yourself, as well as wanting to grow in understanding who you are — this group could be for you. Find support and acceptance as you journey towards a deeper love and understanding of who you are.
Matriesence is the transformational season of becoming a mother. It’s a time of profound impact - emotionally, physically, psychologically + spiritually. This season if often filled with identity changes, sleep deprivation, radical love + heart shifting perspective. Perinatal mood disorders such as postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum rage or other perinatal mood disorders or symptoms can often magnify this season and make mothers feel even more isolated + alone. The load of motherhood can often be tiresome and lonely + when paired with additional emotional challenges, can become debilitating. Find support, community and tools to navigate this challenging season. You are not alone.
Hosted by Claire Blakey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PMH-C
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Matriesence is the transformational season of becoming a mother. It’s a time of profound impact - emotionally, physically, psychologically + spiritually. This season if often filled with identity changes, sleep deprivation, radical love + heart shifting perspective. Perinatal mood disorders such as postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum rage or other perinatal mood disorders or symptoms can often magnify this season and make mothers feel even more isolated + alone. The load of motherhood can often be tiresome and lonely + when paired with additional emotional challenges, can become debilitating. Find support, community and tools to navigate this challenging season. You are not alone.
A TELEHEALTH therapeutic support group for women who are struggling with and through infertility. You might feel like time is running out. Or that this world of infertility is lonely--that no one understands what you're going through. You might feel out of control--that there's something 'wrong' with your body or you. This is a group in which you can not only feel supported by others who can truly empathize, but also learn how to trust your body again using effective Somatic Therapy techniques.
Hosted by Tenley Hardin
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Group meets in Santa Barbara, CA 93105
A TELEHEALTH therapeutic support group for women who are struggling with and through infertility. You might feel like time is running out. Or that this world of infertility is lonely--that no one understands what you're going through. You might feel out of control--that there's something 'wrong' with your body or you. This is a group in which you can not only feel supported by others who can truly empathize, but also learn how to trust your body again using effective Somatic Therapy techniques.
Circulos de Mujeres para dar y recibir apoyo emocional en comunidad. Estos no son grupo de terapia. Es para ayudar a la salud mental de las mujeres en nuestra comunidad a traves de una conexión sana en un espacio seguro. Junio 18-Julio 16, 2024. Por donación. (Women's Circles to give and receive emotional support in the community. These are not group therapy. It is to help the mental health of women in our community through healthy connections in a safe space. June 18-July 16, 2024. By donation)
Circulos de Mujeres para dar y recibir apoyo emocional en comunidad. Estos no son grupo de terapia. Es para ayudar a la salud mental de las mujeres en nuestra comunidad a traves de una conexión sana en un espacio seguro. Junio 18-Julio 16, 2024. Por donación. (Women's Circles to give and receive emotional support in the community. These are not group therapy. It is to help the mental health of women in our community through healthy connections in a safe space. June 18-July 16, 2024. By donation)
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Women's Issues Support Groups
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.