InnerYoga/TRE/Jin Shin Jyutsu/iRest Yoga Nidra
These are healing modalities that I teach in small groups and classes, both separately and in combination. Call or email for a class schedule or to arrange a class for friends, family, couples.
Hosted by Laura Porter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Windsor, CA 95492
These are healing modalities that I teach in small groups and classes, both separately and in combination. Call or email for a class schedule or to arrange a class for friends, family, couples.
New Dawn Counseling
We provide mental health services to children 0-21 that have MediCal as their insurance.
Hosted by Cynthia Pinzon Torres
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oxnard, CA 93030
We provide mental health services to children 0-21 that have MediCal as their insurance.
Free peer to peer support for Providers
The Listening Room is a FREE ON LINE peer-to-peer support group for medical and mental health providers . The typical stress of working in health care is increasing, contributing to exhaustion, job dissatisfaction, a sense of disconnection and sometimes compassion ...
The Listening Room is a FREE ON LINE peer-to-peer support group for medical and mental health providers . The typical stress of working in health care is increasing, contributing to exhaustion, job dissatisfaction, a sense of disconnection and sometimes compassion ...
Full Heart Full Hands Mom therapy support groups
Having a baby should be a positive experience, so our main focus is to create a safe and comfortable environment for you to process and get support from an experienced, licensed therapist and other moms in group therapy exploring the ...
Hosted by Debra Gionet
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Jose, CA 95124
Having a baby should be a positive experience, so our main focus is to create a safe and comfortable environment for you to process and get support from an experienced, licensed therapist and other moms in group therapy exploring the ...
The Artist's Way
The Artist’s Way is an eye-opening 12-week journey of personal exploration and artistic discovery. If you are: Yearning to write, paint, perform, create, or self-express in any way/Desiring to start (or finish) that script, album, book/Feeling stuck, inhibited, afraid to ...
Hosted by Noah Gershman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in South Pasadena, CA 91030
The Artist’s Way is an eye-opening 12-week journey of personal exploration and artistic discovery. If you are: Yearning to write, paint, perform, create, or self-express in any way/Desiring to start (or finish) that script, album, book/Feeling stuck, inhibited, afraid to ...
Executive Women's Support Group
This is a process group for executive women who enjoy getting together to have honest conversations about life, business, family, etc.
Hosted by The Retreat Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Newport Beach, CA 92660
This is a process group for executive women who enjoy getting together to have honest conversations about life, business, family, etc.
Mischka psychological Group
Our Team consists of a Psychologist, and an Associate Clincal Clounselor Psychotherapist. Together we can offer our clients a team that is understanding and compassionate.
Hosted by Mischka Psychological
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Victorville, CA 92392
Our Team consists of a Psychologist, and an Associate Clincal Clounselor Psychotherapist. Together we can offer our clients a team that is understanding and compassionate.
Women's Health & Wellness Support Group
*Note: this group is not in session due to COVID-19.* This is a weekly support group for women suffering from/ adjusting to a chronic life-altering medical condition/ illness (examples include but are certainly not limited to: epilepsy, PLS, ALS, Ehler's ...
Hosted by Dr. Ana Laura Arteaga-Biggs
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92101
*Note: this group is not in session due to COVID-19.* This is a weekly support group for women suffering from/ adjusting to a chronic life-altering medical condition/ illness (examples include but are certainly not limited to: epilepsy, PLS, ALS, Ehler's ...
Social skills group for teens
A social skills group designed to guide interactions between similar aged peers. Teens that struggle to develop peer relationships, managing their emotions within these relationships, and perspective taking. These groups are often recommended for teens with neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD, ...
Hosted by Emily W Shum
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
A social skills group designed to guide interactions between similar aged peers. Teens that struggle to develop peer relationships, managing their emotions within these relationships, and perspective taking. These groups are often recommended for teens with neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD, ...
Building Balance: Kickboxing for Mind+Body
Martial arts help us create balance - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Do you want tap into your strength and resilience, connect to yourself and the present moment, or create a sense of joy and gratitude? We invite you to ...
Hosted by Maddie Bishop
Pre-Licensed Professional, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
Martial arts help us create balance - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Do you want tap into your strength and resilience, connect to yourself and the present moment, or create a sense of joy and gratitude? We invite you to ...
Redefining Love
A relationship and intimacy group for women who have suffered the trauma of infidelity and sexual acting-out behaviors of their partners/spouses. How to reclaim yourself, become empowered, integrated, balanced and fulfilled. Learning to feel "complete" rather than needing someone else ...
Hosted by Chaarenne T. Torris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADCII, LAADACr, ICADC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ojai, CA 93023
A relationship and intimacy group for women who have suffered the trauma of infidelity and sexual acting-out behaviors of their partners/spouses. How to reclaim yourself, become empowered, integrated, balanced and fulfilled. Learning to feel "complete" rather than needing someone else ...
Beginning Again
Beginning Again offers a welcoming and healing atmosphere for those experiencing separation and divorce. This group is designed for indivuduals,(this is not couples therapy) and is held the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The group meets in the ...
Hosted by Lorraine Watkins
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Beginning Again offers a welcoming and healing atmosphere for those experiencing separation and divorce. This group is designed for indivuduals,(this is not couples therapy) and is held the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The group meets in the ...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Hosted by Alysia St. Clair
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Long Beach, CA 90802
DBT Trauma Recovery Skills - contact for details
Weekly online Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills survivors/thrivers group for trauma/C-PTSD recovery.
Weekly online Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills survivors/thrivers group for trauma/C-PTSD recovery.
Am I Trippin? (Adolescent Males 13-17 years old)
VIRTUAL GROUP starting March 2nd 3pm-6pm PST 6pm-7pm EST. A 4 week safe space for boys to be heard while providing support, understanding, and tools surrounding their emotions and stressors
Hosted by The Weight Room: Therapy for Black and Brown Men
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
VIRTUAL GROUP starting March 2nd 3pm-6pm PST 6pm-7pm EST. A 4 week safe space for boys to be heard while providing support, understanding, and tools surrounding their emotions and stressors
Men's group
On going men's group discussing many kinds of issues. Depth oriented, supportive & appropriately challenging.
Hosted by Kevin Russell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Santa Rosa, CA 95404
On going men's group discussing many kinds of issues. Depth oriented, supportive & appropriately challenging.
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 ...
Purity Culture Process Group: Male Messaging
This nine week group is for individuals looking to replace the harmful messages learned from religious purity cultures. Join with others in deconstructing the underlying beliefs that result in body insecurity, mistrust of pleasure, and sexual shame. Time is spent ...
Hosted by Robyn Buresh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Diego, CA 92127
This nine week group is for individuals looking to replace the harmful messages learned from religious purity cultures. Join with others in deconstructing the underlying beliefs that result in body insecurity, mistrust of pleasure, and sexual shame. Time is spent ...
Motherhood + Identity Group
There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. Finding your version of being a mother is often a difficult process. How do you navigate being a mom, wife, working person, friend, ...
Hosted by Jaimi Brooks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFTA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Encino, CA 91436
There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. Finding your version of being a mother is often a difficult process. How do you navigate being a mom, wife, working person, friend, ...
Anxiously Intimate - straight leaning
Join with other men who experience anxiety related to their sex lives, relationships and dating. www.rousetherapy.com /online-mens-group
Hosted by Rouse Relational Wellness
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Join with other men who experience anxiety related to their sex lives, relationships and dating. www.rousetherapy.com /online-mens-group
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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.