Childhood Trauma Processing Group
Childhood trauma is defined as an event or events experienced by a child that is emotionally painful, frightening, or distressful, which can often lead to lasting mental and physical effects. Symptoms of childhood trauma in adults can include but are ...
Hosted by Christine Rivlin
Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Childhood trauma is defined as an event or events experienced by a child that is emotionally painful, frightening, or distressful, which can often lead to lasting mental and physical effects. Symptoms of childhood trauma in adults can include but are ...
Grief Support Group
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Online Support Group for Therapists
Ready to move beyond isolation and burnout? This group can help you connect with what's most authentically true to you so that you can find a meaningful path forward that fuels and sustains you. It's a safe, secure space to ...
Hosted by Smadar Salzman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94102
Ready to move beyond isolation and burnout? This group can help you connect with what's most authentically true to you so that you can find a meaningful path forward that fuels and sustains you. It's a safe, secure space to ...
Mindfulness Group for Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Immigrants in Tech Support Group
Welcome to our Immigrants in Tech Support Group—an online inclusive space for immigrants working in the tech industry, tailored for individuals aged 21 and above. Join us for a supportive environment where we address challenges unique to immigrant tech professionals. ...
Hosted by Dr. Nadia K. Thalji
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
Welcome to our Immigrants in Tech Support Group—an online inclusive space for immigrants working in the tech industry, tailored for individuals aged 21 and above. Join us for a supportive environment where we address challenges unique to immigrant tech professionals. ...
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Childhood Trauma Processing Group
Childhood trauma is defined as an event or events experienced by a child that is emotionally painful, frightening, or distressful, which can often lead to lasting mental and physical effects. Symptoms of childhood trauma in adults can include but are ...
Hosted by Christine Rivlin
Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
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Grief Support Group
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Online Support Group for Therapists
Ready to move beyond isolation and burnout? This group can help you connect with what's most authentically true to you so that you can find a meaningful path forward that fuels and sustains you. It's a safe, secure space to ...
Hosted by Smadar Salzman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94102
Ready to move beyond isolation and burnout? This group can help you connect with what's most authentically true to you so that you can find a meaningful path forward that fuels and sustains you. It's a safe, secure space to ...
Mindfulness Group for Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Healing Course to a Healthy & Lasting Relationship
Calling all Single Women! It's Your Time. Are your ready to embark on a life changing journey towards attracting a healthy, emotionally available mate? Are you tired of being in a dysfunctional or toxic relationships? Do you repeatedly find yourself ...
Hosted by Dr. Vernita Marsh & Associates
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94610
Calling all Single Women! It's Your Time. Are your ready to embark on a life changing journey towards attracting a healthy, emotionally available mate? Are you tired of being in a dysfunctional or toxic relationships? Do you repeatedly find yourself ...
Childhood Trauma Processing Group
Childhood trauma is defined as an event or events experienced by a child that is emotionally painful, frightening, or distressful, which can often lead to lasting mental and physical effects. Symptoms of childhood trauma in adults can include but are ...
Hosted by Christine Rivlin
Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94609
Childhood trauma is defined as an event or events experienced by a child that is emotionally painful, frightening, or distressful, which can often lead to lasting mental and physical effects. Symptoms of childhood trauma in adults can include but are ...
Grief Support Group
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94609
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where ...
Between Us
This group offers a holistic, trauma-informed therapeutic approach. Honest dialogue is used to help members develop more agency in their lives and build relationship skills. The group aims to help members discover strengths, uncover and realign belief systems, improve their ...
Hosted by Erica S Wheeler-Dubin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94611
This group offers a holistic, trauma-informed therapeutic approach. Honest dialogue is used to help members develop more agency in their lives and build relationship skills. The group aims to help members discover strengths, uncover and realign belief systems, improve their ...
Mindfulness Group for Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94609
Do you suffer from stress, overthinking, depression, and anxious or worrisome thoughts? Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Immerse yourself in the proven "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)" group over eight dynamic weeks. This ...
Immigrants in Tech Support Group
Welcome to our Immigrants in Tech Support Group—an online inclusive space for immigrants working in the tech industry, tailored for individuals aged 21 and above. Join us for a supportive environment where we address challenges unique to immigrant tech professionals. ...
Hosted by Dr. Nadia K. Thalji
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
Welcome to our Immigrants in Tech Support Group—an online inclusive space for immigrants working in the tech industry, tailored for individuals aged 21 and above. Join us for a supportive environment where we address challenges unique to immigrant tech professionals. ...
Single Ladies in the Bay (SLB) Workshop
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Hosted by Fellana L Randall
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oakland, CA 94611
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Depression Support Groups
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.