Navigating Adolescence
Welcome to "Navigating Adolescence," a seven-week DBT group specially designed for adolescents seeking valuable skills to navigate the ups and downs of this pivotal stage in life. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and change, often accompanied by intense ...
Hosted by Rayna Prieto-McKallagat
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Welcome to "Navigating Adolescence," a seven-week DBT group specially designed for adolescents seeking valuable skills to navigate the ups and downs of this pivotal stage in life. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and change, often accompanied by intense ...
Womens Trauma Process Group
A Weekly retreat for women, where we work together to release the inner trauma. Our unique approach allows you to heal your inner wounds and build the self esteem needed to conquer the pain to start the healing process.
Hosted by Institute of Mindful Therapy Group Practice
LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
A Weekly retreat for women, where we work together to release the inner trauma. Our unique approach allows you to heal your inner wounds and build the self esteem needed to conquer the pain to start the healing process.
DBT Skills Group (Virtual)
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Hosted by Caitlin E Billings
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Anger Management
This program is designed to help adults recognize and manage anger that impacts themselves and their families. Participants learn different ways to manage stress, improve emotional intelligence and communication skills.
Hosted by C O P E Family Support, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
This program is designed to help adults recognize and manage anger that impacts themselves and their families. Participants learn different ways to manage stress, improve emotional intelligence and communication skills.
Healing though Play Support Group for Moms
Play is not just for kids. Moms need it too! Are you curious about how creativity can reconnect you to your deepest needs? Befriending ourselves through expressive arts opens the door that fear has locked. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism are all ...
Hosted by Joan Bechtel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Play is not just for kids. Moms need it too! Are you curious about how creativity can reconnect you to your deepest needs? Befriending ourselves through expressive arts opens the door that fear has locked. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism are all ...
Teen Depression and Harm-Reduction
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Hosted by Christina R Sinclair
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Individual Therapy
Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment based on the relationship between an individual and a psychologist. Grounded in dialogue, it provides a supportive environment that allows you to talk openly with someone who’s objective, neutral, and nonjudgmental.
Hosted by C O P E Family Support, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment based on the relationship between an individual and a psychologist. Grounded in dialogue, it provides a supportive environment that allows you to talk openly with someone who’s objective, neutral, and nonjudgmental.
Young Adult Groups
In these process groups, members can develop maturity and self-confidence and diminish feelings of loneliness. It can be enlivening to explore feelings in the here-and-now in group work. By better understanding the way you relate to others, you can improve ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
In these process groups, members can develop maturity and self-confidence and diminish feelings of loneliness. It can be enlivening to explore feelings in the here-and-now in group work. By better understanding the way you relate to others, you can improve ...
Deep FunDreamwork online group
Dreams are invitations to creative discovery. They horrify, stump and delight us. They create solutions and bring up vital questions. They ask us to come out and play! From the vast creative well of the unconscious they deliver just the ...
Hosted by Joan Bechtel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Dreams are invitations to creative discovery. They horrify, stump and delight us. They create solutions and bring up vital questions. They ask us to come out and play! From the vast creative well of the unconscious they deliver just the ...
Women's process groups in Walnut Creek
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
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Navigating Adolescence
Welcome to "Navigating Adolescence," a seven-week DBT group specially designed for adolescents seeking valuable skills to navigate the ups and downs of this pivotal stage in life. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and change, often accompanied by intense ...
Hosted by Rayna Prieto-McKallagat
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Welcome to "Navigating Adolescence," a seven-week DBT group specially designed for adolescents seeking valuable skills to navigate the ups and downs of this pivotal stage in life. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and change, often accompanied by intense ...
Womens Trauma Process Group
A Weekly retreat for women, where we work together to release the inner trauma. Our unique approach allows you to heal your inner wounds and build the self esteem needed to conquer the pain to start the healing process.
Hosted by Institute of Mindful Therapy Group Practice
LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
A Weekly retreat for women, where we work together to release the inner trauma. Our unique approach allows you to heal your inner wounds and build the self esteem needed to conquer the pain to start the healing process.
DBT Skills Group (Virtual)
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Hosted by Caitlin E Billings
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
DBT skills group for CA residents opens every 6-8 weeks for two weeks to enroll new members on a rolling basis. Client must have an individual provider who agrees to provide ongoing treatment during the group with a ROI or ...
Anger Management
This program is designed to help adults recognize and manage anger that impacts themselves and their families. Participants learn different ways to manage stress, improve emotional intelligence and communication skills.
Hosted by C O P E Family Support, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
This program is designed to help adults recognize and manage anger that impacts themselves and their families. Participants learn different ways to manage stress, improve emotional intelligence and communication skills.
Healing though Play Support Group for Moms
Play is not just for kids. Moms need it too! Are you curious about how creativity can reconnect you to your deepest needs? Befriending ourselves through expressive arts opens the door that fear has locked. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism are all ...
Hosted by Joan Bechtel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Play is not just for kids. Moms need it too! Are you curious about how creativity can reconnect you to your deepest needs? Befriending ourselves through expressive arts opens the door that fear has locked. Anxiety, depression, perfectionism are all ...
Teen Depression and Harm-Reduction
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Hosted by Christina R Sinclair
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Adolescents appear to be struggling more and more with how to manage powerful and often negative emotions. If your teen is choosing unhealthy ways to cope with feelings, they may benefit from my supportive and directive group that encourages active ...
Individual Therapy
Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment based on the relationship between an individual and a psychologist. Grounded in dialogue, it provides a supportive environment that allows you to talk openly with someone who’s objective, neutral, and nonjudgmental.
Hosted by C O P E Family Support, Inc
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Psychotherapy is a collaborative treatment based on the relationship between an individual and a psychologist. Grounded in dialogue, it provides a supportive environment that allows you to talk openly with someone who’s objective, neutral, and nonjudgmental.
Young Adult Groups
In these process groups, members can develop maturity and self-confidence and diminish feelings of loneliness. It can be enlivening to explore feelings in the here-and-now in group work. By better understanding the way you relate to others, you can improve ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
In these process groups, members can develop maturity and self-confidence and diminish feelings of loneliness. It can be enlivening to explore feelings in the here-and-now in group work. By better understanding the way you relate to others, you can improve ...
Deep FunDreamwork online group
Dreams are invitations to creative discovery. They horrify, stump and delight us. They create solutions and bring up vital questions. They ask us to come out and play! From the vast creative well of the unconscious they deliver just the ...
Hosted by Joan Bechtel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Dreams are invitations to creative discovery. They horrify, stump and delight us. They create solutions and bring up vital questions. They ask us to come out and play! From the vast creative well of the unconscious they deliver just the ...
Women's process groups in Walnut Creek
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Walnut Creek, CA 94596
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
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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.