Practicing regular self care has been shown to reduce stress and improve moods. Practicing self care in a group adds the health benefits of social connection through shared experience and commitment. This is a casual group where, each week, you will engage in conversation and activities that have been shown to lift symptoms of anxiety and depression. At the end of 12 weeks you will have created a regular self care routine, and go away with a long list of self care activities to keep up your practice. Pre register for group starting Oct. 1st!
Hosted by HGCM Therapy, PLLC
Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Tumwater, WA 98512
You can overcome your anxiety, loneliness, depression, or hopelessnes, and create a holistically mentally healthy life that ripples into other areas of your wellbeing, your relationships, your career, and community.
You've lost yourself. There was a time when you knew yourself well and felt strong in who you are, but life, relationships, uncertainty, and doubt have crept in and now you're not so sure of yourself anymore. You feel like you're always trying to please others, or making excuses for not being what you think you should be, and you feel like a fraud. Like there are different parts of you showing up for different people, and it's hard to be authentically you. And it's exhausting! Hi, I'm Katie! I love helping women overcome anxiety, depression, grief, heal from trauma, create fulfilling relationships, & live the life you want to live.
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This is a group where we work together to improve your connection with yourself, build self-esteem, and connect with others in a judgment-free environment. Groups are ongoing taking new members at the end of every 6 week session. Reach out if you are interested in joining. Insurance not accepted. *Remote options available for Washington, New Hampshire, and Maine residents and in-person options available in Olympia, WA
Hosted by Joy Cromwell
Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, NCC, C-DBT, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia, WA 98506
I use a combination of expressive arts, Internal Family Systems, and other evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (using eye movement reprocessing similar to EMDR) to process trauma and combat symptoms of depression and anxiety.
I am a creative by heart, and a counselor by trade. It is my pleasure to hold space for people as they seek to get to know themselves better and learn how to best solve their own problems. I am a firm believer that deep down, people know what is right for them, and they know how to solve their own problems. My job as a counselor is to help you remove the layers of cultural conditioning, negative self-talk, trauma memories, and more to help you get reconnected with your self. My goal is to stand beside you as we examine barriers, explore possibilities, and help you find your inner strength to fight any battles that come your way.
This is a group where we work together to improve your connection with yourself, build self-esteem, and connect with others in a judgment-free environment. Groups are ongoing taking new members at the end of every 6 week session. Reach out if you are interested in joining. Insurance not accepted. *Remote options available for Washington, New Hampshire, and Maine residents and in-person options available in Olympia, WA
Hosted by Joy Cromwell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, NCC, C-DBT, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia, WA 98506
I use a combination of expressive arts, Internal Family Systems, and other evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (using eye movement reprocessing similar to EMDR) to process trauma and combat symptoms of depression and anxiety.
I am a creative by heart, and a counselor by trade. It is my pleasure to hold space for people as they seek to get to know themselves better and learn how to best solve their own problems. I am a firm believer that deep down, people know what is right for them, and they know how to solve their own problems. My job as a counselor is to help you remove the layers of cultural conditioning, negative self-talk, trauma memories, and more to help you get reconnected with your self. My goal is to stand beside you as we examine barriers, explore possibilities, and help you find your inner strength to fight any battles that come your way.
A once weekly group, over 20 weeks to develop and implement skills focusing on mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Hosted by Kacy Adams
Counselor, LMHC, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lacey, WA 98503
Immediate openings for new clients. Are you a helping professional experiencing difficulties with overwhelming work demands, burnout, or challenges with high levels of stress? Are you a parent who is unsure of how to better help your preteen or teenager with the difficulties they are facing? I am passionate about helping you manage burnout, overwhelming work demands or helping your child deal with friendship issues, dangerous behaviors, or self-harm.
This is a non-religious bereavement group open to adults of all ages who have lost a loved one to death and are struggling with grief. This online drop-in group meets online via video conference and is facilitated by licensed mental health professionals on every fourth Friday of the month, except during November and December. Anyone with a smartphone or internet-connected computer can join. If you're interested in attending, please email me at EssentialSpiritCounseling@protonmail.com for more information, or to register and receive the free link.
Hosted by Jill Komura
Counselor, MS, MDiv, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia, WA 98501
My ideal client is ready to begin work with a trained professional to develop the mental, emotional and physical self-awareness and improved skills to more readily navigate life's changes and challenges. They want to better understand themselves and their relationships, to develop their own resilience and foster enjoyment in life. This ideal client is focused on healing old wounds so they can cultivating a stronger and more confident sense of who they are in the present. This person is interested in working to explore and discover meaning and satisfaction across the arc of their entire life.
This non-religious bereavement group is open to adults of all ages who have lost a loved one to death and are struggling with grief. This drop-in group meets in person at the Lacey Senior Center and is facilitated by licensed mental health professionals every second Friday of the month, except when the Senior Center is closed for holidays. For more information, or to join the online version of this group that meets on the fourth Friday of every month, please email me at EssentialSpiritCounseling@gmail.com.
Hosted by Jill Komura
Counselor, MS, MDiv, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lacey, WA 98503
My ideal client is ready to begin work with a trained professional to develop the mental, emotional and physical self-awareness and improved skills to more readily navigate life's changes and challenges. They want to better understand themselves and their relationships, to develop their own resilience and foster enjoyment in life. This ideal client is focused on healing old wounds so they can cultivating a stronger and more confident sense of who they are in the present. This person is interested in working to explore and discover meaning and satisfaction across the arc of their entire life.
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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.