This group teaches members the 5 skills modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Emotion Regulation Skills, Distress Tolerance Skills, Mindfulness Skills, Middle Path Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills). Through a combination of teaching, demonstrating, and member participation, clients learn the skills of DBT and practice them in weekly homework assignments.
Hosted by Adam Gilman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Watertown, MA 02472
At the Mindfulness & Change Group, I specialize in treating adolescents and young adults who are struggling with depression and anxiety. I have particular expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and provide both group and individual DBT. With warmth, thoughtfulness, and direction, I help my clients build on their strengths while learning more helpful ways to cope with their difficulties. By identifying the goals that make life worth living for each unique individual and taking the time to understand my clients' struggles, I make therapy safe and validating.
This group is for youth ages 8-12 who are looking to work on self-esteem and confidence. The group will focus on learning and practicing Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) skills in order to address self-esteem issues. The group will meet in-person in Watertown, MA starting March 1st and will run for a total of 6 weeks. Each session will be 1 hour long. The group will be run by myself and another social worker within my group practice. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in learning more about the group for your child.
Hosted by Lauren Sava
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Watertown, MA 02472
Has your child been struggling with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem? Are you a parent needing help and support for your child, but struggling to find a therapist who is available and capable of helping your family? As a therapist in a group practice, I am happy to help you and your child through this difficult time. My area of speciality is working with children and adolescents utilizing a strengths-based, resiliency approach. Above all, I aim to support my clients in feeling affirmed in who they are. I prioritize building collaborative and trusting relationships with all my clients and their families.
This group teaches adolescents aged 14-19 about the 5 modules of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: mindfulness, middle path skills, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are ideal for teens who need help managing their emotions and learning new styles of coping to replace unhealthy ones.
Hosted by Adam Gilman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Watertown, MA 02472
At the Mindfulness & Change Group, I specialize in treating adolescents and young adults who are struggling with depression and anxiety. I have particular expertise in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and provide both group and individual DBT. With warmth, thoughtfulness, and direction, I help my clients build on their strengths while learning more helpful ways to cope with their difficulties. By identifying the goals that make life worth living for each unique individual and taking the time to understand my clients' struggles, I make therapy safe and validating.
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This is a new group for people wanting to explore philosophical ideas within a psychotherapeutic groups. While we will discuss core ideas in philosophy (free will, meaningfulness, consciousness), this is not an academic seminar – it is a therapeutic group, facilitated by a licensed social worker, whose ultimate focus is the psychological well-being and emotional growth of its members. This is an ongoing open group, meeting online, open to adults (18+) who are based in Massachusetts and who are seeking a distinctive kind of intellectual and therapeutic community.
Hosted by John T Maier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02139
Welcome! Psychotherapy is a collaborative journey, and I aim to approach it with humility and compassion. My clients come from a wide range of backgrounds, and many of them have experience in academia, medicine, or the arts. An ideal client is someone seeking to make sense of what they value and how to live in accord with their values, and who finds it helpful to approach these questions from a reflective and philosophical perspective.
Our group is a nurturing haven for kids, designed to foster emotional growth and social development. With weekly sessions, we empower children to express themselves through expressive art therapy, encompassing various creative outlets like painting, drawing, and writing. Within this safe and inclusive space, your child will not only connect with their peers but also enhance their social skills, emotional resilience, and self-understanding.Our compassionate counselor ensures each child's experiences are respected, making it an ideal setting for building lasting friendships, emotional resilience, and confidence.
Hosted by Sevkiye Berfin Isik Yilmaz
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, MSc, PhD(c)
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
Life can sometimes feel like a puzzle, and seeking help is a courageous step. I specialize in working with children, teens, and adults facing ADHD, OCD, trauma, anxiety, depression, and family challenges. By using evidence-based therapies such as CBT and DBT, as well as art and play therapy, I create a safe space for healing and growth. I offer a holistic approach to help you or your child thrive.
Do you practice consensual non-monogamy in any of its forms? Have you attempted to seek support only to find your lifestyle has become the focus other people’s fascination, or you’ve felt you had to hide part of who you are to not draw unwanted attention? Do you wish you had a place to work on your life and relationship issues with others who understand you? Join a new, online CNM interpersonal process group. Group will meet weekly, beginning after Labor Day. Time TBD based on members' schedules. $150/month. Private pay only.
Hosted by Joy Gilman
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Framingham, MA 01701
I am mother-of-two, polyamorous, queer, sex-positive, Jewish/atheist psychotherapist. I specialize in working with teens and adults who are neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, consensually non-monogamous, kinky, or who experience chronic pain. Together, we work on issues of exploring identity; communication; vulnerability; boundary setting; jealousy; navigating relationships with friends, family, and colleagues; family dynamics; and more. Many of my clients struggle with depression, general anxiety, social anxiety, complex trauma, ADHD, ASD, AuDHD, other neurodivergences, or feelings of low self-worth.
Young adult group for ages of 21-30. This group combines holistic healing techniques such as meditation, shamanic practices and reiki, with discussions addressing the challenges of young adulthood. Our format will begin each week with a short meditation facilitated by Marci Zieff, followed by a discussion, facilitated by Judy Seligman. This group will run for 4 weeks; September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, Thursdays from 6:30-7:30pm. It will meet remotely. Cost $195 per person for the 4-week session Co-facilitated by Marci Zieff, Reiki Master, Shamanic healer and meditation teacher and Judy Seligman, LICSW.
Hosted by Judy Seligman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Framingham, MA 01701
I have been working for over 35 years with individual adults, adolescents and couples. I am skilled with addressing Issues of depression, anxiety and low self-esteem, using a combination of traditional psychotherapy and practical, supportive skill building encouraging resiliency and an improved quality of life.
This is an ongoing group for women ages 25 to 50 seeking to explore their patterns in relationships. Through the group process, which involves sharing in an open, confidential and supportive setting, members work to develop an increased capacity for intimacy with others and compassion within themselves. Two individual consultations are required before joining the group Please call for more information (617-650-9829).
Hosted by Amy Matias
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
I am an experienced psychotherapist and Certified Group Psychotherapist working with individuals, couples and groups. I hold a PhD in biochemistry, which informs my work in psychotherapy by integrating current research in neuroscience into my treatment approach. I am trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), an emotionally focused therapy heavily informed by neuroscience that focuses on how we can heal in relationship what was harmed in relationship. My broader training consists of proactive cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness techniques, stress reduction strategies, and communication tools.
Examples of goals for group: • Improve unsatisfying, frustrating, or disappointing relationships • Become more aware of behavioral patterns • Enhance social skills and intimacy • Decrease loneliness or isolation • Diminish feelings of helplessness • Increase self-esteem and confidence • Resolve feelings of shame • Confront and change problematic behavior • Communicate more authentically and freely • Reduce anxiety or worry in social situations
Hosted by Meaghan Clifford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cambridge, MA 02138
I am a bilingual (English and Spanish) Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with many years of experience providing individual and group therapy. I work with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships, decision-making, and/or making behavioral changes. In particular, I enjoy working with young adults in their 20s and 30s around common issues that come up including life transitions and forming meaningful and authentic relationships.
Join our Board Game Therapy Group for kids ages 7-18, designed to help those with social skills deficits! This engaging group combines the fun of board games with structured activities that promote teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. Under the guidance of a licensed clinical psychologist, participants will build confidence, improve social interactions, and develop essential skills in a supportive environment. It's a great opportunity to make friends while learning valuable strategies for navigating social situations. Don’t miss out on the fun—sign up today and watch your child thrive! For more info, email jjohnson@iasboston.com.
Hosted by Integrated Assessment Services
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Concord, MA 01742
At IAS Boston, we specialize in psychological and neuropsychological assessment, providing our clients with valuable insights into their cognitive and emotional functioning. Psychological Testing: This process helps individuals gain clarity on their mental health through structured interviews and tests, revealing personality traits and emotional issues. It provides a holistic view of symptoms and their impact on life, relationships, and work. With this understanding, personalized treatment strategies are developed to enhance coping skills, emotional resilience, and interpersonal abilities.
If you are 40 to 70 years old and feel your problems are personal (anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction) or interpersonal (marital conflict, parenting trouble, work problems), group therapy is an researched-based effective approach. The group's focus on the here-and-now develops your capacity to know what you're feeling in real-time, increases your ability to share your feelings, needs, wishes and wants and to understand others' as well. Group therapy will increase your strength to stand up for yourself and also your willingness to stand with others. This group meets on Zoom.
Hosted by Charles Glazier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, DCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Framingham, MA 01701
I have been a therapist for 35 years. I offer psychotherapy without the psycho-babble, liberating people of any age to use their common sense and their family's love to make the most of life's opportunities. I am known for my warmth and humor, my capacity to be direct, and my heart-felt attention to your own experience and concern for your own needs.
This all gender group provides a confidential space for young adults to discuss, reflect, and receive feedback on the interpersonal dynamics present in their relationships with others. This group will help members to increase their understanding of their own interpersonal style and how people impact one another, and aims to increase confidence, decrease anxiety in social situations, facilitate connectedness, and foster a sense of community. Members will work towards feeling empowered to explore new ways of relating both within the group and within their personal lives.
If you are looking for a therapist, you may be feeling confused, frustrated, isolated, scared and possibly in emotional pain. I aim to provide a safe space that is mutually created through a trusting connection built to hold whatever you bring into therapy. The therapy space is your space, so it is important to me that you feel comfortable and heard. I look forward to working together with you to grow, change, heal, and build a more satisfying and purposeful life.
The purpose of this Interpersonal Process Psychotherapy Group is to help you develop a deeper understanding of how you relate to yourself and others. This is primarily achieved by exploring your thoughts, feelings, and reactions toward other group members in real time. Through this process, you can gain insight into your relational patterns with those close to you (such as partners, family, colleagues, and friends) and have the chance to experiment with new ways of interacting.
You’re someone who has succeeded in your career, but still find yourself questioning whether you’re an imposter, like no one else knows how bad you feel about yourself, and wondering when you’ll stop feeling the weight of guilt that is bearing down on you. Interactions with loved ones have become more difficult, and often leave you feeling irritable. But you are ready to make a change. You’re ready to let go of the guilt. You’re ready to repair your relationships. Most of all, you’re ready to be the confident person you used to be. I want to help you get there.
The DnD Therapy Group is an opportunity for 3-6 participants to explore an individualized campaign using the DnD 5th Edition structure to foster coping skills and develop interpersonal skills that can aid in everyday life. Topics to be explored through this individualized, collaborative and therapeutic gaming process will include: ? how to increase self-confidence and self-worth, opportunities to practice and improve assertive and kind communication, ways to develop and practice boundary setting while building and fostering sympathy/empathy, exploring one's sense of self/identity, and exploring the intersection of DnD with expressive arts therapy.
Hosted by Looking Glass Counseling
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Somerville, MA 02144
We offer in-person therapy in our Somerville & Medford offices with multiple providers. We offer telehealth as well for clients in Massachusetts. We work with adult clients whose needs can range from seeking help with everyday stressors and life transitions to working on trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, OCD and much more. Our therapists are non-judgmental and collaborative and value inclusion with personalized treatment. Typically, our clients are seeking longer-term therapy relationships.
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) is a type of therapy that was developed by Dr. Thomas Lynch to treat individuals who struggle with emotional over-control, as opposed to the emotional dysregulation that is typically treated with traditional DBT. Core tenants include: Social Signaling and Communication, Emotional Expression and Vulnerability, Flexibility vs. Rigidity, and Engagement with Uncertainty. Reach out to me for more information!
I strongly believe that by working together as a team, we can achieve your goals. I blend a compassionate and collaborative approach that both aims to meet you where you are at, while also gently pushing you towards the best version of yourself. Life can be tough at times, and sometimes we all need a little extra support to help us navigate through challenges and make meaningful changes. By finding the balance between acceptance and change, I can help you learn powerful tools to help you manage emotions and build resilience.
Check out my website to learn more about my services!
?The Adolescent Social Skills Group is designed to support participants who struggle with anger management issues as well as social skills development. Most participants attend mainstream settings or alternative day schools and generally require an IEP to make effective progress in school. Group focus: Anger management skill acquisition, Increased perspective taking and judgement, Facilitating mature peer interactions, Helping participants develop their ability to discuss home-based challenges with increased awareness of their personal responsibility, Closely coordinating sessions with ongoing family therapy sessions to provide consistency, Integrating school-based feedback and honest reality testing and Integration of progress with Clinical Tutoring
Hosted by Michal Shapiro, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lexington, MA 02420
I am a bilingual clinical social worker/therapist. My passion for working with children and adolescents stems from my years of experience with students in the Newton and Boston school systems. My understanding of the importance for social work has empowered me to continue advocating for and working with marginalized communities, diverse populations, and individuals with learning challenges. My goal as a Multi-Modality Treatment (MMT) clinician is to holistically address the wide range of contributing factors involved in my client’s treatment, including their home, school, and community relationships.
This unique stress management group supports your child's transition to middle school. Group participants will learn cognitive behavioral and mindfulness skills through an evidence-based curriculum, which has proven to be successful for adolescents. Members will learn weekly coping strategies and will focus on practicing social problem solving skills through interactive and engaging activities. The goal of this small, time-limited group is to ease the transition to middle school. The group will meet in person for 8 weeks and is limited to 6 members, co-facilitated by two highly experienced clinicians; Margot LaFortune Flionis, MA. MSW, LICSW and Elizabeth Jeffery, MSW, LICSW.
Hosted by Margot A LaFortune Flionis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sudbury, MA 01776
I am an experienced clinician with over 20 years of working in the Metro West area. My practice is dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of adolescents and young adults, especially those affected by anxiety, stress, social and school challenges and loss.
Join us! Together we will encourage and support one another in our journeys in healing, growing, and thriving! Here you will build deep connections and relationships, receive therapeutic support from a Licensed Therapist, enhance your personal insight and self-awareness, and work on skill-building.
Hosted by Sondra Watson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Auburndale, MA 02466
Are you looking for a relationship renewal? Are you seeking more out of your life, your relationship? Do you feel stuck? Do you wish for more emotional and physical intimacy with your partner? Do you feel like you’re having the same fight over and over again? If you are struggling with challenges around communication, conflict, sex, intimacy, infidelity, parenting, infertility, trauma, grief/loss, and more… you have come to the right place. Together we will break through this wall, open the doors of communication, connection and intimacy… find each other again.
This all gender group provides a confidential space for young adults to discuss, reflect, and receive feedback on the interpersonal dynamics present in their relationships with others. This group will help members to increase their understanding of their own interpersonal style and how people impact one another, and aims to increase confidence, decrease anxiety in social situations, facilitate connectedness, and foster a sense of community. Members will work towards feeling empowered to explore new ways of relating both within the group and within their personal lives.
Hosted by Hope Ave Therapy
Treatment Center, PsyD, LICSW, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Waltham, MA 02453
Hope Ave Therapy is a group of warm, skilled, experienced and effective psychotherapists who practice in Waltham, MA and serve the Greater Boston community. We aim to cultivate an environment where individuals and groups can speak candidly, explore their feelings and better understand themselves. We prioritize trust and authenticity as key tenets of the relationship between a client and therapist and prefer to work collaboratively toward clients’ goals.
This after-school group focuses on healthy self-esteem and body image. It promotes leadership and social skills, where members learn how to manage healthy relationships and deal with peer pressure. The group incorporates cognitive behavior techniques, activity based learning and coping skills. The group runs for 8 sessions and is limited to 6 participants. The group is hosted by two highly experienced clinicians; Margot LaFortune Flionis, MA, MSW, LICSW and Elizabeth Jeffery, MSW, LICSW.
Hosted by Margot A LaFortune Flionis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sudbury, MA 01776
I am an experienced clinician with over 20 years of working in the Metro West area. My practice is dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of adolescents and young adults, especially those affected by anxiety, stress, social and school challenges and loss.
