Women's Empowerment & Well-Being -Starts May 17th
Self-Care for Caregivers, OverGivers, & OverDoers. Exp erience 5 Interactive Self-Care Classes to Prioritize Yourself. | Get your health on track | Reset your food | Feel more joy | Create better boundaries | Increase your vitality. | Begins 5/17 at ...
Hosted by Alicia Fitzpatrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dover, MA 02030
Self-Care for Caregivers, OverGivers, & OverDoers. Exp erience 5 Interactive Self-Care Classes to Prioritize Yourself. | Get your health on track | Reset your food | Feel more joy | Create better boundaries | Increase your vitality. | Begins 5/17 at ...
Women's Support Group During Covid 19
This online zoom group offers a safe, confidential and supportive place for consistent connection during the dark season of the year. The group is especially helpful for women unable to regularly connect with colleagues, friends and family in person or ...
Hosted by Ani (Anne) Nadler Grosser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lenox, MA 01240
This online zoom group offers a safe, confidential and supportive place for consistent connection during the dark season of the year. The group is especially helpful for women unable to regularly connect with colleagues, friends and family in person or ...
Women's Mid-Life Transitions Support Group
Group Support for Mid-life transitions to include: Divorce, Grief/Loss, Empty Nest, Caregiver Burnout, Body Image, Health and Wellbeing. The group will help members process emotional content while focusing on self-care, building coping skills and improving daily mindfulness routines to improve ...
Hosted by Restorative Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Newton, MA 02467
Group Support for Mid-life transitions to include: Divorce, Grief/Loss, Empty Nest, Caregiver Burnout, Body Image, Health and Wellbeing. The group will help members process emotional content while focusing on self-care, building coping skills and improving daily mindfulness routines to improve ...
Women's group
Join Us! Are you looking for a space where you can connect, share, and grow alongside other amazing women? Look no further! We invite you to join our virtual women's group every Monday night at 7pm for 75 minutes of ...
Join Us! Are you looking for a space where you can connect, share, and grow alongside other amazing women? Look no further! We invite you to join our virtual women's group every Monday night at 7pm for 75 minutes of ...
Adult Survivors of Emotional Neglect or Abuse
Experience a transformative journey with Actualize Counseling & Nutrition as we offer an empowering 10-week support group for women who have grown up in emotionally neglectful or abusive environments. As adults, the lingering effects of adverse childhood experiences can manifest ...
Hosted by Actualize Counseling & Nutrition
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Arlington, MA 02476
Experience a transformative journey with Actualize Counseling & Nutrition as we offer an empowering 10-week support group for women who have grown up in emotionally neglectful or abusive environments. As adults, the lingering effects of adverse childhood experiences can manifest ...
Women's Wellness
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 ...
Hosted by Sondra Watson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Auburndale, MA 02466
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 ...
Women's Growth/ Empowerment
This Group Encounter addreses the many issues faced by women today. Covering topics from early learning and childhood struggles, impact of addiction or exposure to addiction, divorce, relationship concerns and everyday stressors. Focus on self-compassion, self-esteem and self-worth to allow ...
Hosted by Leslie Sampson
Counselor, LMHC, NCC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Haverhill, MA 01830
This Group Encounter addreses the many issues faced by women today. Covering topics from early learning and childhood struggles, impact of addiction or exposure to addiction, divorce, relationship concerns and everyday stressors. Focus on self-compassion, self-esteem and self-worth to allow ...
Bloom Together: Support Group for Young Women
"Bloom Together" is an online group for young adult women, between 18-26 years old. This group is a supportive space for young women who are interested in cultivating a community of women who want to ~thrive~ through life's challenges. With ...
Hosted by Abby Granigan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Wellesley, MA 02481
"Bloom Together" is an online group for young adult women, between 18-26 years old. This group is a supportive space for young women who are interested in cultivating a community of women who want to ~thrive~ through life's challenges. With ...
Finding Security in an Insesecure World for women
In a post-covid world rife with inequity, struggle, and high emotions, I am offering one evening per week to meet in Cambridge and feel seen and heard by each other. My hope is for this to eventually feel like a ...
In a post-covid world rife with inequity, struggle, and high emotions, I am offering one evening per week to meet in Cambridge and feel seen and heard by each other. My hope is for this to eventually feel like a ...
Creating Safety to Be Seen and Heard
Do you feel anxious to speak up, to be around other people, or to be visible? This group is for you if you: identify as a woman; want to feel more safe; are critical of yourself; fear judgment; and desire ...
Hosted by Lakshmi Linda Sirois
Counselor, LMHC, BC-DMT, KRIC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ipswich, MA 01938
Do you feel anxious to speak up, to be around other people, or to be visible? This group is for you if you: identify as a woman; want to feel more safe; are critical of yourself; fear judgment; and desire ...
The Wellness Revelation
With “The Wellness Revelation” lose what weighs you down so you can love God, yourself and others. Be encouraged every day. What do you get with the program? 9 – week study program Weekly video teaching from author, Alison Keeton ...
Hosted by CrossPoint Clinical Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Springfield, MA 01089
With “The Wellness Revelation” lose what weighs you down so you can love God, yourself and others. Be encouraged every day. What do you get with the program? 9 – week study program Weekly video teaching from author, Alison Keeton ...
partners of men with prostate cancer
Treatment for prostate cancer can be traumatic and stressful - not just for the patient, but for his partner as well. Patients and their partners are often shocked by the many side-effects of cancer treatment. This group offers partners of ...
Hosted by Marianne Brandon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Treatment for prostate cancer can be traumatic and stressful - not just for the patient, but for his partner as well. Patients and their partners are often shocked by the many side-effects of cancer treatment. This group offers partners of ...
Women's Group - "Re-visions, Re-imaginings"
This an empowering space for women 45 +. Women will work together and support each other as they reflect on "what is" and explore the "future possibilities" in their life. The format will be a collaborative combination of open process, ...
This an empowering space for women 45 +. Women will work together and support each other as they reflect on "what is" and explore the "future possibilities" in their life. The format will be a collaborative combination of open process, ...
Mom Moments
What an incredible experience to bring a child into the world! It is simply magical though extremely exhausting and "everything" is not in the book "What to Expect The First Year." No new mom needs to feel alone as she ...
Hosted by Sharlene Swainamer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lakeville, MA 02347
What an incredible experience to bring a child into the world! It is simply magical though extremely exhausting and "everything" is not in the book "What to Expect The First Year." No new mom needs to feel alone as she ...
Complex Family Therapy
I offer intensive family therapy for families at all stages. Families with adult children as well as families with young children will benefit from our team approach. Creating space for authenticity, respect and honest sharing we work to improve communication ...
Hosted by Margo Davis, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Great Barrington, MA 01230
I offer intensive family therapy for families at all stages. Families with adult children as well as families with young children will benefit from our team approach. Creating space for authenticity, respect and honest sharing we work to improve communication ...
April 2024 | Postpartum Anxiety + Depression Group
The first year of motherhood can be an all-encompassing roller-coaster ride. While it can include joy, amazement, love, and excitement it can also be lonely, isolating, exhausting, scary, and guilt-ridden all at the same time. While these emotions are all ...
The first year of motherhood can be an all-encompassing roller-coaster ride. While it can include joy, amazement, love, and excitement it can also be lonely, isolating, exhausting, scary, and guilt-ridden all at the same time. While these emotions are all ...
Women's DBT Skills Group - Distress Tolerance
STARTING: Sunday, March 3rd. *LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE* This group is welcoming to LGBTQIA and Neurodiverse Individuals seeking compassionate and affirmative care. This virtual DBT skills group is a 10 week commitment that focuses on the Distress Tolerance module. In this ...
STARTING: Sunday, March 3rd. *LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE* This group is welcoming to LGBTQIA and Neurodiverse Individuals seeking compassionate and affirmative care. This virtual DBT skills group is a 10 week commitment that focuses on the Distress Tolerance module. In this ...
Women's Support Group
This group is for women of all stages of life looking to seek support in a way where you will eave feeling empowered, validated and like you are in control of your life. Drop ins always welcome, we meet virtually ...
This group is for women of all stages of life looking to seek support in a way where you will eave feeling empowered, validated and like you are in control of your life. Drop ins always welcome, we meet virtually ...
Women's Trauma Recovery and Psychotherapy Group
This group supports women seeking to reflect on their day to day lives, what's going well, what changes are coming, and how our relationships are flourishing or struggling. The group is a place to make sense of how past traumas ...
Hosted by Donna McLaughlin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dedham, MA 02026
This group supports women seeking to reflect on their day to day lives, what's going well, what changes are coming, and how our relationships are flourishing or struggling. The group is a place to make sense of how past traumas ...
Riddening of Emotional Toxicities, “5 Key System”
Unlock, Unveil, and Unleash Burdens that tend to Block, Stop and many times Flat-line our daily walk through life. The “5 Key System” will explore events that have caused an interruption in our emotions; while assessessing those emotinal fragmentations developed ...
Hosted by Celina Belmarce Pina Shemo
Counselor, PsyD, LMHC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Tisbury, MA 02575
Unlock, Unveil, and Unleash Burdens that tend to Block, Stop and many times Flat-line our daily walk through life. The “5 Key System” will explore events that have caused an interruption in our emotions; while assessessing those emotinal fragmentations developed ...
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Women's Issues Support Groups
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.