Struggling with overwhelming emotions or stress? Our DBT group for young adults (18–25) teaches practical skills for coping, building healthier relationships, and finding balance, all in a supportive, understanding, and nonjudgmental space.
Struggling with overwhelming emotions or stress? Our DBT group for young adults (18–25) teaches practical skills for coping, building healthier relationships, and finding balance, all in a supportive, understanding, and nonjudgmental space.
Getting married is one of the biggest steps of your life—make sure you start strong. This 6-week class helps couples build a healthy foundation for marriage by strengthening communication, deepening trust, and preparing for real-life challenges together. Learn how to: Communicate effectively, Navigate conflict in healthy ways, Build emotional and spiritual intimacy, Set goals for your future together. Don’t just plan for a wedding, prepare for a marriage that lasts.
Hosted by Julia Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CGCS, CCTP, C-DBT
Group meets in Caledonia, MI 49316
Certifications: DBT, Grief Counseling, Trauma Therapy, Biblical Counseling, Supervisor for LLPCs
Getting married is one of the biggest steps of your life—make sure you start strong. This 6-week class helps couples build a healthy foundation for marriage by strengthening communication, deepening trust, and preparing for real-life challenges together. Learn how to: Communicate effectively, Navigate conflict in healthy ways, Build emotional and spiritual intimacy, Set goals for your future together. Don’t just plan for a wedding, prepare for a marriage that lasts.
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Our clinicians are trained in a variety of areas. We work with those that are struggling with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, Complex- PTSD, and Couples.
Hosted by Janice Twesten
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LLMFT, LLPC
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49546
By exploring the hidden realms of the mind, we can uncover unresolved conflicts, childhood traumas, and unconscious patterns that perpetuate anxiety and trauma.
Our clinicians are trained in a variety of areas. We work with those that are struggling with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, Complex- PTSD, and Couples.
***VIRTUAL GROUP IS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AND WILL MEET WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS!!** Adult DBT Skills Group is a weekly DBT skills group for adults. The group is for individuals who struggle with intense emotions that have led to frequent hospitalizations, self-harm, suicidality, substance abuse, mood instability, disordered eating, and interpersonal difficulties. We will cover four primary modules in group: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Please contact our office for additional information or to get on our waitlist.
Hosted by The Holistic Counseling Center
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, MLP
Group meets in East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
THCC specializes in working with adolescents & adults having difficulties with mood instability, unhealthy beliefs and thoughts, complex trauma, self-harm behaviors, and interpersonal relationships
***VIRTUAL GROUP IS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AND WILL MEET WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS!!** Adult DBT Skills Group is a weekly DBT skills group for adults. The group is for individuals who struggle with intense emotions that have led to frequent hospitalizations, self-harm, suicidality, substance abuse, mood instability, disordered eating, and interpersonal difficulties. We will cover four primary modules in group: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Please contact our office for additional information or to get on our waitlist.
Do you have a partner or spouse who struggles with unhealthy compulsive sexual behaviors such as porn/sex addiction, or infidelity? Beyond Broken Support Group is a place for Christian women to show up authentically in their struggles and be genuinely heard and cared for. Together we will help you gain an understanding of what betrayal trauma is, as well as its impact on your life and relationships. This group is a space of love where healing happens. Contact us for more information on how to attend by filling out this form https://forms.gle/ogpZKuA77fuYe4Ke6
Hosted by Mariposa Counseling LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA LPC, CAADC, CSAT
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49505
We also offer a Christian women's support group for Betrayal Trauma.
Do you have a partner or spouse who struggles with unhealthy compulsive sexual behaviors such as porn/sex addiction, or infidelity? Beyond Broken Support Group is a place for Christian women to show up authentically in their struggles and be genuinely heard and cared for. Together we will help you gain an understanding of what betrayal trauma is, as well as its impact on your life and relationships. This group is a space of love where healing happens. Contact us for more information on how to attend by filling out this form https://forms.gle/ogpZKuA77fuYe4Ke6
Seeking safety is an evidenced based group using the curriculum written by Lisa Najavits. Participants learn how trauma and substance use has impacted healthy coping and how to get back to a place of healthy coping. This model is based in CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) principles and teaches how to change thinking, which influences emotions, and behaviors. This is a 16 session group which meets once or twice week depending on the cohort.
Hosted by Catherine A VanDeWege
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, CAADC
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Seeking safety is an evidenced based group using the curriculum written by Lisa Najavits. Participants learn how trauma and substance use has impacted healthy coping and how to get back to a place of healthy coping. This model is based in CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) principles and teaches how to change thinking, which influences emotions, and behaviors. This is a 16 session group which meets once or twice week depending on the cohort.
This group offers a safe space for individuals to explore their thoughts and emotions in a supportive environment guided by a therapist. It is ideal for those seeking to expand their sense of community, apply lessons from individual therapy, or deepen their understanding of how they relate to others. . This processing group is designed to help participants create healing relationships, foster connection, and experience the joy of shared laughter.
I use a trauma-informed approach, and includes training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for PTSD, and I also incorporate CBT-informed, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) informed, and strength-based methods.
This group offers a safe space for individuals to explore their thoughts and emotions in a supportive environment guided by a therapist. It is ideal for those seeking to expand their sense of community, apply lessons from individual therapy, or deepen their understanding of how they relate to others. . This processing group is designed to help participants create healing relationships, foster connection, and experience the joy of shared laughter.
This group uses Cognitive Processing Therapy to help you recover from PTSD. It's a treatment group, not a support group, so group members get connection, support, AND healing. Group treatment is effective and can be be cheaper. FAQ: Do I have to share my trauma story? Nope! You can, but it isn't necessary.
Hosted by Dr. Joshua Bishop
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LMSW
Group meets in Grandville, MI 49418
People who have experienced trauma can recover with specialized trauma treatments that are far more effective than general counseling.
This group uses Cognitive Processing Therapy to help you recover from PTSD. It's a treatment group, not a support group, so group members get connection, support, AND healing. Group treatment is effective and can be be cheaper. FAQ: Do I have to share my trauma story? Nope! You can, but it isn't necessary.
First Call is a Trauma/ PTSD therapy program for active or retired First Responders. We don't report back to any employers as an EAP program may. Instead you speak to a counselor who has over 20 years experience as a First Responder in the emergency services field including: Paramedic/Lt. Firefighter/Training Officer, 911 ECO, among other areas. We use a therapy called PTGT (Posttraumatic Growth Therapy). Instead of continuing to relive the trauma by going over and over it like with EMDR & other therapies/techniques, PTGT helps you grow from the trauma. Call us to find out more.
My specialities include 1st Responders, Trauma/ PTSD, Grief & Loss, spiritual trauma/abuse, & ADHD testing.
First Call is a Trauma/ PTSD therapy program for active or retired First Responders. We don't report back to any employers as an EAP program may. Instead you speak to a counselor who has over 20 years experience as a First Responder in the emergency services field including: Paramedic/Lt. Firefighter/Training Officer, 911 ECO, among other areas. We use a therapy called PTGT (Posttraumatic Growth Therapy). Instead of continuing to relive the trauma by going over and over it like with EMDR & other therapies/techniques, PTGT helps you grow from the trauma. Call us to find out more.
***VIRTUAL GROUP IS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AND WILL MEET WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS!!** Adult DBT Skills Group is a weekly DBT skills group for adults. The group is for individuals who struggle with intense emotions that have led to frequent hospitalizations, self-harm, suicidality, substance abuse, mood instability, disordered eating, and interpersonal difficulties. We will cover four primary modules in group: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Please contact our office for additional information or to get on our waitlist.
Hosted by Amanda Larson
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, MLP, DBTC, CMHIMP, EMDR
Group meets in East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
***VIRTUAL GROUP IS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AND WILL MEET WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS!!** Adult DBT Skills Group is a weekly DBT skills group for adults. The group is for individuals who struggle with intense emotions that have led to frequent hospitalizations, self-harm, suicidality, substance abuse, mood instability, disordered eating, and interpersonal difficulties. We will cover four primary modules in group: Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Please contact our office for additional information or to get on our waitlist.
Ideal for clients and their loved ones to engage in mindfulness practices. TIY helps people integrate sensations that can come to the surface from talk therapy. TIY can help build confidence to maintain personal wellness routines outside of therapy sessions. Trauma can have a lasting impact on both our physical and mental well-being. Sometimes traumatic experiences make our body disconnect from our mind and as a result, we feel detached from our own physical sensations and emotions. Trauma-Informed Yoga (TIY) is an integrative activity that can help you.
Hosted by Trauma Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMSW, LMFT, LLP
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Most clinicians at Health for Life Counseling utilize trauma-specific therapy interventions.
Ideal for clients and their loved ones to engage in mindfulness practices. TIY helps people integrate sensations that can come to the surface from talk therapy. TIY can help build confidence to maintain personal wellness routines outside of therapy sessions. Trauma can have a lasting impact on both our physical and mental well-being. Sometimes traumatic experiences make our body disconnect from our mind and as a result, we feel detached from our own physical sensations and emotions. Trauma-Informed Yoga (TIY) is an integrative activity that can help you.
Fully licensed mental health clinicians with a desire to provide accessible, compassionate, and sustainable services to a wide range of populations. Our clinicians believe in the power of relationship to build resiliency and have experience working in both in-patient and out-patient settings with trauma, attachment, grief, and family related concerns.
I specialize in helping individuals and families who are struggling with trauma, attachment, and connection.
Fully licensed mental health clinicians with a desire to provide accessible, compassionate, and sustainable services to a wide range of populations. Our clinicians believe in the power of relationship to build resiliency and have experience working in both in-patient and out-patient settings with trauma, attachment, grief, and family related concerns.
This group is for adults who find themselves overgiving, overfunctioning, or losing themselves in relationships. Often labeled as codependency, these patterns are understood here as learned ways of staying connected and emotionally safe. Rather than focusing just on boundaries or quick fixes, the group explores how self-abandonment developed, what it protects, and how it shows up in real-time relationships. Through an attachment and relational approach, members practice staying connected to themselves while engaging with others. The group offers a supportive space to build awareness, increase emotional clarity, and create healthier, more secure ways of relating without sacrificing yourself.
Hosted by Jacob Moon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, EMDR-C
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49503
I work with clients for couples therapy, sexual trauma, C- PTSD, and anxiety.
This group is for adults who find themselves overgiving, overfunctioning, or losing themselves in relationships. Often labeled as codependency, these patterns are understood here as learned ways of staying connected and emotionally safe. Rather than focusing just on boundaries or quick fixes, the group explores how self-abandonment developed, what it protects, and how it shows up in real-time relationships. Through an attachment and relational approach, members practice staying connected to themselves while engaging with others. The group offers a supportive space to build awareness, increase emotional clarity, and create healthier, more secure ways of relating without sacrificing yourself.
This Group EMDR protocol, G-TEP, can help to build resiliency, and heal trauma, in those who experience trauma symptoms and triggers. The goal of this group is to reduce the emotional distress, from past or recent events, that surround these triggers and symptoms within a gentle and supportive group setting. It is great for alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and even irritability. Research has shown that the use of G-TEP, and bilateral stimulation (BLS), can decrease the onset of PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use, relationship and health issues that can follow trauma
Hosted by Ebony Crane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, EMDR
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49506
This Group EMDR protocol, G-TEP, can help to build resiliency, and heal trauma, in those who experience trauma symptoms and triggers. The goal of this group is to reduce the emotional distress, from past or recent events, that surround these triggers and symptoms within a gentle and supportive group setting. It is great for alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and even irritability. Research has shown that the use of G-TEP, and bilateral stimulation (BLS), can decrease the onset of PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance use, relationship and health issues that can follow trauma
We aim to empower young African American adolescents by teaching them skills to succeed, manage stress, and build confidence. Through engaging activities and leadership development, they grow personally and gain self-esteem. We celebrate the uniqueness and potential of young African American women, helping them become impactful leaders in their communities and beyond.
Hosted by Misty C. Pruitt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LLMSW
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49505
I work with clients who may be struggling with depression or trauma related to their relationships or family.
We aim to empower young African American adolescents by teaching them skills to succeed, manage stress, and build confidence. Through engaging activities and leadership development, they grow personally and gain self-esteem. We celebrate the uniqueness and potential of young African American women, helping them become impactful leaders in their communities and beyond.
At The Holistic Counseling Center, we specialize in working with adolescents & adults having difficulties with mood instability, unhealthy beliefs and thoughts, complex trauma, self-harm behaviors, and interpersonal relationships. We focus on holistic approaches to treat root causes impacting brain health, including trauma, stress, core beliefs, nutrition, and lifestyle. We believe you are capable of learning new ways of regulating emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to make sustainable change, heal, and optimize your quality of life. We are a team of therapists in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, dedicated to taking you along your journey to healing.
Hosted by Jonathan Gladding
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Group meets in East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
I believe most mental health issues relate to some type of trauma or rejection.
At The Holistic Counseling Center, we specialize in working with adolescents & adults having difficulties with mood instability, unhealthy beliefs and thoughts, complex trauma, self-harm behaviors, and interpersonal relationships. We focus on holistic approaches to treat root causes impacting brain health, including trauma, stress, core beliefs, nutrition, and lifestyle. We believe you are capable of learning new ways of regulating emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to make sustainable change, heal, and optimize your quality of life. We are a team of therapists in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, dedicated to taking you along your journey to healing.
I offer groups for children and teens 10-17 as well as adult women. These groups are an experiential therapeutic group that helps clients to process emotional challenges that may be difficulty to navigate through traditional talk therapy. Ongoing groups are offered in the spring, summer and fall: Bridges (ages 10-12), Champions ( ages 13-17), Wise and Wild ( for women with relational conflict)
The focus in my treatment and the clients who benefit the most from seeing me are, people who have encountered relational trauma.
I offer groups for children and teens 10-17 as well as adult women. These groups are an experiential therapeutic group that helps clients to process emotional challenges that may be difficulty to navigate through traditional talk therapy. Ongoing groups are offered in the spring, summer and fall: Bridges (ages 10-12), Champions ( ages 13-17), Wise and Wild ( for women with relational conflict)
All therapists have specialized training in PTSD.
Hosted by Dr. Joshua Bishop
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LMSW
Group meets in Grandville, MI 49418
People who have experienced trauma can recover with specialized trauma treatments that are far more effective than general counseling.
All therapists have specialized training in PTSD.
Cascade Counseling & Recovery is a Michigan-based group counseling practice specializing in anxiety, depression, recovery, relationship stress, and burnout. Our therapists use evidence-based, trauma informed, and holistic approaches to help adults build resilience, reduce distress, and create meaningful change. We provide a safe, supportive space where you can heal, gain clarity, and improve your emotional well-being. Whether you prefer in-person or online counseling, our team is committed to culturally responsive, compassionate care tailored to your goals. If you’re ready to feel more balanced, confident, and connected, we’re here to help you take the next step.
Hosted by Kari Harburn
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CAADC, CCS
Group meets in Grand Rapids, MI 49546
I work with clients who struggle with addictive behavior, compulsive behavior, impulsivity, relationship conflict and my practice is trauma informed.
Cascade Counseling & Recovery is a Michigan-based group counseling practice specializing in anxiety, depression, recovery, relationship stress, and burnout. Our therapists use evidence-based, trauma informed, and holistic approaches to help adults build resilience, reduce distress, and create meaningful change. We provide a safe, supportive space where you can heal, gain clarity, and improve your emotional well-being. Whether you prefer in-person or online counseling, our team is committed to culturally responsive, compassionate care tailored to your goals. If you’re ready to feel more balanced, confident, and connected, we’re here to help you take the next step.
This is a psychoeducational group called "The Healthy Brain Series: Learn to optimize your brain health and overall well being!" This is a 6 week group that covers seven different daily mental activities that we need in order to have healthy brain functioning. Group will start on 9/4/2023, and will be weekly Mondays at 6pm. This group is for teens and adults interested in learning about how to get more balance in their lives; and are ready and wanting to do more about their mental health outside of the therapy sessions! Reach out to us to learn more!
Hosted by Amanda Larson
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MA, MLP, DBTC, CMHIMP, EMDR
Group meets in East Grand Rapids, MI 49506
This is a psychoeducational group called "The Healthy Brain Series: Learn to optimize your brain health and overall well being!" This is a 6 week group that covers seven different daily mental activities that we need in order to have healthy brain functioning. Group will start on 9/4/2023, and will be weekly Mondays at 6pm. This group is for teens and adults interested in learning about how to get more balance in their lives; and are ready and wanting to do more about their mental health outside of the therapy sessions! Reach out to us to learn more!
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Trauma and PTSD Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.