This six-week virtual group (limited to six participants) offers a supportive space to explore healing the mother wound and becoming our own source of nurturance and guidance. We’ll look at how early experiences shaped childhood survival patterns that no longer serve you—and how to learn and practice new strategies. Through guided reflection, art-making, and group sharing, we’ll gently explore what’s been left unfelt and make space for more clarity, peace, and self-acceptance.
This six-week virtual group (limited to six participants) offers a supportive space to explore healing the mother wound and becoming our own source of nurturance and guidance. We’ll look at how early experiences shaped childhood survival patterns that no longer serve you—and how to learn and practice new strategies. Through guided reflection, art-making, and group sharing, we’ll gently explore what’s been left unfelt and make space for more clarity, peace, and self-acceptance.
I offer a 1 hour, monthly virtual pet loss support group for adults who are located in Texas. My goal is for you to leave group feeling less alone and more supported in your grieving process. Group participants often report this group helps them honor their love for their companion animal. Pre-registration on my secure client portal is required before attending the group. Please email me for information on how to register for the group.
Hosted by Nicole Vykoukal
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW, RYT
Group meets in Austin, TX 78721
I offer a 1 hour, monthly virtual pet loss support group for adults who are located in Texas. My goal is for you to leave group feeling less alone and more supported in your grieving process. Group participants often report this group helps them honor their love for their companion animal. Pre-registration on my secure client portal is required before attending the group. Please email me for information on how to register for the group.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GROUP IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR NEW CLIENTS** This 8 week support group is for those who have a loved one with a chronic illness, whether it be cancer or chronic pain. It is a space for individuals looking to connect, share their experience, and find support. Individuals do not have to be a direct caregiver to participate in the group.
Hosted by Natalia Alas Durán
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-S
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GROUP IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR NEW CLIENTS** This 8 week support group is for those who have a loved one with a chronic illness, whether it be cancer or chronic pain. It is a space for individuals looking to connect, share their experience, and find support. Individuals do not have to be a direct caregiver to participate in the group.
Being a caregiver can be challenging and rewarding. We'll explore how to care for yourself as a caregiver by taking steps to protect your health and well-being. Self care includes nutrition, physical activity, stress management and coping, dealing with fear of recurrence, and deep breathing/meditation. You'll learn to better understand what your loved one is going through while developing skills for coping and caring. You'll have opportunities to share the ups and downs of your journey with other people who are in similar situations. This can give you a greater sense of control and community.
Being a caregiver can be challenging and rewarding. We'll explore how to care for yourself as a caregiver by taking steps to protect your health and well-being. Self care includes nutrition, physical activity, stress management and coping, dealing with fear of recurrence, and deep breathing/meditation. You'll learn to better understand what your loved one is going through while developing skills for coping and caring. You'll have opportunities to share the ups and downs of your journey with other people who are in similar situations. This can give you a greater sense of control and community.
This is a compassionate community support group for individuals navigating their fertility journey through IVF. It offers a safe and understanding space to share experiences, challenges, and support with others on a similar path. If you are interested in joining, please email me at bitna@purplestonecounseling.com. This is an in-person weekly group for 6- week, starting on Sep 12, 2025.
This is a compassionate community support group for individuals navigating their fertility journey through IVF. It offers a safe and understanding space to share experiences, challenges, and support with others on a similar path. If you are interested in joining, please email me at bitna@purplestonecounseling.com. This is an in-person weekly group for 6- week, starting on Sep 12, 2025.
A supportive therapeutic process group for adults 50+ to explore the relationships, transitions, and questions that come with this stage of life. Together, we’ll make space for conversations about family and partnership, identity, work and retirement, health and aging, grief and loss, substance use, loneliness, finding purpose, and anything else that comes up! This is a place to be heard, understood, and supported.
A supportive therapeutic process group for adults 50+ to explore the relationships, transitions, and questions that come with this stage of life. Together, we’ll make space for conversations about family and partnership, identity, work and retirement, health and aging, grief and loss, substance use, loneliness, finding purpose, and anything else that comes up! This is a place to be heard, understood, and supported.
Motherless Daughters offers a compassionate community for women navigating the grief of losing their mothers. With in-person and virtual options, you’ll connect with others who truly get it. You’ll never feel alone again as you experience the comfort of shared understanding and support. If you’re seeking a safe, understanding space to heal, reach out today to join us. You don’t have to face this journey alone.
Hosted by Heather Connelly
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
From processing grief to building confidence, my hope is you will experience therapy feeling grounded, assured, and ready to create positive change in your life.
Motherless Daughters offers a compassionate community for women navigating the grief of losing their mothers. With in-person and virtual options, you’ll connect with others who truly get it. You’ll never feel alone again as you experience the comfort of shared understanding and support. If you’re seeking a safe, understanding space to heal, reach out today to join us. You don’t have to face this journey alone.
Roots & Refuge Center Groups offer a nurturing space for those seeking healing in community. We host trauma-informed, culturally responsive groups focused on grief, life transitions, identity, and emotional wellness. Each group blends guided reflection, shared storytelling, and grounding practices to support connection and growth. Whether you're navigating personal loss, cultural disconnection, or seeking community care, you are welcome here. Together, we create space to heal, belong, and rise.
Hosted by Angelique Umutesi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Austin, TX 78731
I can help you with: trauma, grief, anxiety, identity exploration, life transitions, and the emotional weight of cultural or generational wounds.
Roots & Refuge Center Groups offer a nurturing space for those seeking healing in community. We host trauma-informed, culturally responsive groups focused on grief, life transitions, identity, and emotional wellness. Each group blends guided reflection, shared storytelling, and grounding practices to support connection and growth. Whether you're navigating personal loss, cultural disconnection, or seeking community care, you are welcome here. Together, we create space to heal, belong, and rise.
Meeting virtually next session Tuesday, March 17th at 6pm central time. This group is for people contemplating divorce, navigating divorce, building a new life after divorce, and/or entering a new relationship post-divorce. We will engage in group discussion, body-based practices, and creative expression to explore, support, and integrate divorce as a life event and transition. Participants will be able to process their experiences in a safe, supportive space, and access resources and tools to heal and grow. $50 per session and open to participants on an ongoing basis. All genders are welcome. Contact me for zoom login info.
Meeting virtually next session Tuesday, March 17th at 6pm central time. This group is for people contemplating divorce, navigating divorce, building a new life after divorce, and/or entering a new relationship post-divorce. We will engage in group discussion, body-based practices, and creative expression to explore, support, and integrate divorce as a life event and transition. Participants will be able to process their experiences in a safe, supportive space, and access resources and tools to heal and grow. $50 per session and open to participants on an ongoing basis. All genders are welcome. Contact me for zoom login info.
See website for more information and group offerings: www.Cancerintimacycounseling.com
Hosted by Couples Sex Therapist- Francesca Caponi, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, OSW-C, ABS
Group meets in Austin, TX 78705
See website for more information and group offerings: www.Cancerintimacycounseling.com
Build community, break down stigma, & heal together in this support group series for TFMR (termination for medical reasons) parents in Texas. Participants will participate in weekly 1.5-hour sessions together for 6 or 8 weeks. Participants are screened in advance to ensure the group is appropriate and to protect the safety of the group. The group will focus on a different topic each week (though anything related to participants' experience is always welcome) such as guilt & shame, navigating anniversaries/milestones/holidays, managing anger/jealousy/"ugly feelings," & ways to honor and continue bonds with your baby/ies.
Hosted by Jane Armstrong
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, PMH-C
Group meets in Austin, TX 78701
Many of these clients continue working with me through their initial grief, TTC/infertility/pregnancy/parenting after loss, & beyond.
Build community, break down stigma, & heal together in this support group series for TFMR (termination for medical reasons) parents in Texas. Participants will participate in weekly 1.5-hour sessions together for 6 or 8 weeks. Participants are screened in advance to ensure the group is appropriate and to protect the safety of the group. The group will focus on a different topic each week (though anything related to participants' experience is always welcome) such as guilt & shame, navigating anniversaries/milestones/holidays, managing anger/jealousy/"ugly feelings," & ways to honor and continue bonds with your baby/ies.
Join our compassionate grief support group, where you'll find a warm and accepting space to navigate your journey of loss. Led by experienced therapists, our group offers understanding and solidarity as we honor your unique experience. Through shared stories and supportive discussions, you'll discover healing and resilience in a community that understands. Whether your loss is recent or ongoing, you're welcome here. Take the first step towards healing with us.
Hosted by Dr. Giovanna Suarez
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, PhD, LPC- A
Group meets in Austin, TX 78731
Join our compassionate grief support group, where you'll find a warm and accepting space to navigate your journey of loss. Led by experienced therapists, our group offers understanding and solidarity as we honor your unique experience. Through shared stories and supportive discussions, you'll discover healing and resilience in a community that understands. Whether your loss is recent or ongoing, you're welcome here. Take the first step towards healing with us.
As we face ongoing biodiversity and ecosystem destruction and loss, this online support group is a safe space to talk about environmental concerns and grief with those who can understand, and explore how we may connect with environmentalism where it supports well-being in the present and into the future. Who is this group for? Those seeking live support and guided group discussions. Members must meet for a consultation call prior to attending, review group guidelines, and plan to attend at least 3 consecutive meetings.
As we face ongoing biodiversity and ecosystem destruction and loss, this online support group is a safe space to talk about environmental concerns and grief with those who can understand, and explore how we may connect with environmentalism where it supports well-being in the present and into the future. Who is this group for? Those seeking live support and guided group discussions. Members must meet for a consultation call prior to attending, review group guidelines, and plan to attend at least 3 consecutive meetings.
A trauma-informed, relational therapy group for individuals who have already done significant personal work in 1:1 therapy but find themselves still stuck in cycles of shame, guilt, fear, or isolation. Beyond just traditional talk therapy, this group emphasizes experiential practice and real-time relational coaching. Members engage with their relational habits as they unfold in the room. This group is especially suited for people who have done a lot of therapy but still struggle to put insights into practice and who are craving deeper relational connections.
A trauma-informed, relational therapy group for individuals who have already done significant personal work in 1:1 therapy but find themselves still stuck in cycles of shame, guilt, fear, or isolation. Beyond just traditional talk therapy, this group emphasizes experiential practice and real-time relational coaching. Members engage with their relational habits as they unfold in the room. This group is especially suited for people who have done a lot of therapy but still struggle to put insights into practice and who are craving deeper relational connections.
Beginning Wednesday, September 17th, this 5-week experiential group takes emotionally intelligent conflict resolution components and puts them into practice with a family member or loved one. Using role playing and other activities, this experiential group will provide the tools and will help you put them into practice with a friend or loved one. This is a relational group and is not designed for individuals; registration is per couple or family only. To register email ymcacounseling@austinymca.org
Hosted by Greater Austin YMCA Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S
Group meets in Austin, TX 78729
Beginning Wednesday, September 17th, this 5-week experiential group takes emotionally intelligent conflict resolution components and puts them into practice with a family member or loved one. Using role playing and other activities, this experiential group will provide the tools and will help you put them into practice with a friend or loved one. This is a relational group and is not designed for individuals; registration is per couple or family only. To register email ymcacounseling@austinymca.org
This is a group for girls who are preparing to leave high school and begin college or work other studies after high school. The year right before leaving home can have many emotions and difficulties that go along with getting ready to leave home. Working through these transitions with awareness, can make this process much easier and more peaceful. Currently offered over teletherapy.
I work with teens and adults working through life transitions, retirement, grief and loss, life changes and recreating yourself.
This is a group for girls who are preparing to leave high school and begin college or work other studies after high school. The year right before leaving home can have many emotions and difficulties that go along with getting ready to leave home. Working through these transitions with awareness, can make this process much easier and more peaceful. Currently offered over teletherapy.
The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses. So many myths about grief, but your feelings are normal and natural. The problem is that we have been socialized to believe that these feelings are abnormal and unnatural. People say you have to let go and move on with your life, but they don’t tell you what you need to do to accomplish that. The Grief Recovery Method® Outreach Program not only makes that possible but provides partnerships and guidance to ensure that it happens. Schedule a consultation for more details.
Hosted by Latosha Leonard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, RYT, USAF, Veteran
Group meets in Austin, TX 78702
The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses. So many myths about grief, but your feelings are normal and natural. The problem is that we have been socialized to believe that these feelings are abnormal and unnatural. People say you have to let go and move on with your life, but they don’t tell you what you need to do to accomplish that. The Grief Recovery Method® Outreach Program not only makes that possible but provides partnerships and guidance to ensure that it happens. Schedule a consultation for more details.
This is a 1.5 hour group for men who want to expand their ability to feel and express emotion. The group is interactive and supportive.
This is a 1.5 hour group for men who want to expand their ability to feel and express emotion. The group is interactive and supportive.
This group is intended for women struggling with the legal and cultural changes that impact women. Group participants, along with the group leader, will be expected to offer a safe and supportive environment to help one another process their feelings during this changing landscape. This group will be help on Zoom.
This group is intended for women struggling with the legal and cultural changes that impact women. Group participants, along with the group leader, will be expected to offer a safe and supportive environment to help one another process their feelings during this changing landscape. This group will be help on Zoom.
**New groups begin in January 2025* If you are a clergy person, ministry professional serving in any ministry context within a church or outside the church, therapist or contemplative, this group is for you! It is open to people of all traditions. There are three groups offered on different days of the week.
Hosted by Jeana Martin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, SE-Adv
Group meets in Austin, TX 78735
**New groups begin in January 2025* If you are a clergy person, ministry professional serving in any ministry context within a church or outside the church, therapist or contemplative, this group is for you! It is open to people of all traditions. There are three groups offered on different days of the week.
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Grief Support Groups
How long does therapy take for grief?
There is no exact timeline for grief counseling. Some people may start to feel better after just a few sessions, while others may take months or longer to feel relief. Some specific approaches, including some types of CBT, may involve a set number of sessions, or therapy may be open-ended until the patient determines they are ready to wrap up. Just as there is no right or wrong way to grieve, there is no right or wrong way to seek therapy for grief.
When should you seek therapy for grief?
Many people mistakenly believe that their grief needs to be debilitating or all-encompassing to warrant therapy. This is not the case. While people who experience severe, prolonged grief—particularly those who are considering self-harm or engaging in unhealthy substance use—are especially likely to benefit from therapy, so too are people whose grief is less intense but still interfering with well-being or daily functioning. In practice, almost anyone struggling to process a loss could benefit from grief counseling.
Can grief be managed without therapy?
Oftentimes, yes. Grief is a near-universal part of being human, and many find that their grief, while profound, does not stop them from participating in day-to-day life and steadily eases over time without outside help. For others, however, the harsh pain of early grief persists for months or years or leaves them unable to function. This group is especially likely to benefit from seeing a therapist, who can guide them through their grief and help them reconnect with the world.
What happens if grief is left untreated?
Because grief does not in itself necessitate therapy, untreated grief will often resolve on its own. However, for some people—particularly those who would qualify for a diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder—untreated grief can be a source of seemingly endless pain or lead them to withdraw from the world. In such cases, treatment can be indispensable, as it can help an individual adapt to the loss and start living again.