Depression Support Groups in Dallas, TX
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Teen support group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC-I
Verified
Verified
"This group will address coping skills, social skills,
depression
and anxiety, and just life in general for teens. Virtual and in-person options! Complete the interest form here: https://forms.gle/ZJ63Git amWSmo5cG9 "
Adolescent Group Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S
Verified
Verified
"This group is a hybrid psycho-educational group using cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy skills to help adolescents struggling with emotion dysregulation,
depression
, anxiety, difficulty with inter-personal relationships, family conflict and impulsive behaviors. This group is helpful for teens who are ..."
BienStar Counseling Services,PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
"Agency providing mental health services,including Psychiatric evaluations, Counseling services, Groups and medication management. "
ziks Health Services
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP, PMHNP-C, FNP-BC
Verified
Verified
"Our providers believes in working one to one with each patient to provide expert medical treatment, guidance and care tailored specifically for their health concerns. "
Skills Training Group for Teens with Depression
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSSW, LPC
Verified
Verified
Not accepting new clients
Seven Counseling & Wellness, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified
Verified
"At Seven Counseling & Wellness, we offer a welcoming and accepting environment where you can freely explore and redefine yourself. Our team possesses diverse clinical expertise and a genuine capacity to connect, ensuring a supportive therapeutic alliance that counters any ..."
Cognitive Therapy Group
Psychologist, PhD, PLLC
Verified
Verified
"This therapy group employs a supportive approach with a CBT orientation. All group members are familiar with CBT (such as described in David Burns' book, "Feeling Good; the New Mood Therapy"). We see a mix of issues in the group ..."
Adolescent Group Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S, LCDC
Verified
Verified
"Our psychoeducational group helps teens develop new skills as they share information and gain knowledge about a particular topic or issue. The adolescent therapy skills group is a hybrid cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy informed evidence based treatment for ..."
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified
Verified
"Group focuses on teaching clients how to manage moods and regulate emotions. We also use practical lessons, discussions, and exercises to help clients increase their effectiveness in interacting with the people around them. "
Prime for Life for Adults
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified
Verified
"Research Based and Best Practices groups or private sessions.
1. Prime for Life's (www.primeforlife.org) designed to help people of all ages reduce their risk for alcohol and drug problems throughout their lifetime. This program addresses the individual's perception of risk, reduces ..."
Managing Stress, Anxiety & Challenges - Online
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified
Verified
"This group will focus on processing stress, anxiety, mood issues and other challenges for adults in the midst of these uncertain times. You will be able to process thoughts, feelings and experiences with others, and gain an understanding of how-to ..."
Not accepting new clients
Teen Empowerment Group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified
Verified
"Building Confidence in Teens This is an open coed group where teens can share their troubles and concerns in a safe space. At times we will have discussions and other times we will do action methods such as role play. ..."
Waitlist for new clients
Empowering Empaths
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP
Verified
Verified
"This group is created as a safe space for individuals who identify as empaths and/or highly sensitive beings. You may often feel overwhelmed by yours and others' emotions or notice dramatic shifts in mood just by entering a new space. ..."
Dallas Cognitive Wellness Center
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPC, Associa
Verified
Verified
"Dallas Cognitive Wellness Center offers comprehensive services including therapy and diagnostic services for children through adults. Our mission involves the evaluation of cognitive difficulties in individuals of all ages and treating those difficulties in children through young adults. Our goal ..."
Anxiety, Depression, & Coping Skills Support Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
"Support group focused on addressing aspects of Anxiety, The "Great Depress" & ways to find healing & satisfaction moving forward with healthy coping skills. Join us as we learn ways to overcome & reduce the worries and woes. Mind Above ..."
Not your mom’s therapist!(still forming)
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPC-A, LAPC, NCC, BSP
Verified
Verified
"No traditional couch or desk sessions here! Strictly Telehealth; hop into session from anywhere you can ensure confidentiality. Therapeutically processing stress, anxiety, stress, trauma, PTSD, low self esteem, people pleasing behaviors, and family of origin issues, PLUS navigating the COVID-19 ..."
Early Intervention Group Therapy for Teens
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified
Verified
"1. Adolescent early intervention program designed to reduce or eliminate substance abuse at it's earliest stages. This is a 10-12 week program that includes a combination of individual, family & group counseling with a goal of developing an ongoing recovery ..."
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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.
What is the difference between Group Therapy and a Support Group?
Dallas Support Groups and Group Therapy both offer a safe place to explore important issues. It is important, however, to understand the difference between the two.
Group therapy in Dallas is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue. The therapist guides the group through a program as the group works together to better understand thoughts and feelings. Experienced therapists lead psychotherapy groups for various ages, such as adults, and specific issues including anger management, anxiety, and coping skills.
Support groups in Dallas are usually facilitated by a therapist or counselor, but can also be led by members with lived experiences. Generally, a support group is less structured than a therapy group. Support groups bring together members to provide support and strength to each other, often around a common challenge such as addiction or grief.
Most therapy groups will meet for a fixed length of time with a consistent group of members, while many support groups meet for an indefinite period of time with members coming and going.
Group therapy in Dallas is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue. The therapist guides the group through a program as the group works together to better understand thoughts and feelings. Experienced therapists lead psychotherapy groups for various ages, such as adults, and specific issues including anger management, anxiety, and coping skills.
Support groups in Dallas are usually facilitated by a therapist or counselor, but can also be led by members with lived experiences. Generally, a support group is less structured than a therapy group. Support groups bring together members to provide support and strength to each other, often around a common challenge such as addiction or grief.
Most therapy groups will meet for a fixed length of time with a consistent group of members, while many support groups meet for an indefinite period of time with members coming and going.