Our anxiety support group offer people an opportunity to join a community that offers regular meetings where people experiencing similar feelings and situations can offer support to each other. Members may share their experiences and coping strategies to reduce feelings of loneliness.
Hosted by Keira Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CSAC
Group meets in Manassas, VA 20109
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Our anxiety support group offer people an opportunity to join a community that offers regular meetings where people experiencing similar feelings and situations can offer support to each other. Members may share their experiences and coping strategies to reduce feelings of loneliness.
I am currently accepting new clients for Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) group programs. MBCT is a clinically researched, experiential approach which combines elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness psychology. It teaches a different way of relating to thoughts and feelings, especially negative thought patterns and difficult emotions, that reduces anxiety and depression and increases well-being. Two hour sessions a week, eight weeks, online. This program is geared to adults experiencing mild to moderate depression, anxiety, and/or stress. For more information or to join a program starting soon contact me. See more information on my website.
My group programs are evidence-based and designed to decrease anxiety, depression, and distress and improve positive mental health and well-being.
I am currently accepting new clients for Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) group programs. MBCT is a clinically researched, experiential approach which combines elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness psychology. It teaches a different way of relating to thoughts and feelings, especially negative thought patterns and difficult emotions, that reduces anxiety and depression and increases well-being. Two hour sessions a week, eight weeks, online. This program is geared to adults experiencing mild to moderate depression, anxiety, and/or stress. For more information or to join a program starting soon contact me. See more information on my website.
Are you looking for a place to process the unique challenges that come with being minoritized in America? A safe and confidential place for all parts of you to feel understood? Join our multicultural therapy group for meaningful discussions, resources, skillbuilding for well-being, and community! We will cultivate a supportive and respectful space together. Reach out today to indicate interest and specify availability-- exact day TBD and virtual vs in-person, TBD.
Are you looking for a place to process the unique challenges that come with being minoritized in America? A safe and confidential place for all parts of you to feel understood? Join our multicultural therapy group for meaningful discussions, resources, skillbuilding for well-being, and community! We will cultivate a supportive and respectful space together. Reach out today to indicate interest and specify availability-- exact day TBD and virtual vs in-person, TBD.
These ongoing, supportive, therapy groups are aimed at accomplishing the following therapeutic goals for children, adolescents, and young adults: 1) Build self-esteem and confidence in a positive environment. 2) Learn skills to enhance assertiveness and positive social interactions. 3) Reduce anxiety and increase resilience. 4) Learn and identify individual needs and positive qualities. 5) Develop greater self-awareness, problem solving skills, and coping skills to feel more EMPOWERED in difficult life situations.
Hosted by Empowerment Therapy Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Group meets in Manassas, VA 20110
These ongoing, supportive, therapy groups are aimed at accomplishing the following therapeutic goals for children, adolescents, and young adults: 1) Build self-esteem and confidence in a positive environment. 2) Learn skills to enhance assertiveness and positive social interactions. 3) Reduce anxiety and increase resilience. 4) Learn and identify individual needs and positive qualities. 5) Develop greater self-awareness, problem solving skills, and coping skills to feel more EMPOWERED in difficult life situations.
Navigating young adulthood can be overwhelming, especially while practicing social skills, managing stress, anxiety or life transitions. Connect & Thrive is a supportive group for young adults ages 18 to 26, looking to connect, improve coping or social skills, and build confidence. The group is inclusive, so ADHD/VAST, ASD, neurotypical, and neurodiverse brains are welcome. Group Meets: Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 6:30 beginning July 8, 2026 at Manassas Therapy Center. [Most insurance plans accepted and/or self-pay rates available.]
Navigating young adulthood can be overwhelming, especially while practicing social skills, managing stress, anxiety or life transitions. Connect & Thrive is a supportive group for young adults ages 18 to 26, looking to connect, improve coping or social skills, and build confidence. The group is inclusive, so ADHD/VAST, ASD, neurotypical, and neurodiverse brains are welcome. Group Meets: Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 6:30 beginning July 8, 2026 at Manassas Therapy Center. [Most insurance plans accepted and/or self-pay rates available.]
This group program is based on the highly researched MBCT and MBSR-T (teen) programs, that have been shown to be effective in reducing distress and increasing inner calm. Mindfulness psychology teaches gentle awareness and compassion, helping us to deal more effectively with anxiety, stress, and difficult emotions. Groups run for six weeks, 1.5 hours/session, online; in-person options coming soon. Geared towards teens aged 14-18, especially those feeling overly stressed and anxious. Contact me for details or to join an upcoming group. More information is on my website.
My group programs are evidence-based and designed to decrease anxiety, depression, and distress and improve positive mental health and well-being.
This group program is based on the highly researched MBCT and MBSR-T (teen) programs, that have been shown to be effective in reducing distress and increasing inner calm. Mindfulness psychology teaches gentle awareness and compassion, helping us to deal more effectively with anxiety, stress, and difficult emotions. Groups run for six weeks, 1.5 hours/session, online; in-person options coming soon. Geared towards teens aged 14-18, especially those feeling overly stressed and anxious. Contact me for details or to join an upcoming group. More information is on my website.
This is a place for Single/Young Adult Muslim women to process common issues they face in their day to day lives. Dealing with family relationships, career decisions, dating/finding spouse, etc. This will be a supportive place for them to process their challenges and feelings, and receive validation from others in similar situations.
This is a place for Single/Young Adult Muslim women to process common issues they face in their day to day lives. Dealing with family relationships, career decisions, dating/finding spouse, etc. This will be a supportive place for them to process their challenges and feelings, and receive validation from others in similar situations.
Juniors & Seniors in High School, as well as Young Adults experience unique stressors when compared with other age groups. These youths are trying to determine who they are, who they want to be, make big life-changing decisions, and adjust to adulthood. Due to the stressful nature of this stage in life, group therapy can be very beneficial for guidance, support, validation, self-exploration, and the development of skills that are needed throughout one's lifetime. Additionally, this age-group benefits tremendously from connecting with others the same age that are struggling with similar developmental issues, while gaining skills from an experienced group facilitator.
Hosted by Empowerment Therapy Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Group meets in Manassas, VA 20110
Juniors & Seniors in High School, as well as Young Adults experience unique stressors when compared with other age groups. These youths are trying to determine who they are, who they want to be, make big life-changing decisions, and adjust to adulthood. Due to the stressful nature of this stage in life, group therapy can be very beneficial for guidance, support, validation, self-exploration, and the development of skills that are needed throughout one's lifetime. Additionally, this age-group benefits tremendously from connecting with others the same age that are struggling with similar developmental issues, while gaining skills from an experienced group facilitator.
Are you caught between the racing thoughts of anxiety and the heavy weight of depression? This 20-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group helps you break free from emotional spirals. Our structured curriculum integrates mindfulness throughout four modules: Core Mindfulness: Notice intense emotions without judgment. Distress Tolerance: Survive panic and deep despair. Emotion Regulation: Practice "Opposite Action" to counter isolation. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Set clear boundaries and stop people-pleasing. Graduate with a personalized maintenance plan and a concrete toolkit. Contact us today to join.
I work with such a diverse group on clients, though I would say my primary subgroups would be individuals who may be struggling with Gender exploration, Trauma (Unspecified), ADHD, and anxiety.
Are you caught between the racing thoughts of anxiety and the heavy weight of depression? This 20-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group helps you break free from emotional spirals. Our structured curriculum integrates mindfulness throughout four modules: Core Mindfulness: Notice intense emotions without judgment. Distress Tolerance: Survive panic and deep despair. Emotion Regulation: Practice "Opposite Action" to counter isolation. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Set clear boundaries and stop people-pleasing. Graduate with a personalized maintenance plan and a concrete toolkit. Contact us today to join.
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Come meet other caring women with whom to share thoughts, feelings, emotions and ideas! Explore your journey of pregnancy and transition into motherhood, though discussion and art, during safe and supportive group sessions. Before your baby arrives, pregnancy sessions will help you prepare for changes and learn ways to manage the mental and emotional challenges of being a new parent. Expectant parents have so many important decisions and tasks ahead, peer support becomes invaluable during this ephemeral time. Besides gaining 'mom friends' and feeling supported, you will obtain health and wellness information as well!
Come meet other caring women with whom to share thoughts, feelings, emotions and ideas! Explore your journey of pregnancy and transition into motherhood, though discussion and art, during safe and supportive group sessions. Before your baby arrives, pregnancy sessions will help you prepare for changes and learn ways to manage the mental and emotional challenges of being a new parent. Expectant parents have so many important decisions and tasks ahead, peer support becomes invaluable during this ephemeral time. Besides gaining 'mom friends' and feeling supported, you will obtain health and wellness information as well!
We facilitate over 20 Social Skills groups each week for children, adolescents, and adults.
We facilitate over 20 Social Skills groups each week for children, adolescents, and adults.
This weekly group will help women cope with anxiety and stress in a healthy manner. The group is for women of all ages. The group will run for 12 one hour sessions. In this group, members will learn cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress, including mindfulness, relaxation skills, cognitive restructuring, and more.
Hosted by Bluegrass Counseling Services, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Group meets in Reston, VA 20190
This weekly group will help women cope with anxiety and stress in a healthy manner. The group is for women of all ages. The group will run for 12 one hour sessions. In this group, members will learn cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress, including mindfulness, relaxation skills, cognitive restructuring, and more.
This exploratory group and promotes the growth of self and how to have healthy relationships in which there is mutual understanding and the ability to take care of oneself, while maintaining a sensitivity to the needs of others. Work on emotional awareness and understanding of self and others, and self-assertion, and we learn about our impact on others and their impact on us. As well, we develop our ability to speak to these issues. We learn that ways of feeling about oneself, way we feel we are perceived by others, and knowing oneself are related to early trauma.
Hosted by Mary Jean Kane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Alexandria, VA 22305
This exploratory group and promotes the growth of self and how to have healthy relationships in which there is mutual understanding and the ability to take care of oneself, while maintaining a sensitivity to the needs of others. Work on emotional awareness and understanding of self and others, and self-assertion, and we learn about our impact on others and their impact on us. As well, we develop our ability to speak to these issues. We learn that ways of feeling about oneself, way we feel we are perceived by others, and knowing oneself are related to early trauma.
Life isn't always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life's more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. Our practice specializes in treating PTSD, anxiety, depression, and anger management. If you are feeling lost and struggling with these worries, we're confident that we have the experience to help you rediscover what brings happiness to your life.
Hosted by Mi-Kyong Kwon
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, NCC, LPC, LCPC, RPT-S
Group meets in Fairfax, VA 22030
Life isn't always easy. Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life's more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. Our practice specializes in treating PTSD, anxiety, depression, and anger management. If you are feeling lost and struggling with these worries, we're confident that we have the experience to help you rediscover what brings happiness to your life.
Take a break from the pressures of everyday life and engage fully in your healing journey during our ketamine assisted psychotherapy small group retreats. Each retreat includes a 3-4 hour onsite medicine session featuring a specialized topics and/or elements (breath work, movement, art therapy, IFS meditations) and a follow-up integration session (virtual). They are run by 2-3 of Del Ray Psych’s psychedelic, somatic, & trauma-informed clinicians who will foster a safe and supportive environment for individual and collective growth.
We support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Take a break from the pressures of everyday life and engage fully in your healing journey during our ketamine assisted psychotherapy small group retreats. Each retreat includes a 3-4 hour onsite medicine session featuring a specialized topics and/or elements (breath work, movement, art therapy, IFS meditations) and a follow-up integration session (virtual). They are run by 2-3 of Del Ray Psych’s psychedelic, somatic, & trauma-informed clinicians who will foster a safe and supportive environment for individual and collective growth.
At Think Happy Live Healthy, we believe in the importance of developing strategies, skills, and ways of being that enhance an individual’s ability to be more authentically present and engaged in daily life. That is why we are proud to offer an eight week group for adolescents (ages 14-18) dedicated to cultivating these attributes. Group sessions focus on topics such as mindful attention, learning about your core strengths and utilizing them optimally, and how your strengths can have a positive impact on your relationships with others. Please contact Sharon Hoffman (sharon@thinkhappylivehealthy.com).
At Think Happy Live Healthy, we believe in the importance of developing strategies, skills, and ways of being that enhance an individual’s ability to be more authentically present and engaged in daily life. That is why we are proud to offer an eight week group for adolescents (ages 14-18) dedicated to cultivating these attributes. Group sessions focus on topics such as mindful attention, learning about your core strengths and utilizing them optimally, and how your strengths can have a positive impact on your relationships with others. Please contact Sharon Hoffman (sharon@thinkhappylivehealthy.com).
Next Generation Core will give you the skills and confidence to build the life you want. We begin with the stages of exploring your Mask, Higher-Self, Lower-Self in order to better understand your needs and define the direction of your life. We will give you a map, not a shortcut. Our team has decades of experience helping people build their own paths and guiding them on their journey. Visit us: www.nextgenerationcore.com.
Hosted by Next Generation Core Somatic Training
Verified Verified
Group meets in Falls Church, VA 22044
Next Generation Core will give you the skills and confidence to build the life you want. We begin with the stages of exploring your Mask, Higher-Self, Lower-Self in order to better understand your needs and define the direction of your life. We will give you a map, not a shortcut. Our team has decades of experience helping people build their own paths and guiding them on their journey. Visit us: www.nextgenerationcore.com.
Are you feeling overwhelmed or tired by your current work-life balance? If so, you might be burned out. Experiencing work stress and burnout can be very isolating. Our group will help you connect with others experiencing similar struggles. You can get social support, feedback, and ideas from the other group members. Our psychologists will help you learn to manage work stress, consider ways to improve your situation, and explore what’s meaningful to you in your professional life. The group will help you understand burnout, set boundaries, find meaning in your work, balance multiple roles, and prioritize self-care.
Are you feeling overwhelmed or tired by your current work-life balance? If so, you might be burned out. Experiencing work stress and burnout can be very isolating. Our group will help you connect with others experiencing similar struggles. You can get social support, feedback, and ideas from the other group members. Our psychologists will help you learn to manage work stress, consider ways to improve your situation, and explore what’s meaningful to you in your professional life. The group will help you understand burnout, set boundaries, find meaning in your work, balance multiple roles, and prioritize self-care.
Using art materials, clients will be able to navigate and process feelings regarding relationships. Through the group process, young people will have the opportunity to practice skills learned in a supportive and emotionally safe environment. Through directives, children will be challenged with creating and maintaining positive relationships.
Hosted by The Resilience Network LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Group meets in Ashburn, VA 20147
Using art materials, clients will be able to navigate and process feelings regarding relationships. Through the group process, young people will have the opportunity to practice skills learned in a supportive and emotionally safe environment. Through directives, children will be challenged with creating and maintaining positive relationships.
Calling all Black/African American teens and families! If you're between 13–17 and have faced racial stress or trauma, you're not alone. Join our supportive 8-week therapy group to connect, heal, and grow in a safe space where your voice matters. Saturdays | 3-4:30PM | Fairfax, VA
Calling all Black/African American teens and families! If you're between 13–17 and have faced racial stress or trauma, you're not alone. Join our supportive 8-week therapy group to connect, heal, and grow in a safe space where your voice matters. Saturdays | 3-4:30PM | Fairfax, VA
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Anxiety Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
What are the most common types of treatment for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.