Small intimate women's group therapy (5-8) - Focus on self esteem, empowerment, self care and relationship building skills. Learn to express needs and feelings, foster self advocacy, identify unhealthy relationships and let go of self harming behaviors. Learn to connect to physical and emotional needs, build healthy eating/exercise behaviors, practice communication skills, expressive therapies and relaxation techniques to create a positive connection to mind and body.
Hosted by Virginia Inglese
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA, RDN, EMDR, CEDS
Group meets in Vienna, VA 22180
Small intimate women's group therapy (5-8) - Focus on self esteem, empowerment, self care and relationship building skills. Learn to express needs and feelings, foster self advocacy, identify unhealthy relationships and let go of self harming behaviors. Learn to connect to physical and emotional needs, build healthy eating/exercise behaviors, practice communication skills, expressive therapies and relaxation techniques to create a positive connection to mind and body.
WeTalk is for high school students to share their life struggles, including family, friends, school, and life in order for them to prepare to launch a healthy adult life. This group meets on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm for eight weeks. This group starts in March 2025.
Hosted by The Family Counseling Center of Greater Washington
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, DCPC, LPC
Group meets in Vienna, VA 22182
WeTalk is for high school students to share their life struggles, including family, friends, school, and life in order for them to prepare to launch a healthy adult life. This group meets on Tuesdays from 7pm to 8pm for eight weeks. This group starts in March 2025.
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Our teen body image therapy group is a weekly group to help high-school teens navigate disordered eating recovery, body acceptance and identity development, alongside a community of their peers. Led from a Health at Every Size(R) perspective, this group's goal is to help teens stop fighting their bodies, gain freedom with food and movement, and feel at home in their own skin. This group is offered virtually (VA & MD) and in-person in Arlington, VA (ages 14 - 18). We take Aetna, CareFirst BCBS, Optum/UHC, and VA Medicaid, and offer sliding scale (full rate is $75/session).
Hosted by Stephanie Auriemma
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Group meets in Arlington, VA 22209
I have over 10 years of experience in treating eating disorders at various levels of care in adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Our teen body image therapy group is a weekly group to help high-school teens navigate disordered eating recovery, body acceptance and identity development, alongside a community of their peers. Led from a Health at Every Size(R) perspective, this group's goal is to help teens stop fighting their bodies, gain freedom with food and movement, and feel at home in their own skin. This group is offered virtually (VA & MD) and in-person in Arlington, VA (ages 14 - 18). We take Aetna, CareFirst BCBS, Optum/UHC, and VA Medicaid, and offer sliding scale (full rate is $75/session).
This virtual group is for high school aged individuals with OCD who are currently in treatment or have had treatment for their OCD. Purpose of the group is for teens to support each other, set goals, discuss challenges and provide a community of people who get it. The group is led by Dr. Jefferies. This group is currently free. Interested persons must contact Dr. Jefferies for screening for fit in the group.
This virtual group is for high school aged individuals with OCD who are currently in treatment or have had treatment for their OCD. Purpose of the group is for teens to support each other, set goals, discuss challenges and provide a community of people who get it. The group is led by Dr. Jefferies. This group is currently free. Interested persons must contact Dr. Jefferies for screening for fit in the group.
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).
We offer in-person groups that can address the many challenges high school kids are facing today. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, depression, isolation, fears about their future, or struggles with making friends the group experience can help them realize they are not alone. Danielle and her colleagues offer a safe, confidential space that allows your child to communicate openly about their own struggles. In addition, getting to support their peers is a healing experience that boosts self esteem allowing for growth outside of the therapy office. Please discuss our group options with us when you call for your consultation.
I work with adolescents and young adults.
We offer in-person groups that can address the many challenges high school kids are facing today. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, depression, isolation, fears about their future, or struggles with making friends the group experience can help them realize they are not alone. Danielle and her colleagues offer a safe, confidential space that allows your child to communicate openly about their own struggles. In addition, getting to support their peers is a healing experience that boosts self esteem allowing for growth outside of the therapy office. Please discuss our group options with us when you call for your consultation.
Through the use of bereavement groups, teens can learn more effective ways to use social support during mourning. This group is designed to provide teens with an opportunity to process and grieve their loss in a safe and supportive environment with their peers. During this developmental stage, teens strongly rely on peers for support, understanding and acceptance. Registration is ongoing for this open group. Email for more information.
Hosted by Tamara Port
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, CCTP
Group meets in Hamilton, VA 20158
Through the use of bereavement groups, teens can learn more effective ways to use social support during mourning. This group is designed to provide teens with an opportunity to process and grieve their loss in a safe and supportive environment with their peers. During this developmental stage, teens strongly rely on peers for support, understanding and acceptance. Registration is ongoing for this open group. Email for more information.
This group is geared toward girls with ADHD, neuro-divergence, anxiety, and social anxiety. We work on a host of coping skills, social skills, and anxiety support. Girls establish close connections in weekly meetings from fall to late spring. Half of the year we also do art therapy integration classes with a professional artist, integrating art and therapeutic themes/skills.
Hosted by Mary Kirkpatrick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, CCMHC, CATP
Group meets in Gainesville, VA 20155
This group is geared toward girls with ADHD, neuro-divergence, anxiety, and social anxiety. We work on a host of coping skills, social skills, and anxiety support. Girls establish close connections in weekly meetings from fall to late spring. Half of the year we also do art therapy integration classes with a professional artist, integrating art and therapeutic themes/skills.
Vape Free Teens is a structured 8-session virtual group for high schoolers who are experimenting with or regularly using e-cigarettes. Led by a licensed counselor with specialized training in substance use, this group uses — Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness — to help teens understand their own patterns, build real coping skills, and create a personal quit plan that actually fits their life. Sessions meet weekly via secure telehealth. Each session is 60 minutes and designed to feel more like an honest conversation than a class. No lectures, no shame, no pressure.
Hosted by Sonia Vanessa Zorrilla-Zuniga
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP
Group meets in Arlington, VA 22204
Vape Free Teens is a structured 8-session virtual group for high schoolers who are experimenting with or regularly using e-cigarettes. Led by a licensed counselor with specialized training in substance use, this group uses — Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness — to help teens understand their own patterns, build real coping skills, and create a personal quit plan that actually fits their life. Sessions meet weekly via secure telehealth. Each session is 60 minutes and designed to feel more like an honest conversation than a class. No lectures, no shame, no pressure.
The Adolescent Transgender and Gender-Diverse Support Group is a safe, inclusive space for young people to explore and express their gender identity. This group is designed to offer peer support, guidance, and community for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender-diverse adolescents. Facilitated by trained professionals, the group provides a compassionate environment where participants can share experiences, build confidence, and access resources related to mental health, self-care, and navigating the challenges of growing up as gender-diverse individuals. Whether you're seeking support, connection, or empowerment, this group is here to help you feel seen, heard, and valued.
I have over 4 years of experience helping adults and teens.
The Adolescent Transgender and Gender-Diverse Support Group is a safe, inclusive space for young people to explore and express their gender identity. This group is designed to offer peer support, guidance, and community for transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender-diverse adolescents. Facilitated by trained professionals, the group provides a compassionate environment where participants can share experiences, build confidence, and access resources related to mental health, self-care, and navigating the challenges of growing up as gender-diverse individuals. Whether you're seeking support, connection, or empowerment, this group is here to help you feel seen, heard, and valued.
Our teen body image therapy group is a weekly group to help high-school teens navigate disordered eating recovery, body acceptance and identity development, alongside a community of their peers. Led from a Health at Every Size(R) perspective, this group's goal is to help teens stop fighting their bodies, gain freedom with food and movement, and feel at home in their own skin. This group is offered virtually (VA & MD) and in-person in Arlington, VA (ages 14 - 18). We take Aetna, CareFirst BCBS, Optum/UHC, and VA Medicaid, and offer sliding scale (full rate is $75/session).
Hosted by Caitlin Kelly
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-BC, CEDS
Group meets in Arlington, VA 22209
Our teen body image therapy group is a weekly group to help high-school teens navigate disordered eating recovery, body acceptance and identity development, alongside a community of their peers. Led from a Health at Every Size(R) perspective, this group's goal is to help teens stop fighting their bodies, gain freedom with food and movement, and feel at home in their own skin. This group is offered virtually (VA & MD) and in-person in Arlington, VA (ages 14 - 18). We take Aetna, CareFirst BCBS, Optum/UHC, and VA Medicaid, and offer sliding scale (full rate is $75/session).
Glow Up Girls Therapy Group is an 8-week virtual, skills-based group for ages 10–13, helping build confidence, self-esteem, and emotion regulation and communication skills. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist, the group teaches CBT + DBT tools to help girls manage emotions, reduce anxiety, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and improve social connections. Virtual-only and open to anyone in a PSYPACT state (43 states). Girls with low confidence, mood changes, peer challenges, or social worries often benefit from this structured format. Group size is small to ensure individualized attention, practice, and a safe space to grow. Actively recruiting; next cohort launches January 2026.
I am a PSYPACT-credentialed psychologist, providing virtual services to children, teens, and parents across 40 plus states
Glow Up Girls Therapy Group is an 8-week virtual, skills-based group for ages 10–13, helping build confidence, self-esteem, and emotion regulation and communication skills. Led by a licensed clinical psychologist, the group teaches CBT + DBT tools to help girls manage emotions, reduce anxiety, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and improve social connections. Virtual-only and open to anyone in a PSYPACT state (43 states). Girls with low confidence, mood changes, peer challenges, or social worries often benefit from this structured format. Group size is small to ensure individualized attention, practice, and a safe space to grow. Actively recruiting; next cohort launches January 2026.
Cervello-Wellness is a behavioral health practice that uses a variety of treatments, including psychiatric evaluations, psychosocial interventions, psychotherapy, and medication management. Our specialty is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. We use an integrative approach as a holistic form of treatment by customizing a treatment plan. Our vision is to have a society that has the accessible quality and affordable Mental Health care. Cervello-Wellness has a goal to raise community awareness of mental health and cognitive disorders and to eliminate the mental health stigma.
Cervello-Wellness is a behavioral health practice that uses a variety of treatments, including psychiatric evaluations, psychosocial interventions, psychotherapy, and medication management. Our specialty is devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. We use an integrative approach as a holistic form of treatment by customizing a treatment plan. Our vision is to have a society that has the accessible quality and affordable Mental Health care. Cervello-Wellness has a goal to raise community awareness of mental health and cognitive disorders and to eliminate the mental health stigma.
Connect to grieving pet parents. Receive extra support from mental health professionals and people experiencing similar circumstances and distress. Learn effective strategies for managing the loss of a best friend in an age of social isolation from pandemic induced lockdowns.Increase your coping skills toolbox to manage the effects an unexpected new reality compounded by other losses from Covid: limited social contacts and travel, potential job loss, etc. Focus on solutions while healing from grief through peer and professional support. Honor the relationship you had in a safe welcoming space. Pets are family we have a right to grieve.
Hosted by Maria Rheba Estante
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Group meets in Alexandria, VA 22307
Connect to grieving pet parents. Receive extra support from mental health professionals and people experiencing similar circumstances and distress. Learn effective strategies for managing the loss of a best friend in an age of social isolation from pandemic induced lockdowns.Increase your coping skills toolbox to manage the effects an unexpected new reality compounded by other losses from Covid: limited social contacts and travel, potential job loss, etc. Focus on solutions while healing from grief through peer and professional support. Honor the relationship you had in a safe welcoming space. Pets are family we have a right to grieve.
For girls who want to be confident, strong and support each other. Topics addressed include: Anxiety and stress, Bullying, Peer relationships, Dating, Social media, Body image/self-esteem, Nutrition and exercise, Positive coping skills.
Hosted by Jacintha Carson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Group meets in Falls Church, VA 22046
For girls who want to be confident, strong and support each other. Topics addressed include: Anxiety and stress, Bullying, Peer relationships, Dating, Social media, Body image/self-esteem, Nutrition and exercise, Positive coping skills.
This 10-week group for students in grades 7–9 meets Mondays from 6:00–7:30 p.m. This group is designed to help teens build resilience and strengthen emotional well-being, the group explores identity, self-image, growing academic and social responsibilities, healthy social media use, and relationships with friends, family, teachers, and coaches. Participants also discuss shifting family dynamics, academic stress, hormonal changes, healthy habits, and challenges like bullying, peer pressure, or feeling left out.
Hosted by Dezireh Jamshidarsani
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP, C-DBT
Group meets in Fairfax, VA 22030
This 10-week group for students in grades 7–9 meets Mondays from 6:00–7:30 p.m. This group is designed to help teens build resilience and strengthen emotional well-being, the group explores identity, self-image, growing academic and social responsibilities, healthy social media use, and relationships with friends, family, teachers, and coaches. Participants also discuss shifting family dynamics, academic stress, hormonal changes, healthy habits, and challenges like bullying, peer pressure, or feeling left out.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported form of treatment in which participants learn new skills and strategies to better manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Techniques learned in this group are centered upon four concepts: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported form of treatment in which participants learn new skills and strategies to better manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Techniques learned in this group are centered upon four concepts: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidenced-based treatment that teaches coping skills to help manage emotions and stress through positive behavioral change. Clarity will spend 6 weeks on each of the 4 modules of DBT. Group members will learn skills to be mindful and present, improve communication, manage emotions and tolerate stress. Group members are required to work with a primary therapist in addition to group therapy and meet with the group facilitator once prior to the start of the group for a short group introduction. The group meets on Tuesdays at 7-8:30pm on Zoom.
Hosted by Clarity Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CEDS-S
Group meets in Ashburn, VA 20147
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidenced-based treatment that teaches coping skills to help manage emotions and stress through positive behavioral change. Clarity will spend 6 weeks on each of the 4 modules of DBT. Group members will learn skills to be mindful and present, improve communication, manage emotions and tolerate stress. Group members are required to work with a primary therapist in addition to group therapy and meet with the group facilitator once prior to the start of the group for a short group introduction. The group meets on Tuesdays at 7-8:30pm on Zoom.
Our Group is designed to treat social anxiety and the underlying social skill difficulties that often coexist. In our group you will meet other high school aged persons making the decision to not allow their lives to be dictated and controlled by anxiety and fear any longer. Expect to learn skills to initiate, maintain conversations, get out of your head and enjoy your self. You'll be invited to participate in tailored anxiety exposures to tackle the roots that maintain your anxiety .
Hosted by Scott F Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Woodbridge, VA 22193
Our Group is designed to treat social anxiety and the underlying social skill difficulties that often coexist. In our group you will meet other high school aged persons making the decision to not allow their lives to be dictated and controlled by anxiety and fear any longer. Expect to learn skills to initiate, maintain conversations, get out of your head and enjoy your self. You'll be invited to participate in tailored anxiety exposures to tackle the roots that maintain your anxiety .
This virtual group is for children and teens 11-14 years old with a focus on social skill development and practice. This group is ideal for individuals with anxiety, ADHD, Autism, or other conditions, who have difficulty interacting with peers or initiating friendships, engage in avoidance of social situations, or who have difficulty managing emotions within peer settings. Each group will focus on development of evidence-based skills, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Group members will learn and practice skills, present concerns, and receive feedback from group members, with emphasis on practice between sessions.
This virtual group is for children and teens 11-14 years old with a focus on social skill development and practice. This group is ideal for individuals with anxiety, ADHD, Autism, or other conditions, who have difficulty interacting with peers or initiating friendships, engage in avoidance of social situations, or who have difficulty managing emotions within peer settings. Each group will focus on development of evidence-based skills, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Group members will learn and practice skills, present concerns, and receive feedback from group members, with emphasis on practice between sessions.
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Teen Support Groups
Therapy support groups for teens in Vienna, VA provide support during the transitional period where teens can bring up issues of independence and self-identity in a supportive environment.
Group therapy brings adolescents together who struggle with similar issues. It creates a safe space for teens to connect and support one another, while learning beneficial skills from an experienced therapist who serves as the group leader. Group therapy is an option that teens should consider as a powerful therapy alternative.