Psychodrama is a trauma-informed, action-oriented therapy that uses creative play to help adults overcome trauma. Often described as "kindergarten for adults," it enables participants to experiment with new roles and behaviors in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Group members act as healing agents, using personal strengths to foster a healing community. This therapy is experiential, allowing expression through visual and concrete methods like props or role-playing. Groups meet weekly for two hours, require a three-month commitment, and I charge a flat fee of 260 per month. Individual pre-sessions ensure fit and therapeutic goals.
Psychodrama is a trauma-informed, action-oriented therapy that uses creative play to help adults overcome trauma. Often described as "kindergarten for adults," it enables participants to experiment with new roles and behaviors in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Group members act as healing agents, using personal strengths to foster a healing community. This therapy is experiential, allowing expression through visual and concrete methods like props or role-playing. Groups meet weekly for two hours, require a three-month commitment, and I charge a flat fee of 260 per month. Individual pre-sessions ensure fit and therapeutic goals.
This group is designed for mothers of college freshmen kids. After revolving around your child for 18 years, he or she left for college. In this group you will learn to deal with your loss and how to enjoy your new freedom. You will learn how to support your adult child while helping him or her to become a responsible young adult.
This group is designed for mothers of college freshmen kids. After revolving around your child for 18 years, he or she left for college. In this group you will learn to deal with your loss and how to enjoy your new freedom. You will learn how to support your adult child while helping him or her to become a responsible young adult.
This is a confidential ongoing support group for men and women who are undergoing relationship problems, difficult transitions, grief, or trauma. The group is held once a week with a maximum of 10 people per group.
This is a confidential ongoing support group for men and women who are undergoing relationship problems, difficult transitions, grief, or trauma. The group is held once a week with a maximum of 10 people per group.
Spaces are available now, contact me for more information. Group is online over Zoom. An online peer support group for people who are separated, divorcing or divorced. The group is ongoing meeting Wednesday evenings at 6:45 - 8:15 pm. Join a community of people that understand what you are going through, a space to share your struggles, gain support and rebuild your life as you make your way through this change in your life. See http://www.seattledivorcesupport.com for more details and the dates.
Spaces are available now, contact me for more information. Group is online over Zoom. An online peer support group for people who are separated, divorcing or divorced. The group is ongoing meeting Wednesday evenings at 6:45 - 8:15 pm. Join a community of people that understand what you are going through, a space to share your struggles, gain support and rebuild your life as you make your way through this change in your life. See http://www.seattledivorcesupport.com for more details and the dates.
During times of challenge and change we understand the stress, confusion, isolation, grief and perhaps even joy that may arise. As trained therapists, Nancy Kessler and I are committed to facilitating a safe space to process what is happening, share cultural traditions and rituals for coping, and develop individualized tools to cope and maybe even thrive going forward. Additionally, the group will serve as a mutual resource with the option to continue as a self-facilitated group after our 8 weeks online together. For now the group is on pause, we welcome you to reach out with any questions or with any future interest.
During times of challenge and change we understand the stress, confusion, isolation, grief and perhaps even joy that may arise. As trained therapists, Nancy Kessler and I are committed to facilitating a safe space to process what is happening, share cultural traditions and rituals for coping, and develop individualized tools to cope and maybe even thrive going forward. Additionally, the group will serve as a mutual resource with the option to continue as a self-facilitated group after our 8 weeks online together. For now the group is on pause, we welcome you to reach out with any questions or with any future interest.
Join a supportive online therapy group designed to foster connection, self-discovery, and personal growth. In this group, participants share their experiences and insights in a safe, confidential space, guided by a skilled therapist. Through open dialogue and mutual support, members learn from one another, explore interpersonal dynamics, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. This process-oriented group focuses on creating authentic connections, reducing feelings of isolation, and building emotional resilience. Whether you’re navigating challenges like anxiety, grief, or interpersonal struggles, this group offers a unique opportunity to grow within a community that truly understands.
Join a supportive online therapy group designed to foster connection, self-discovery, and personal growth. In this group, participants share their experiences and insights in a safe, confidential space, guided by a skilled therapist. Through open dialogue and mutual support, members learn from one another, explore interpersonal dynamics, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. This process-oriented group focuses on creating authentic connections, reducing feelings of isolation, and building emotional resilience. Whether you’re navigating challenges like anxiety, grief, or interpersonal struggles, this group offers a unique opportunity to grow within a community that truly understands.
As of 1.20.26 there is are open seats in the group. Caps at 8. This will be an open group, meaning that there will be space for men to join as we go. Application and interview are required prior to joining. We will begin with grounding, a check in and then the majority of the time will be process style. This is dynamic, changing and powerful. Those that are willing to commit to the work will get the most out of the work. When one man works, we all work. Join us.
As of 1.20.26 there is are open seats in the group. Caps at 8. This will be an open group, meaning that there will be space for men to join as we go. Application and interview are required prior to joining. We will begin with grounding, a check in and then the majority of the time will be process style. This is dynamic, changing and powerful. Those that are willing to commit to the work will get the most out of the work. When one man works, we all work. Join us.
Starts Sept 21st 2026 - See www.changewithinreach.com for more details. For people who grew up with an emotionally or physically unsafe parent or caregiver. Maintaining and managing relationships with unsafe people is challenging and we need tools. This is a peer support group for people to come together and share experiences in a safe and supportive space. Topics: the importance of creating and maintaining healthy boundaries, communicating with someone who is hostile and uncooperative, acknowledging and holding the grief of lost family bonds, creating “chosen family.” Find your authentic self in the ruins of abuse and much more.
Starts Sept 21st 2026 - See www.changewithinreach.com for more details. For people who grew up with an emotionally or physically unsafe parent or caregiver. Maintaining and managing relationships with unsafe people is challenging and we need tools. This is a peer support group for people to come together and share experiences in a safe and supportive space. Topics: the importance of creating and maintaining healthy boundaries, communicating with someone who is hostile and uncooperative, acknowledging and holding the grief of lost family bonds, creating “chosen family.” Find your authentic self in the ruins of abuse and much more.
Gay & Gray is a 10-week support group intended to increase satisfaction in self and engagement in community. This group works to help its participants to address fears and myths about connection, belonging, and aging as a gay individual today.
Gay & Gray is a 10-week support group intended to increase satisfaction in self and engagement in community. This group works to help its participants to address fears and myths about connection, belonging, and aging as a gay individual today.
This writing circle is for anyone navigating grief, loss, or change. Losing someone you love or going through a painful transition can often leave you carrying thoughts, memories, questions, and emotions that can be difficult to express in everyday life. Writing offers a gentle way to slow down, listen inwardly, and make space for what needs attention. During our time together, I will offer a grief-focused writing prompt, create a supportive space to write privately, and allow time for optional sharing at the end. We meet online through Google Meet.
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, I help individuals and couples process grief, navigate life's changes, and find a way forward.
This writing circle is for anyone navigating grief, loss, or change. Losing someone you love or going through a painful transition can often leave you carrying thoughts, memories, questions, and emotions that can be difficult to express in everyday life. Writing offers a gentle way to slow down, listen inwardly, and make space for what needs attention. During our time together, I will offer a grief-focused writing prompt, create a supportive space to write privately, and allow time for optional sharing at the end. We meet online through Google Meet.
This group is a healing space for you to share and process your grief. Facilitated by Virg Augoustatos, LMHC, P-RDT, the group will co-create communal and personal strategies for being with your grief. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression. The group is a 6-week commitment and is held on Wednesdays from 6-8pm in Seattle. The next group will run August 12th - September 16th. Total cost of the six-week group is $600. Limited sliding scale available upon request.
If you're someone who is exhausted from carrying grief and trauma in a world that keeps moving, I'm here to help.
This group is a healing space for you to share and process your grief. Facilitated by Virg Augoustatos, LMHC, P-RDT, the group will co-create communal and personal strategies for being with your grief. Drawing from the creative arts, drama therapy, ritual, and somatic practices, this group offers a unique alternative to healing that privileges authentic expression. The group is a 6-week commitment and is held on Wednesdays from 6-8pm in Seattle. The next group will run August 12th - September 16th. Total cost of the six-week group is $600. Limited sliding scale available upon request.
Jennifer co-facilitates a monthly group online that is designed to provide support, psychoeducation, and resources for Seattle area birth/first mothers of children who are being (or have been) parented by adoptive parents, addressing issues such as grief and loss, birthfamily relationships/reunions, secrecy and shame, and other adoption-related topics. Birthmothers of all ages with open, semi-open, or closed adoptions are welcome and supported! You are NOT alone in this.
Hosted by Jennifer Joy Phoenix, Adoption Savvy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MHP
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98125
I work collaboratively with clients to create a safe space for exploring attachment, loss, and the experiences that continue to shape behavior and emotional responses.
Jennifer co-facilitates a monthly group online that is designed to provide support, psychoeducation, and resources for Seattle area birth/first mothers of children who are being (or have been) parented by adoptive parents, addressing issues such as grief and loss, birthfamily relationships/reunions, secrecy and shame, and other adoption-related topics. Birthmothers of all ages with open, semi-open, or closed adoptions are welcome and supported! You are NOT alone in this.
A support group for folks navigating breakup, divorce, or relationship transitions and deescalations. This group is queer, kink, and non-monogamous affirming and is intended to provide a space for anyone changing or ending a relationship who could benefit from grieving and processing in community. The group will be limited to 8 participants and will meet in person this upcoming fall, with proposed dates of September 23 - November 11, pending participant commitment. Please reach out if you're interested in joining. More details are available on my website under the group link.
Hosted by Brittany Ater
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA, MACFT, MEd
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98107
A support group for folks navigating breakup, divorce, or relationship transitions and deescalations. This group is queer, kink, and non-monogamous affirming and is intended to provide a space for anyone changing or ending a relationship who could benefit from grieving and processing in community. The group will be limited to 8 participants and will meet in person this upcoming fall, with proposed dates of September 23 - November 11, pending participant commitment. Please reach out if you're interested in joining. More details are available on my website under the group link.
This drop-in virtual art-based therapy group includes guided mindfulness exercises and art prompts, time for individual art making, and optional sharing of your process/creations with the group.
Hosted by Katrina Herzog
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98112
This drop-in virtual art-based therapy group includes guided mindfulness exercises and art prompts, time for individual art making, and optional sharing of your process/creations with the group.
This is an intentional space to connect and explore shared experiences with grief and transition at the end of a meaningful relationship. Group participants form community, give and receive support, and make room to imagine how they might grow through heartbreak. In this group, all genders, identities, and relationship styles are welcome. This group is for adults to process divorce, breakups, separations; if you are in the midst of an ending, you're welcome here. We trust that the shared experiences of grief and relational transition are sufficient to create a meaningful connection and group experience.
This is an intentional space to connect and explore shared experiences with grief and transition at the end of a meaningful relationship. Group participants form community, give and receive support, and make room to imagine how they might grow through heartbreak. In this group, all genders, identities, and relationship styles are welcome. This group is for adults to process divorce, breakups, separations; if you are in the midst of an ending, you're welcome here. We trust that the shared experiences of grief and relational transition are sufficient to create a meaningful connection and group experience.
Group Starts Feb 26th. Layoffs disrupt our finances, our routines, and our relationships. They are stressful and confusing, and yet we’re expected to jump into problem solving. Rarely are we given the space to talk about the complex feelings that come. The reality is that losing a job can bring up deep seated insecurities, make us doubt ourselves, and challenge our identities. This Group may be a good fit if you:
Have been recently let go.
Are struggling to deal with career uncertainty.
Feel isolated or deflated as you look for a new job.
Hosted by Gino Mazzotti
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, MS, MAEd, LMHCA, NCC
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98122
Group Starts Feb 26th. Layoffs disrupt our finances, our routines, and our relationships. They are stressful and confusing, and yet we’re expected to jump into problem solving. Rarely are we given the space to talk about the complex feelings that come. The reality is that losing a job can bring up deep seated insecurities, make us doubt ourselves, and challenge our identities. This Group may be a good fit if you:
Have been recently let go.
Are struggling to deal with career uncertainty.
Feel isolated or deflated as you look for a new job.
The Uninvited Guest is a therapy group designed for adults managing forms of chronic illnesses, with dual diagnosis of grief, anxiety, and depression . Having such illnesses feels isolating as you try to create a new sense of balance in your lifestyle. With this group, you do not have to feel alone in your condition. In this program, you will learn skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reclaim your lives, even when you cannot reclaim your health. The hope is to change your ideology from "surviving" with your condition to "living" and thriving with it.
The Uninvited Guest is a therapy group designed for adults managing forms of chronic illnesses, with dual diagnosis of grief, anxiety, and depression . Having such illnesses feels isolating as you try to create a new sense of balance in your lifestyle. With this group, you do not have to feel alone in your condition. In this program, you will learn skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to reclaim your lives, even when you cannot reclaim your health. The hope is to change your ideology from "surviving" with your condition to "living" and thriving with it.
Wild Mourning is not a traditional therapy group, and draws upon the wisdom of the life death life cycle found in nature. Each week we will learn about a different element found in nature and how it corresponds to common grief symptoms. We will explore how these show up in your life through a series of experiential interventions- writing, body based somatic practices, and verbal processing. You will leave with a greater understanding of yourself in the context of loss and and a greater sense of interconnectedness to nature and the people surrounding you.
Wild Mourning is not a traditional therapy group, and draws upon the wisdom of the life death life cycle found in nature. Each week we will learn about a different element found in nature and how it corresponds to common grief symptoms. We will explore how these show up in your life through a series of experiential interventions- writing, body based somatic practices, and verbal processing. You will leave with a greater understanding of yourself in the context of loss and and a greater sense of interconnectedness to nature and the people surrounding you.
Join us for an eight-week group to support you in your walk with grief through the dark of winter and the holiday season this year. Led by a licensed therapist, our group will lean into the creative process to help deepen and expand our capacity for living with loss. Come tend to your grief through writing, painting, and other mixed media prompts while gathering in a community of grievers. No art expertise is expected or necessary.
Join us for an eight-week group to support you in your walk with grief through the dark of winter and the holiday season this year. Led by a licensed therapist, our group will lean into the creative process to help deepen and expand our capacity for living with loss. Come tend to your grief through writing, painting, and other mixed media prompts while gathering in a community of grievers. No art expertise is expected or necessary.
This group focuses on those in relationship with someone who has betrayed their trust. This is a non-denominational group: all are welcome. Group sessions assist partners and spouses to release obsessions and anxieties. Whether members choose to remain in or depart from current relationships, the group will support your autonomy and integrity as you heal from betrayal. Our goal is recovery of your peace of mind. Group topics include love addiction, prodependency, grief and loss, betrayal, trauma healing, boundaries, and self-care. Members receive clinical and peer group support to establish autonomy while learning to enjoy rewarding lives.
Hosted by Amy Bloom LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CSAT, CMAT, CCBRT
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98109
This group focuses on those in relationship with someone who has betrayed their trust. This is a non-denominational group: all are welcome. Group sessions assist partners and spouses to release obsessions and anxieties. Whether members choose to remain in or depart from current relationships, the group will support your autonomy and integrity as you heal from betrayal. Our goal is recovery of your peace of mind. Group topics include love addiction, prodependency, grief and loss, betrayal, trauma healing, boundaries, and self-care. Members receive clinical and peer group support to establish autonomy while learning to enjoy rewarding lives.
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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.