Self-Development in Motherhood
An 8-session group for mothers with children of all ages under 18. Connect with other mothers while learning evidence-based ideas and techniques to enhance the quality of your life as a mother. Schedule: The group will meet on the following ...
Hosted by Eve Wettstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSG
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90034
An 8-session group for mothers with children of all ages under 18. Connect with other mothers while learning evidence-based ideas and techniques to enhance the quality of your life as a mother. Schedule: The group will meet on the following ...
Women's Circle
Women sharing their journey together.
Hosted by Terry Binkovitz Phd.
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90045
Women sharing their journey together.
Black Maternal Wellness Group
In addition to therapy, I offer spiritual wellness coaching services. These services were born out of the need to process various traumas that Black women experience. By identifying and processing through these concerns, I was able to find my voice ...
Hosted by Nicole Gibson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Woodland Hills, CA 91364
In addition to therapy, I offer spiritual wellness coaching services. These services were born out of the need to process various traumas that Black women experience. By identifying and processing through these concerns, I was able to find my voice ...
Female Sexual Assault Survivors Group
I know how difficult it is to navigate your way through this horrifying experience, so please know you are in safe hands. In this intimate and supportive group environment we will process thoughts and feelings surrounding your traumatic experience. Healing ...
Hosted by Mindfulpath, Inc.- Erica Ives, MFT, CEDS
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT, CEDS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Santa Monica, CA 90401
I know how difficult it is to navigate your way through this horrifying experience, so please know you are in safe hands. In this intimate and supportive group environment we will process thoughts and feelings surrounding your traumatic experience. Healing ...
Separation/ Divorce Groups
Zoom Groups forming for Women transitioning from marriage to single life. Gain support weekly on Wednesday's 12-1:30pm. Fee $35 per week
Hosted by Hillary Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Zoom Groups forming for Women transitioning from marriage to single life. Gain support weekly on Wednesday's 12-1:30pm. Fee $35 per week
Women's Divorce Group
Healing Through Divorce
Hosted by Hillary Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Healing Through Divorce
Love Your Selfie
Do you find yourself feeling like you’re never good enough even after all the hard work? Do you feel alone in this journey because no one seems to really understand? We get it. We hear you. We’ve been there too. ...
Hosted by Best Life Counseling Services
Counselor, MS, LPCC, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Azusa, CA 91702
Do you find yourself feeling like you’re never good enough even after all the hard work? Do you feel alone in this journey because no one seems to really understand? We get it. We hear you. We’ve been there too. ...
Woman's Process Group
This is a small group for women to explore their joys, sorrows, and struggles in all aspects of their lives. I will guide women who are interested in making their lives work better by understanding and experiencing their feelings, thoughts ...
Hosted by Elaine Rosenson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Encino, CA 91316
This is a small group for women to explore their joys, sorrows, and struggles in all aspects of their lives. I will guide women who are interested in making their lives work better by understanding and experiencing their feelings, thoughts ...
Exploring Career Transition
Whether it’s navigating the uncertainty of post-pandemic industry shifts or the impending challenge of AI disrupting traditional career paths, the call to reimagine ourselves professionally has never been more compelling. Drawing on narrative therapy principles, this 4-week online group therapy ...
Hosted by Rebecca Sosa
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90027
Whether it’s navigating the uncertainty of post-pandemic industry shifts or the impending challenge of AI disrupting traditional career paths, the call to reimagine ourselves professionally has never been more compelling. Drawing on narrative therapy principles, this 4-week online group therapy ...
Why Am I Eating This?
Our relationship with food is the only relationship in our lives that we cannot walk away from, yet so many of us have a dysfunctional relationship with it. How do we begin to heal? Maybe with a little guidance from ...
Hosted by Melissa Lynn Klass
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90049
Our relationship with food is the only relationship in our lives that we cannot walk away from, yet so many of us have a dysfunctional relationship with it. How do we begin to heal? Maybe with a little guidance from ...
Heal-Talk. Self Esteem and You (Women Only)
Negative self-talk can eat away at your self-esteem. Ever wonder how is it possible to have all the confidence in the world yet not feel good about yourself? Learn how self -hypnosis can help you heal old wounds and begin ...
Negative self-talk can eat away at your self-esteem. Ever wonder how is it possible to have all the confidence in the world yet not feel good about yourself? Learn how self -hypnosis can help you heal old wounds and begin ...
Women's Support Group
This women's support group takes place on a yacht located in Belmont Shores, Alamitos Bay, Long Beach. The group's focus is helping women effectively cope with Life's challenges including; stress management, relationship issues, balancing family/career life, divorce recovery, parenting, grief ...
This women's support group takes place on a yacht located in Belmont Shores, Alamitos Bay, Long Beach. The group's focus is helping women effectively cope with Life's challenges including; stress management, relationship issues, balancing family/career life, divorce recovery, parenting, grief ...
Embrace your Pain and Grow!
You cant stop the waves of life, but you can? learn to surf! Life's waves promote feelings of fear, anxiety, depression/loneliness and can wash away feelings of stability. Mature, committed, growth oriented, self-reflective group members learn to navigate the tools ...
Hosted by Darlene Joy Manick
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Woodland Hills, CA 91364
You cant stop the waves of life, but you can? learn to surf! Life's waves promote feelings of fear, anxiety, depression/loneliness and can wash away feelings of stability. Mature, committed, growth oriented, self-reflective group members learn to navigate the tools ...
Women 2 Women - Life Purpose Group
This support group is designed to assist you to heal and reflect. No matter who we are, all of us have been guilty of developing negative habits and behaviors at some stage in our lives. We can all benefit greatly ...
This support group is designed to assist you to heal and reflect. No matter who we are, all of us have been guilty of developing negative habits and behaviors at some stage in our lives. We can all benefit greatly ...
Semaglutide Support Circle (Virtual)
Whether you're exploring intuitive eating while on or post Semaglutide injections, building trust with yourself during the transition, or navigating the world in a body that's new to you, our community is here for you. Discover the freedom of redirecting ...
Hosted by Kami Guevara
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in West Hollywood, CA 90069
Whether you're exploring intuitive eating while on or post Semaglutide injections, building trust with yourself during the transition, or navigating the world in a body that's new to you, our community is here for you. Discover the freedom of redirecting ...
Women's Sexual Trauma Process Group
A trauma-informed process group for women who have been subject to sexual violence at any stage of life. *A Safe and Supportive Environment. *Develop Resiliency. *Move Beyond Surviving to Thriving. Participants are asked to commit to the group for a ...
Hosted by Sandra (Sandi) Bohle
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, MFA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pasadena, CA 91101
A trauma-informed process group for women who have been subject to sexual violence at any stage of life. *A Safe and Supportive Environment. *Develop Resiliency. *Move Beyond Surviving to Thriving. Participants are asked to commit to the group for a ...
Concientización sobre violencia domestica
Grupo de concientización sobre violencia doméstica para mujeres. Educacion sobre violencia doméstica, abuso sexual, trauma, el agresor, emociones: ira, culpa, pena, miedo, incrementa tu seguridad y la de tus hijos, autoevaluación y comprensión de la autoestima, comunicate asertivamente y establece ...
Hosted by Mayra Molina
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90501
Grupo de concientización sobre violencia doméstica para mujeres. Educacion sobre violencia doméstica, abuso sexual, trauma, el agresor, emociones: ira, culpa, pena, miedo, incrementa tu seguridad y la de tus hijos, autoevaluación y comprensión de la autoestima, comunicate asertivamente y establece ...
Women’s Process Group- Embodiment through Honesty
In this group, you will explore and practice vulnerable and honest sharing. This group will address individual members’ specific concerns and challenges regarding honesty and vulnerability in their own lives, as well as a look at what comes up interpersonally ...
Hosted by Melanie Siegel
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90027
In this group, you will explore and practice vulnerable and honest sharing. This group will address individual members’ specific concerns and challenges regarding honesty and vulnerability in their own lives, as well as a look at what comes up interpersonally ...
Navigating Your Twenties - Virtual Women's Group
Being a woman in your twenties is a confusing, complex, and isolating experience! In this virtual, six week, closed group, we will discuss, and troubleshoot many aspects of being in your twenties as a woman. Most importantly, this will be ...
Hosted by Adison Buongiorno-Smith
Pre-Licensed Professional, ACSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Calabasas, CA 91302
Being a woman in your twenties is a confusing, complex, and isolating experience! In this virtual, six week, closed group, we will discuss, and troubleshoot many aspects of being in your twenties as a woman. Most importantly, this will be ...
Black Women's Boundaries & Assertion Group
Are you a Black woman in your 20s-30s who struggles with setting boundaries with others? Do you wish you had better tools to communicate your wants and needs? Then this group is for you. Sis, No Is A Complete Sentence: ...
Hosted by Janet B Shiver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90066
Are you a Black woman in your 20s-30s who struggles with setting boundaries with others? Do you wish you had better tools to communicate your wants and needs? Then this group is for you. Sis, No Is A Complete Sentence: ...
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Women's Issues Support Groups
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.