Support Groups in San Antonio, TX
First Responder Empowerment Group for Men
This group will be led by a counselor who has close to 30 years experience as a first responder and has spent years as a therapist. Additionally, the group was created to assist first responders in developing healthy coping mechanisms ...
Hosted by Michael A Saahene
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, LCDC-I
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78213
This group will be led by a counselor who has close to 30 years experience as a first responder and has spent years as a therapist. Additionally, the group was created to assist first responders in developing healthy coping mechanisms ...
Substance Abuse
• Psychoeducational groups • Skills development groups • Cognitive—behavioral/pr oblem solving groups • Support groups • Interpersonal process groups
Hosted by Engedi Therapy Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, , LPC, ADC, SAP
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78258
• Psychoeducational groups • Skills development groups • Cognitive—behavioral/pr oblem solving groups • Support groups • Interpersonal process groups
Vritual Trauma Support Group in NY & TX
Interpersonal traumatic events such as sexual assault, rape, abuse from childhood, domestic or intimate partner violence, or any other experience that elicits feelings of extreme fear, shame, guilt, and/or loss of safety can cause an array of symptoms that disrupt ...
Hosted by Victoria Gulino
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78205
Interpersonal traumatic events such as sexual assault, rape, abuse from childhood, domestic or intimate partner violence, or any other experience that elicits feelings of extreme fear, shame, guilt, and/or loss of safety can cause an array of symptoms that disrupt ...
Touched by Suicide
A safe place to grieve and heal the suicide tsunami that changed your life as you knew it. Using the book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide by award-winning author, speaker and grief counselor, Gary Roe, this support ...
Hosted by Valerie Rivas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78232
A safe place to grieve and heal the suicide tsunami that changed your life as you knew it. Using the book Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces After a Suicide by award-winning author, speaker and grief counselor, Gary Roe, this support ...
Problem Solving and Processing for ADHD Folks
This is an online teletherapy group that trouble shoots issues clients with ADHD are having in their lives in their relationships with friends, loved ones, or co-workers. We come to re-learn how to give and receive support to peers and ...
Hosted by Lauren DeReese Garcia
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78230
This is an online teletherapy group that trouble shoots issues clients with ADHD are having in their lives in their relationships with friends, loved ones, or co-workers. We come to re-learn how to give and receive support to peers and ...
Adult Art Therapy
Art therapy for Adults who experience Anger, Anxiety, and Exhaustion. Meeting on the first Monday of the month to create and learn. Get the new month started off right by joining your local art therapy group.
Hosted by Lindsey Autumn McGehee
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78213
Art therapy for Adults who experience Anger, Anxiety, and Exhaustion. Meeting on the first Monday of the month to create and learn. Get the new month started off right by joining your local art therapy group.
Made in His Image
A twelve-week group opportunity designed to explore the implications of our sexuality as women. There will be teaching, movie clips and conversations about what it means to be made in God's image as a woman.
Hosted by Jeanenne McCloskey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78230
A twelve-week group opportunity designed to explore the implications of our sexuality as women. There will be teaching, movie clips and conversations about what it means to be made in God's image as a woman.
Veterans Acute Stress Syndrome Group (ASSYST)
This is a closed group for veterans that meets once a week via telehealth. The focus of the group is to address the crisis of the week using the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) informed model. The ASSYST procedure will be ...
Hosted by Uche Chukwureh: Emdr And Brainspotting Intensives
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, EMDR, BSP, SSP
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78247
This is a closed group for veterans that meets once a week via telehealth. The focus of the group is to address the crisis of the week using the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) informed model. The ASSYST procedure will be ...
Buchanan & Associate Counseling
Helping individuals work through life's challenges. Helping couples reconnect, learn communication skills, and recharge their relationship! Healing families as they work through their issues.
Hosted by Heather Sronce
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78240
Helping individuals work through life's challenges. Helping couples reconnect, learn communication skills, and recharge their relationship! Healing families as they work through their issues.
Crosspoint Meeting
Group size (8) focus on fear/addiction/anxiety reduction. Call for a reservation prior to coming to group. We are looking to start a new group in May if you are interested please send your information and we will add you to ...
Hosted by Tisdale Counseling Service
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78228
Group size (8) focus on fear/addiction/anxiety reduction. Call for a reservation prior to coming to group. We are looking to start a new group in May if you are interested please send your information and we will add you to ...
Adulting through Anxiety
Life can be a blur when you're at a crossroads from past-to-present-to-future when making life changing decisions. Fear has a way of attacking the nervous system making it difficult to regulate your thoughts and emotions. Leaving you empty, alone, and ...
Hosted by Autry Jamison
Marriage & Family Therapist, BA, MA, LMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78253
Life can be a blur when you're at a crossroads from past-to-present-to-future when making life changing decisions. Fear has a way of attacking the nervous system making it difficult to regulate your thoughts and emotions. Leaving you empty, alone, and ...
Mind Fitness Group
Just as your body requires daily nourishment and excercise, so does your mind. Constant thoughts and worries can cause our minds to decay and draw us away from our center and creativity. The mind fitness group meets to increase mind ...
Hosted by Bioenergetic Healing Psychotherapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78228
Just as your body requires daily nourishment and excercise, so does your mind. Constant thoughts and worries can cause our minds to decay and draw us away from our center and creativity. The mind fitness group meets to increase mind ...
A New Start Counseling Services
We are a group of licensed mental health clinicians who have a combined total of over 100 years in our field. We are looking forward to partnering with you on your journey to emotional and mental wellness.
Hosted by A New Start Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78216
We are a group of licensed mental health clinicians who have a combined total of over 100 years in our field. We are looking forward to partnering with you on your journey to emotional and mental wellness.
Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)
CPRT gives you the keys to better understand your child's inner world and teaches you to use play-based therapeutic interventions at home. In 10 weeks, you will Iearn how to regain control as a parent, help your child develop self-control, ...
Hosted by Julie Gowen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78232
CPRT gives you the keys to better understand your child's inner world and teaches you to use play-based therapeutic interventions at home. In 10 weeks, you will Iearn how to regain control as a parent, help your child develop self-control, ...
Institute for Couple and Family Enhancement
The ICFE was founded based in the knowledge that relationships are a central part of all of our lives. When relationships are strong, they provide us with a sense of security and a confidence in ourselves. The mission of the ...
Hosted by Jason Northrup
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78232
The ICFE was founded based in the knowledge that relationships are a central part of all of our lives. When relationships are strong, they provide us with a sense of security and a confidence in ourselves. The mission of the ...
Taking Care of Mama
Everyone asks about baby, but what about mama too? Our group aims to help mamas connect with other mamas, talk about postpartum experiences, and learn helpful stress management tools & relaxation techniques to manage motherhood. Our group has two meeting ...
Hosted by Counseling 4 Life
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78232
Everyone asks about baby, but what about mama too? Our group aims to help mamas connect with other mamas, talk about postpartum experiences, and learn helpful stress management tools & relaxation techniques to manage motherhood. Our group has two meeting ...
Women's Body Image
Hosted by Sheryl L. Grant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78210
Seeking Safety For Women
Seeking Safety is a skills-based group open to all interested women that is offered bi-weekly on Monday's from 6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m. CST. Participants strengthen their spiritual, physical and emotional safety by learning science-based techniques such as boundary setting in relationships, ...
Hosted by Tamera J. Brown
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78232
Seeking Safety is a skills-based group open to all interested women that is offered bi-weekly on Monday's from 6:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m. CST. Participants strengthen their spiritual, physical and emotional safety by learning science-based techniques such as boundary setting in relationships, ...
Clinical Supervision
Clinical Supervision for LPC-Associates in the State of Texas. Two hours per month of individual supervision focused on building private practice along with staffing current clientele cases. Two hours per month of group supervision focused on building therapeutic skills. Please ...
Hosted by Michelle Jacinto Psychotherapy And Supervision
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78228
Clinical Supervision for LPC-Associates in the State of Texas. Two hours per month of individual supervision focused on building private practice along with staffing current clientele cases. Two hours per month of group supervision focused on building therapeutic skills. Please ...
Parenting Classes
Teaching parents how to raise children from a "nurturing" approach
Hosted by Nancy Recalde
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78249
Teaching parents how to raise children from a "nurturing" approach
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in San Antonio?
Search for nearby support groups by inputting your city, zip code, or the name of the group into the search bar. From there, you can filter to find a group that suits your needs, whether you are looking for support for a teenager, a group that focuses on a specific issue, such as depression, or a particular program type, such as one geared toward developing social skills. To navigate between locations within the same country, enter a new city or zip code into the search bar.
How does group therapy work?
Therapy groups are led by one or more therapists and serve to help people process their experiences and learn from others who understand their challenges firsthand. They can be based on a specific issue, such as addiction, grief, physical illnesses, parenting, and caregiving. They can involve a specific type of program or therapy, such as a social skills group or CBT group. They can also be specific to a particular population or community, such as teens or LGBTQ.
Support groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, also focus on a specific issue, but are typically led by members with lived experiences and are less structured than therapy groups. 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.
Support groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, also focus on a specific issue, but are typically led by members with lived experiences and are less structured than therapy groups. 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.
What are the benefits of group therapy?
Support groups help connect people with shared challenges or physical and mental health conditions. In a group setting, participants can receive support and feedback from peers and can acquire new skills, strategies and perspectives by listening to one another. Discussing your experience with someone who also has a cancer diagnosis, or whose son also struggles with addiction, for example, can help you feel less alone, reduce distress, find empathy and connection, and learn practical or medical information that has helped others. Group therapy can also be a more affordable option than individual therapy and just as effective.
Is group therapy as effective as individual therapy?
Support groups can be deeply valuable for both emotional support and/or treatment outcomes. It’s difficult to make a blanket statement on efficacy due to the many different types of support groups and conditions treated, but group therapy has been found to be just as effective as individual therapy in establishing long-term abstinence for conditions such as substance abuse, addiction and alcohol abuse.
How much does group therapy cost?
Group counseling is typically less expensive than individual counseling, with each session costing on average between $60 to $75. Meanwhile, individual therapy sessions can run anywhere from $100 to $200 and up, even after insurance. It is possible to find low-cost group therapy options and many therapists offer group sessions free of charge.
Does insurance cover group therapy?
As with individual therapy, many insurance companies do offer coverage for group therapy sessions. However, the coverage varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider. Individuals are encouraged to check with their insurance providers to verify coverage.
How long does group therapy last?
The length of a support group session is often one hour but can fall anywhere between 45 minutes and two hours. The amount of time that people remain in a support group varies based on their specific needs and goals and the type of therapy. Some individuals may seek a shorter-term group, such as a bereavement group, that may last between six and 20 weeks. Some may seek a longer-term group that lasts for a year or indefinitely.
What are the limitations of support groups?
Support groups have many benefits, but there are a few limitations as well. Support groups do not constitute formal therapeutic or medical treatment, and are not run by licensed mental health professionals, so some people may opt for group therapy or individual therapy instead. Additionally, support groups can depend on the other participants, so a disruptive individual has the potential to mar the group dynamic, and the anecdotal information shared may sometimes be unhelpful or inaccurate. Because it is a group setting, confidentiality can be more difficult to guard and participants receive less personalized attention than they would in an individual therapy session.