Support Groups in Torrance, CA
Womens Group
Women's group addressing issues that women encounter in later adulthood, divorce, empty nest, menopause
Hosted by Kathleen Laub, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Women's group addressing issues that women encounter in later adulthood, divorce, empty nest, menopause
Neuro Wellness Spa
Neuro Wellness Spa offers a full range of services on an outpatient basis. Our cutting-edge treatment modalities offer hope to those suffering from a variety of issues associated with mental illness. Opening our doors in 2009, we are proud to ...
Hosted by Martha Koo
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Neuro Wellness Spa offers a full range of services on an outpatient basis. Our cutting-edge treatment modalities offer hope to those suffering from a variety of issues associated with mental illness. Opening our doors in 2009, we are proud to ...
Star Group for Middle School Girls
Group addresses the unique needs of middle-school girls and through: art, journaling, and processing with peers. Issues addressed will include: Self-image, expoloring thoughts, hopes, & dreams, the importance of establishing healthy friendships and recognizing areas in friendship which require boundaries, ...
Hosted by February Johnson
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, ACSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Group addresses the unique needs of middle-school girls and through: art, journaling, and processing with peers. Issues addressed will include: Self-image, expoloring thoughts, hopes, & dreams, the importance of establishing healthy friendships and recognizing areas in friendship which require boundaries, ...
Healthy Relationships For Women
Relationships are hard work! This group helps women who are feeling unheard & frustrated in their relationship by teaching them how to express their needs effectively, understand the barriers to connection in their relationship, develop repair strategies for conflicts, & ...
Hosted by Savanna Petruccelli
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Relationships are hard work! This group helps women who are feeling unheard & frustrated in their relationship by teaching them how to express their needs effectively, understand the barriers to connection in their relationship, develop repair strategies for conflicts, & ...
Gender expression support group
Gender expression support group: looking for a safe place to explore your gender identity and expression while receiving understanding in a safe environment that is conducive for personal growth. This nonjudgmental group embraces a wide array of gender expression, transgender, ...
Hosted by Anthony Cavuoti
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Gender expression support group: looking for a safe place to explore your gender identity and expression while receiving understanding in a safe environment that is conducive for personal growth. This nonjudgmental group embraces a wide array of gender expression, transgender, ...
Adoptive Parents Support Group
This monthly education and support group offers practical guidance in parenting adopted and foster-care/adopted children. Parents discuss family challenges and share success in relationship building and working through various issues in a non-judgmental environment.
Hosted by Hillary Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
This monthly education and support group offers practical guidance in parenting adopted and foster-care/adopted children. Parents discuss family challenges and share success in relationship building and working through various issues in a non-judgmental environment.
The Effective Therapy Group
We are a Group of specialists that work with a wide range of clients including Adults, Couples and Teens. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Even telephone counseling for those who need lower cost/more convenient scheduling.
Hosted by James A Stump
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
We are a Group of specialists that work with a wide range of clients including Adults, Couples and Teens. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Even telephone counseling for those who need lower cost/more convenient scheduling.
Men's Addiction Process Group
Addictions if untreated have the same traits: secrets, ritualistic behavior, obcessions of the mind followed by cravings and compulsive acting out then the shame kicks in and we say, "I'll never do that again and (2) weeks later we are ...
Hosted by Derek Scott Hoxby
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CADC-II, SEP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Addictions if untreated have the same traits: secrets, ritualistic behavior, obcessions of the mind followed by cravings and compulsive acting out then the shame kicks in and we say, "I'll never do that again and (2) weeks later we are ...
Depression (Let's Beat the Holiday Blues)
Feeling down during the holidays can be tough, especially since you seem so out of step with the world. You're feeling lonely and exhausted. Let me help you break free from these feeling. Join our 8-session group therapy where you'll ...
Hosted by Nazanin Moali
Psychologist, PhD, CST
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Feeling down during the holidays can be tough, especially since you seem so out of step with the world. You're feeling lonely and exhausted. Let me help you break free from these feeling. Join our 8-session group therapy where you'll ...
Saving Marriage After an Affair
Marriage can survive and even improve after one or both partners have engaged in an affair but the percentage of success is low. When both partners want to save the marriage because of children, love and regret, this group helps ...
Hosted by Counseling Adults, Children & Couples
Psychologist, PsyD, MAMFCT, CHYP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90503
Marriage can survive and even improve after one or both partners have engaged in an affair but the percentage of success is low. When both partners want to save the marriage because of children, love and regret, this group helps ...
Creating Healthy Relationships for Women
This process group is primarily insight-oriented and encourages self-awareness and introspection. The purpose of the group is to explore your way of being in relationships. It is long term and open ended. Weekly attendance, with minimal reasonable exceptions is required. ...
Hosted by Bonnie Ray Kennan
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
This process group is primarily insight-oriented and encourages self-awareness and introspection. The purpose of the group is to explore your way of being in relationships. It is long term and open ended. Weekly attendance, with minimal reasonable exceptions is required. ...
The Stress and Sleep Reset
This is a group for individuals with high daily stress, and problems falling and staying asleep. Goals: 1) Understand and change mindset, thoughts and behaviors that don't let you fall asleep 2) Acquire new lifestyle behaviors that improve sleep 3) ...
Hosted by Corina Gheorghiu
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, DDS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
This is a group for individuals with high daily stress, and problems falling and staying asleep. Goals: 1) Understand and change mindset, thoughts and behaviors that don't let you fall asleep 2) Acquire new lifestyle behaviors that improve sleep 3) ...
High Conflict Parenting Class
Better Parenting Better Divorce is a parenting class designed for high conflict parents. We teach divorced or separated parents how to better communicate and focus on their children instead of the anger and hurt that comes with divorce.
This 6 week ...
Hosted by Vi Ballard
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90503
Better Parenting Better Divorce is a parenting class designed for high conflict parents. We teach divorced or separated parents how to better communicate and focus on their children instead of the anger and hurt that comes with divorce.
This 6 week ...
Memory Coffee &Compassion, dementia support group
My support groups offer a relaxed and safe environment to openly discuss concerns about caring for someone who is experiencing memory loss. We know that living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other cognitive disorders can be challenging and can bring many ...
Hosted by Family Connect Care (Cognitive/Alzheimer\'s Care)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LM
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90503
My support groups offer a relaxed and safe environment to openly discuss concerns about caring for someone who is experiencing memory loss. We know that living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other cognitive disorders can be challenging and can bring many ...
Social Anxiety Exposure Group
This 14 week group is designed for adults who experience significant discomfort, and avoidance when they encounter social situations. This anxiety and avoidance can cause distress and impact one's quality of life. The social anxiety exposure group provides treatment, using ...
Hosted by Liana Georgoulis
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
This 14 week group is designed for adults who experience significant discomfort, and avoidance when they encounter social situations. This anxiety and avoidance can cause distress and impact one's quality of life. The social anxiety exposure group provides treatment, using ...
Rediscover Your Creativity! - ONLINE
Rediscover your creative Spark! Are you longing to reignite your creative spark? Look no further! This ONLINE Creative Recovery Group is a supportive community of individuals on a transformative journey to reclaim their creative potential. In this empowering and nurturing ...
Hosted by Paige Asawa
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Rediscover your creative Spark! Are you longing to reignite your creative spark? Look no further! This ONLINE Creative Recovery Group is a supportive community of individuals on a transformative journey to reclaim their creative potential. In this empowering and nurturing ...
Mind Power
These groups are designed for ages 11-17 years old focusing on understanding emotional responses and triggers caused by anxiety, depression and/or social and life pressures. Group members will develop skills including identifying how our thoughts affect our feelings and how ...
Hosted by Sharon Carrigg Bailey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, MFT, LEP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90503
These groups are designed for ages 11-17 years old focusing on understanding emotional responses and triggers caused by anxiety, depression and/or social and life pressures. Group members will develop skills including identifying how our thoughts affect our feelings and how ...
Manifestion Change-- Creating Your New L
Your power to create major changes in your life can be tapped into by a series of techniques and realizations that have been proven, over and over again, to alter people's lives quite dynamically and significantly. These are taught in ...
Hosted by Carol Ann Francis
Psychologist, PsyD, MA, MFTT, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90503
Your power to create major changes in your life can be tapped into by a series of techniques and realizations that have been proven, over and over again, to alter people's lives quite dynamically and significantly. These are taught in ...
Parenting Classes
Our Active Parenting Courses provides parents powerful strategies and insights to assist in navigating their way through the most important and difficult job they will ever have - raising our next generation of leaders. This program is a key offering ...
Hosted by Theresa 'terri' Kruger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
Our Active Parenting Courses provides parents powerful strategies and insights to assist in navigating their way through the most important and difficult job they will ever have - raising our next generation of leaders. This program is a key offering ...
Body Image Group
Hosted by Julia Baird
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Torrance, CA 90505
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Torrance?
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.