Support Groups in Los Angeles, CA
Group therapy is a potent therapy both by itself and in conjunction with individual therapy. The group provides members the opportunity to explore and evolve interpersonal patterns with others who are looking to do the same. Members are encouraged to share their thoughts, feelings, and impulses as they emerge so that their internal life can be better understood in real time. Experiences of isolation and loneliness are interrupted as the group process helps clarify and resolve blocks to connection and emotional intimacy. The group is a vitalizing and nurturing experience.
Hosted by Evan Perlo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Do the strategies that once helped you navigate challenges or survive traumatic experiences now generate more psychological pain than they alleviate? Perhaps the pandemic took its toll on you. Whatever is prompting your search, finding a good therapist is hard. I believe therapy helps us develop a more resilient and flexible way to be with ourselves, the people we care about, and what we pursue in our lives. I work with individuals, couples, and families to address a wide variety of challenges. I also facilitate group therapy. Please see the description of my groups below.
Therapy fundamentals for Associates is an immersive group experience dedicated to practicing vital skills in emerging therapists. We will delve into the essentials of therapeutic practice, honing key competencies such as listening, empathy, attunement, and rapport building. Through a blend of theoretical insights, techniques, and hands-on role-playing, attendees will enjoy a space to practice and develop a deeper understanding of these fundamentals. The curriculum emphasizes practical application, ensuring participants leave equipped with the ability to establish genuine connections with clients. Join us for a transformative learning experience that lays the groundwork for mastering the art of therapy through listening, empathy, and rapport building.
Hosted by Nick King
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MSW, ASW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90046
If at this moment you find yourself seeking guidance but are unsure of where to turn, first know that these are perfectly natural uncertainties to have around finding the help you seek. In fact, these questions demonstrate your resilience and awareness - you've still got your wits about you! My therapeutic practice is dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families grappling with an array of challenges including depression, isolation, anxiety, trauma, relational conflicts, and existential unease.
This 8 week group will focus on the following skillsets of DBT: (1) Mindfulness, (2) Emotion Regulation, (3) Distress Tolerance, (4) Interpersonal Effectiveness. These DBT skill groups differ from conventional "process" groups where individuals openly express emotions, thoughts, and viewpoints for discussion. Instead, a DBT Skills group closely resembles an "emotional intelligence" class. While sharing is certainly encouraged and occurs, and members can provide mutual support within their comfort levels, the primary focus of the group lies in acquiring DBT skills through a classroom-style approach.
Hosted by Hanna Stensby
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90004
Are you frustrated and feeling unheard in your relationship? Have you found yourself unintentionally choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable? Losing patience with your partner and feeling exhausted by repetitive fights? If you are ready to build a strong foundation and seek to deepen your relationship with your partner, couples therapy can help. If you want to boost your confidence, trust your decisions about your relationships and navigate conflict in a healthy way you are in the right place. Through therapy, I can help you heal from trauma, anxiety, or depression using alternative approaches backed by research.
*update: this group is currently on hold, but if you'd like to learn more and be put on a waitlist for future groups please reach out* Join Abby Wambaugh, LMFT (#108742) and Janie McGlasson, LMFT (#93106) for a group focused on empowering your sexuality. Through understanding more about your past, and getting in touch with your present, we will help you have a more embodied sexual future, whether partnered or single.
Hosted by Abigail A Wambaugh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90042
The process of finding a therapist can often be a daunting first step, and it can be difficult to know who to trust and who can help. A good fit with a therapist includes a feeling of safety and a belief that your therapist has the ability to help you. Clients who find themselves at home in my practice are people who experience chronic depression or anxiety, individuals with a history of family wounding, individuals with relationship or identity issues, couples with difficulty resolving arguments, teens in crisis, and those feeling stuck or in transition.
Group teaches participants Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance in order to create a life worth living.
Hosted by Susan T Lindau
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, MFA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Angry, frustrated and sad? I have been working with individuals who are depressed for over 20 years. I am intensively trained in DBT and have been providing comprehensive DBT since the year 2000. Let's explore the tools I can offer as together we help you create a life of joy and satisfaction.
Meridian Recovery is an intensive outpatient program designed for those seeking a path to recovery from addiction and dual diagnosis mental health conditions. Our program offers personalized care, evidence-based therapies, and a supportive community, ensuring comprehensive healing. At Meridian Recovery, clients benefit from expert clinicians, individualized treatment plans, and holistic approaches that address the root causes of addiction and mental health challenges. With flexible scheduling and a compassionate team, we empower individuals to reclaim their lives and achieve lasting recovery. Choose Meridian Recovery and take the first step towards a healthier, more fulfilling future.
Hosted by Meridian Recovery
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90064
Life can get complicated and there is no handbook on how to handle things like depression, anxiety, addiction and relationship problems. It is important to know two things: 1. you are not alone, 2. challenges are always opportunities to grow and change your life. You are probably here because it's time to "do something different." Let us help guide you through this journey!
It's important to talk about your loved one, honor your emotions and recognize the various stages of mourning. With loss also comes changes in self-identity and the role a person plays in life. This group is a safe space where you can share your story without judgment, and find comfort and understanding among others who are going through a similar experience. This group will assist you in exploring your thoughts on identity changes and also have a safe space to explore your unresolved feelings.
Hosted by Cathy Trenary
Pre-Licensed Professional, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Our life experiences can lead us to question our identity and purpose in the world we live in. This can lead us to anxiety, depression, and trauma. Do you want to improve how you face challenges, function in your relationships, and face overwhelming feelings? I place heavy importance on addressing trauma. Trauma disintegrates the parts that make up your whole self, which can leave aspects of who you are hidden from your awareness. Left unaddressed, anxiety and depression can worsen, which can rob you of the necessary connection that all human beings need to thrive. I aim to help you process unresolved trauma.
This group will provide a safe space for gay men to heal from trauma. Unfortunately, gay men are more likely to experience trauma than straight men. And, it's often difficult for gay men to find a space to begin to unpack their traumatic experiences. That's what you'll experience in this group: a safe environment to recover from trauma. In fact, many folks find that the healing process is quicker in a group setting, rather than traditional individual therapy. Interested to learn more? Contact me for a free 15 minute consultation today.
Hosted by Michael Pezzullo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90046
Being a gay man in today’s society isn’t easy. Everyone seems to have money, success, good looks and as much sex as they want. If you’re like most clients I work with, you’ve probably spent most of your life feeling shame. Your culture, your community, and maybe even your family, told you you weren’t good enough. By now you have probably built a successful life. But despite the external success and validation, you still don’t feel good enough. Small rejections may trigger you. You frequently compare yourself to others. You lack confidence in your sex life. Or maybe you find yourself doing too many party drugs.
Hosted by Dina Bernat-Kunin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90035
A walk-in group for developing skills and strategies to eliminate or reduce substance use. Mondays at 4pm (Spanish Only), Wednesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 10:30am Gleicher/Chen Health Center | Contact at 329-329-9011 (English) or 323-329-9922 (Spanish)
Hosted by APLA Health - Gleicher/Chen Health Center
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90016
We at APLA Health - Gleicher/Chen Health Center are dedicated to serving our community, and we make working with individuals of all backgrounds part of our mission. We are here to help, whether you're completely committed to change or you're struggling with the idea. We provide medical, dental, and behavioral health care all within the same clinic. In addition to primary care, we offer sexual health testing and treatment, HIV/AIDs care, and medical interventions for the trans community. We also have a team of substance abuse and prevention specialists at this location.
In Defense of Girlhood: A Doll Play Group for children ages 5-11 years, providing safe spaces for children to embrace and celebrate their innocence. This group addresses adultification bias.
Hosted by Renee Curry
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90043
Let go of anxiety, work related stress, and unhealthy coping behaviors. Learn new skills for healthy peer cultivation, trustworthiness, and release anxiety related to traumatic events. This is the best time to cultivate sound skills for better life decisions including "moving on", forgiveness, and healing from trauma related events!
Pacific Psychotherapy Associates are devoted to the mental health of our community and our clients. PPA's therapist work from different theoretical orientation, but the goals are the same. We wish to help those struggling in difficult times, and assist our clients in overcoming issues they face.
Hosted by Christopher Joel Tromba
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90028
You deserve a safe environment where you feel free to express yourself and seek to understand what makes you, you. I am excited about the power of the therapeutic process, and believe that working together we may achieve the change you seek.
The Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center offers a support group for teens, ages 13 to 17, who are grieving the loss of a loved one or friend to suicide. The group is FREE at this time. Groups are held virtually and meet once a week for 8-weeks for 90 minutes sessions in the evening. Teens will explore shared experiences and learn ways to manage stress and ways to cope with grief and change through creative coping skills and interactive therapeutic activities. If you are interested, please call the Suicide Prevention Center directly at 424-362-2911.
Hosted by Christina Marie Ortiz
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90067
Are you looking to improve your mental health, relationships, and quality of life? Has addiction, depression, or anxiety taken over your life? My goal for everyone coming to me for therapy is to help create that lasting and meaningful change they seek. I provide you with ready-to-use skills to reduce overwhelming feelings, recover from past hurts and traumas, disengage from unhealthy patterns of behavior, and find freedom. Together we work to strengthen your self-awareness, self-worth, self-compassion, and acceptance thus empowering you to act on what you most value in this life.
Is the way you feel about your body negatively impacting your relationship? Negative body image is one of the most prevalent issues contributing to sexless marriages. And sex is one of the top concerns that brings couples to counseling. This group will help women work through body image concerns by providing tools, exercises and a space for processing feelings to make peace with your body. In this group, you will learn to be present in your body, explore new of ways of relating to your body, and find new empowerment among women with the same desires and goals.
Hosted by Dr. April E. House
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90068
Frustrated with yourself because you can't seem to get it together and feel stuck? Feel like you have no idea how to get on track? Not clear on what you want, or know, but not sure where to begin? Feeling disconnected or unhappy in your relationships? Overwhemed, exhausted, and know deep down something has got to give? I help my clients work through anxiety, overwhelm, lack of clarity, work/life balance, life transitions, perfectionism, self-sabotage, self-criticism, fear of failure, procrastination, self-image, body image, food or sexuality concerns, and help couples to improve communication, connection, and heal from infidelity.
We are currently recruiting for a group to help those struggling with grief over the recent loss of someone close to them. The group is aimed at older adults and is free of charge. Please call for further information.
Hosted by USC Psychology Services Center
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90089
At the USC Psychology Services Center, we currently offer both in-person and telehealth therapy and assessment supported by science. Our services are provided by doctoral students in the Department of Psychology at USC, and supervised by psychology faculty or community-based licensed psychologists. This allows us to offer you a unique, treatment team based approach. We offer services for individuals and families, across the age range from young children to older adults. We do not offer same-day or emergency/crisis services. Currently, we have immediate openings for adolescents ages 13-17 in need of assessment services.
75 min virtual LGBTQIA+ process and support group (CA residents, 18+) for those who identify as recovering people pleasers.*Currently on break*
Hosted by Andrew Borden
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90028
Hi, I'm glad you made it. Asking for and finding support is tough, but this is the first step. Tell me, do you find it difficult to stay motivated throughout the day? Are you constantly ruminating on interactions with others, anxious about whether you said or did the "right" thing? Perhaps you spend most of your time and energy worrying about how others perceive you? Or, maybe you struggle to feel deserving to take up space in a conversation or a room full of people? If you identify as a perfectionist, people-pleaser, over-thinker, or struggle with low self-esteem or self-worth, therapy might help cut through some of that noise.
Interpersonal Neurobiology study seminar for mental health clinicians to develop deeper understanding and apply brain research into psychotherapy. Actively studied with Dr. Dan Siegel for several years, speak and conduct continuing education seminars in this topic area. Using 'BrainTalk' in psychotherapy helps decrease shame and explain lifelong choices and patterns.
Hosted by Joan I Rosenberg
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Well-being involves having awareness of and connection to your self plus good connections with others. If you have struggled with distracting from your own experience, are lost in negative self evaluation, or if you have lost your curiousity about the world, face roadblocks or obstacles to your creativity and want to get relief, reclaim a sense of aliveness, vitality, presence, purpose or optimism - then I can be of help to you. I developed Emotional Pilates - the focus is on helping you build your core emotional strength, balance, flexibility and resilience, including learning how to speak your true experience.
We do things differently here. All of our therapists utilize theories and methods that focus on the WHOLE child. Theories that respect and support the uniqueness of every child’s brain, body, and nervous system.
Hosted by Emily Frumkin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Therapy with me is a safe space where my clients can press the pause button and reset each week. My clients use our time together to evaluate the direction they are headed and make adjustments necessary to get where they want to be. Although the details of course vary from client to client, I understand from 15+ years working with families in hospitals, schools, and therapy rooms, that this process is only effective when you like your therapist! I am happy to offer 15-30 min Zoom consultations to help assess whether we'd be a good fit.
Facilitated by Dr. Gardenswartz, a small group of individuals come together to share problems and to receive feedback on how their behavior impacts others. The group setting provides a safe environment for members to take interpersonal risks.
Hosted by Dr. Cara Gardenswartz & GroupTherapyLA/NY
Psychologist, MA, CGP, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90049
I am Dr. Cara Gardenwartz, and I am asking you to please call for a free consultation. Once we decide which of our specialists is the best fit for you, I will work swiftly and thoroughly on your behalf, taking care of all the next steps. Let me help create a solution for you, with you. As the Founder and Director of GroupTherapyLA and GroupTherapyNY, I lead a team of highly skilled therapists committed to providing exceptional mental health care. Our practice is designed to offer personalized and comprehensive therapeutic services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients.
Do you have difficulty connecting with people? Do you feel like you never come off the way you intended to? Do social settings make you uncomfortable? This group is a safe place to learn to connect to others. The group offers helpful homework assignments, processing of social fears, social skills training, and fosters connection within the group. If you're fed up and ready for a change, group is the perfect way to work on your social fears and insecurities. Contact me to learn more.
Hosted by Jennifer Cornett
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA , AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90024
My practice focuses on treating Sexual Trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD. My typical clients experience constant shame, nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, panic, memories of trauma and difficulty in intimate relationships. My priority is to provide a safe, nurturing relationship with my clients to help calm and heal the nervous system. I help couples and families navigate issues arising from sexual abuse, traumatic backgrounds, and intergenerational trauma.
