Support Groups in San Francisco, CA
A special time provided to focus on the exploration of fantasies in connection to substances, relationships and sex. Come and explore the pillars of your relationships (past, present and future), while practicing, improving and acquiring new skills around communication, assertiveness, conflict resolution, and coping strategies to deal with intense feelings of frustration, sadness and stress. This group is for those who seek support and guidance in a process psycho-therapeutic setting. Sex matters will be addressed from a sex possitive perspective. Call for screening & information. 8 Weeks - Now Forming to Start first week of October 2013
Hosted by Richard R Lugo
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LAADC, CADCII, CACS
Not Verified Not Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94102
RichTherapy is the private practice of Richard Lugo who focuses on Individuals, Couples and Groups with issues linked or related to addictive behavior or compulsion and its progression and affects on personal life, work performance and intimate relationships with self or others.
Ready to move beyond isolation and burnout? This group can help you connect with what's most authentically true to you so that you can find a meaningful path forward that fuels and sustains you. It's a safe, secure space to grow professionally and personally, seek and provide support, exchange ideas, and discuss challenges unique to being a therapist. It's a growth enhancing experience. It’s not therapy, yet it’s highly therapeutic. It's experiential in nature and offers opportunities for personal and professional growth, consultation, and a sense of community. Contact me for fees and scheduling.
Hosted by Smadar Salzman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94102
Feeling stuck in the same emotional and relational patterns? Do you keep repeating the same cycles that leave you anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed? Early relationships shape our views of ourselves and others, often influencing us in ways we don't realize. If you grew up with family conflict, emotionally unavailable parents, or trauma, adult relationships can be hard. You're tired of feeling disconnected and stuck. Therapy can help you heal the emotional rollercoaster—whether it's anger, anxiety, depression, or numbness—so your relationships feel more connected, and you experience more joy and fulfillment in life.
Spark All Wellness offers trauma-informed yoga therapy groups led by certified mental health clinicians and yoga instructors. Our yoga therapy group is dedicated to help individuals explore and deepen their connection to their bodies in a safe and non-judgmental space. In our groups, participants will engage in meditation, breathwork, yoga, and other activities to help them reconnect to themselves and feel empowered, and resilient. Visit www.sparkallwellness.com to register for upcoming group offerings.
Hosted by Spark All Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Our practice specializes in therapy for children, teens, families, and women. We understand the profound impact that mental health challenges can have on kids, individuals and families. Our mission is to provide compassionate and holistic support to help you and your loved ones heal and shine. Our dedicated team of experienced therapists specialize in a variety of evidence-based therapies tailored to meet the unique needs of children, teens, families, and mothers.
Join our Harm Reduction Addiction Support Group for holistic recovery. Our compassionate space embraces diverse needs with structured sessions covering addiction, anxiety, depression, impulse control, relationships, and more. We focus on coping skills, healthy relationships, and relapse prevention, integrating IFS, CBT, mindfulness, trauma informed care, and attachment theory. Reclaim control, build community, and explore new possibilities with us. Book a free consultation today for personalized support on your journey to recovery.
Hosted by Kelly Albrecht
Pre-Licensed Professional, ASW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Are you struggling to process depression, anxiety, relationship/family issues, and trauma? These emotional ruptures can cause major disruptions in our lives. The work to process these types of life events is multifaceted, and I can help you identify your feelings and potential relational patterns, build tolerance and acceptance around challenging ones, and set meaningful goals. In order to do so, I utilize various therapeutic approaches consisting of ACT, CBT, and Problem Solving Therapy and somatic interventions.
PAWC's provider group is among the largest in CA and includes only Board Certified or Licensed Practitioners. Our doctors focus on your needs and feelings, while PAWC administrative staff collaborates with you, your doctor and insurers to keep administration smooth and easy. During your treatment, practitioners and staff work together well to create a seamless care experience, including support for scheduling, billing and managing prescriptions. Our doctors collaborate with each other and listen to patient needs and interests.
Hosted by Ela Aguilar Donis
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94118
Ela Donis, MD is a board-certified adult psychiatrist that has been in practice for over 10 years. Dr. Donis is competent in performing thorough psychiatric assessments, differential diagnosis, prognostic assessments, genetic testing and interpretation and medication management. Other colleagues and patients have described her as knowledgeable and compassionate. Her areas of interest are PTSD, trauma associated disorders,mood disorders, and anxiety disorders.
A group for women who are successful in most aspects of their lives but who want more satisfying relationships with people who are important to them. Many tend to put others needs before their own and find that issues from their families of origin get replicated in current relationships, effecting such important things as self confidence, trust, authenticity, and communication processes. Since family of origin issues also get replicated in the group, the group provides a safe place to explore the feelings that get activated and to lean new and more self fulfilling ways to react.
Hosted by Geraldine Alpert
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
Through many years of teaching and practicing Brief Psychotherapy, I have learned the value of a highly active, focused and interactive approach-- both for long term and brief psychotherapy. Whether the patient is an individual or a couple, I view my task as helping to define appropriate goals and keeping the therapy on track. While the purpose of the therapeutic journey is mutually decided and the patient is an active partner in evaluating the route, I particularly direct the journey when it turns to the past. While history is invariably interesting, therapeutic efficiency requires exploring only what's potentially most useful.
While therapists do not recommend or prescribe psychedelic treatments, we are able to provide emotional support around the preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences. While Ketamine assisted therapy has already become a legal treatment in the united states, other treatments are not yet legal or recommended by the FDA. This group is a space to prepare for upcoming journeys and integrate altered states of mind with holotropic breathwork, ketamine assisted therapy work, and medicine journeys. Psychotherapy groups are confidential and intimate spaces to explore the unconscious mind and to make conscious what may arise. Check www.biancaaarons.com/integration-group.
Hosted by Bianca Aarons Integrative Psychotherapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Bianca Aarons is a San Francisco based Couples Therapist and Individual Therapist who works in an integrative way, incorporating a psychoanalytic, relational, and somatic styles of working. Bianca treats couples who struggle with communication, survivors of sexual abuse, and others to help people find their voice, to feel empowered, and to access healthy anger and boundaries. Bianca also works with people who struggle within relationships because of anxiety and past family issues which may have let to lower self esteem and perfectionism. She works in a direct and honest way while also being very compassionate and empathetic.
New Group in 2018! Meets twice per month on Tuesdays or Thursdays in SF. Get support and be compassionately challenged by other men and an experienced facilitator to grow, heal and mature.
Hosted by David J Kest
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
I offer an "Integrated Approach to Psychotherapy" for adults, couples and families. We may first seek to reduce negative symptoms and increase stability in our life, but eventually I support and challenge my clients to graduate from "surviving to truly "thriving" in all major aspects of their life. Relationships have shaped and influenced who we are and many clients appreciate help with essential relationship skills. I am one of the few therapists in Marin and SF actually certified as an Imago Relationship Therapist and have had the honor to assist the cofounders many times with their weekend workshops. on the West Coast.
Many ASWs and MFTIs experience anxiety and frustration when studying for and taking their licensure exams, and sometimes this leads to difficulty passing the test. Every unpleasant experience with practice tests or the real thing compounds the anxiety and the time pressure. This structured, 12-week group combines CBT, test taking strategy, guided study, and discussion of content. However, this is not a content review or a licensure exam course. Group membership requires general familiarity with the exam material; access to online or printed review course materials is helpful
Hosted by Kate Hellenga
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94103
Seeking professional help for yourself, your child or your family takes courage. Not only are we taught that we shouldn't need help or tell strangers our business, but it’s hard to imagine what we’ll be like if we change our old habits. Many of the adults who have made progress working with me have experienced trauma, the impacts of oppressive social biases, or both. They have adapted and survived, but they are not thriving. They may feel stuck, or they feel the need to hide or silence parts of themselves to succeed in relationships. Younger clients may have similar issues along with defiance, withdrawal or other troubling behavior.
This weekly virtual group for transgender and gender nonconforming folks who identify anywhere on the transmasculine spectrum is a safe, nonjudgmental space for participants to share, process, and receive support around the nuances of gender identity exploration and the unique experiences of navigating the world as a TGNC person. Through community building, participants can receive validation, gain insights into their own experiences, and collectively facilitate emotional resilience, empowerment, and a pursuit of societal acceptance and equality.
Hosted by Iain Jasko
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
I specialize in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, and am particularly passionate about working with transgender & gender-nonconforming teens and adults. As a trans-identified provider, I bring a firsthand understanding of the challenges and nuances of identity exploration, allowing me to offer empathetic and affirming support to a diverse array of individuals. I am skilled at supporting clients in navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relational concerns.
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported, 8-week, training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding. The three key components of self-compassion are self-kindness, a sense of common humanity, and balanced, mindful awareness.
Hosted by Ravi Chandra
Psychiatrist, MD, DFAPA
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94115
Experience, insight, integrity, depth, support. I specialize in understanding you and what's happening: your culture, current dilemmas, patterns, strengths, interests, relationships, life history, and visions of yourself and the world. Our work will be tailored to fit your individual needs, through therapy, medications, or both. I have advanced training and interest in depth work, including psychodynamic and mindfulness approaches. The goal is to help you cope with life, grow, enjoy fulfilling relationships, achieve your potential and develop resilience. Board Certified Distinguished Fellow of the APA, active writer, and member of Asian American committee of the Northern California Psychiatric Society.
Have your current or past relationship faced challenges such as communication issues, conflicts, intimacy concerns, and relationship breakdowns? Are you also experiencing relationship trauma such as anxiety, depression, fear, trust issues, and emotional numbness? This group is designed to help you explore the delicate threads of connection – from communication nuances to financial understanding, trust-building, and the profound realms of intimacy. Whether you're navigating the dating scene, in a committed relationship, or fostering a long-term partnership, let's walk this path of growth, love, and deeper connection, hand in hand.
Hosted by Veronica Ghabour
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Mental health challenges are due to the aftereffects of traumatic experiences. Trauma can place a strain on your family, work, relationships, and even cause issues with self-worth. I specialize in trauma therapy along with treating personality disorders, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addiction. All these disorders can look different from person to person, and that is where our therapeutic journey of empowerment and self-exploration begins. I concentrate on creating a safe space of growth and self-discovery through unconditional positive regard, emotional regulation, and guided activities.
? Explore your feelings about important adoption issues such as transracial adoption, substance use in pregnancy, open adoption, mental health issues. Learn more about expectant/ birth mothers and fathers and learn ways to build a positive relationship during the match Better understand how to develop a positive post-adoption contact relationship and why it will be beneficial to your child Other topics include Preparing for Birth at the Hospital, Outreach, How to talk to your child about his or her adoption, Preparing siblings for a new adoption and more...
Hosted by Nina Anderson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94127
Adoption Collective is committed to providing ethical and competent specialized services for all members of the adoption constellation. Nina Anderson, LCSW offers Counseling, Education, and Consultation Services in the area of Adoption and Family Formation. As the founder of Adoption Collective, Nina recognized the need for personalized support for those involved in the adoption process. Nina provides counseling to pre-adoptive and adoptive parents, expectant/birth parents, and adoptees, and supports Post Adoption Contact Relationships.
This group meets once a month as an add to the Somatic Therapy: Life Tune-UP group, so altogether you meet 3x a month. Divorce is not what we ever wish for, but it is one of the pivotal times in our lives. We can unintentionally exacerbate the pain, difficulties and co-parenting challenges or we can grow during the experience with reduced negative impact. This is group works with specific divorce-related themes, such as attachment, trust, fear, finances, boundaries, and communication under stress. We learn with one another over time and so commit by the semester (fall/spring).
Hosted by Kate Moore Meyers
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94127
I’m so happy you’re here! I understand that you’re ready for support as you are going through a rough patch or because you are ready to make significant changes to improve your inner life, practical life, work, or relationships. My own life is fuller and richer because I went for therapy and coaching at a couple of crucial times. I am grateful for the help in learning how to move beyond blind spots and through stuck spaces or misunderstandings. I think of my work as an offer to you where, from graduate school, life experience and coaching, I bring listening and pragmatic tools to help you live fully or change your life.
“Donor Family Matters” is a support group designed to empower women considering or undergoing donor conception (egg, sperm, embryo donation) after infertility to build their family. This group provides a supportive venue for women to explore thoughts and feelings related to donor conception, obtain vital information and psychological support, and actively challenge the stigma associated with donor conception. The group aims to diminish feelings of isolation and shame and increase confidence in reproductive decision-making and sharing. Limited to 4-6 women who should be able to attend all six sessions.
Hosted by Bloom Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94114
Bloom Therapy specializes in women's mental health across the lifespan. Women face unique stressors in their relationships and career, and experience anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress at twice the rate of men. We offer a compassionate, evidence-based approach to address these challenges and help you reach your goals. Our work focuses on building strengths, enhancing self-confidence, and empowering you with knowledge and tools so that you can thrive in your relationships, work, and life.
Together with a yoga teacher, I am co-facilitating a grief support group at no charge for people from around the world to learn to practice psychological and spiritual tools to move through grief. For more information about The Global Village, Letting Go of Grief, please go to yaelmelamed.com and click on: psychotherapy---> group. Next group starts on December 5, 2021.
Hosted by Yael Melamed, A Marriage Family Therapy Corp.
Marriage & Family Therapist, MBA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94123
The Chinese character for crisis consists of the words 'emergency' and 'opportunity.' Difficulties in life end up being the greatest gift, if you grow from them. Therapy is helpful in resolving general concerns and specific challenges. I work with clients who are ready for change. I support people to move out of depression, anxiety, anger/emotional instability, and issues in intimate relationships. I am trained extensively to work with trauma, which underlies most conditions. My approach is warm and direct.
Work on social skills, independent living skills, finding and maintaining jobs and friends. managing interpersonal relationships and sharing common issues and concerns with other members
Hosted by Dr. Katina Kay Kostoulas, Ph.D.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94121
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. I work best with children and adolescents and their parents in a play therapy venue for yourger children and use art, drama, video games, with adolescents. I also do parent education. With Adults seeking a full psychoanalysis, I work 4 to 5 days using the couch. For adults wishing indiviual treatment. I work one on one face to face one to three times a week depending on need. Dream interpretation, working with transference/countertransference and relational issues.
PAWC's provider group is among the largest in CA and includes only Board Certified or Licensed Practitioners. Our doctors focus on your needs and feelings, while PAWC administrative staff collaborates with you, your doctor and insurers to keep administration smooth and easy. During your treatment, practitioners and staff work together well to create a seamless care experience, including support for scheduling, billing and managing prescriptions. Our doctors collaborate with each other and listen to patient needs and interests.
Hosted by Melinda Tyler
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94118
Dr. Tyler understands that a treatment plan will only be successful if time is taken to understand each individual patient’s wants and needs. She will listen to her patients and involve each patient in the decision-making process of establishing their care.
The Women In Recovery Group is an ongoing therapy group designed to be a part of a woman's overall recovery journey. Concepts explored include loss of control, powerlessness, grief and loss, attachment, trauma, movement in sobriety, growth into consciousness, self-reflection and developing an identity as a recovering woman. The power and presence of a supportive group experience is at the core. This is an ongoing, long-term group with a small membership.
Hosted by Mary Kennedy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94118
I am a licensed psychotherapist who is deeply committed to supporting those whose lives have been impacted by alcohol or drugs. I am compassionate, practical, engaged and genuine. If you have struggled or are still struggling, I can help. If you are worried about someone who struggles, I can help. Even if you are unsure of what you may need, I can support you. I strive to develop meaningful therapeutic relationships that allow for understanding, grieving, healing and growth. Those who find help may be teens, adult children, spouses, partners, parents, grandparents, couples, and individuals.
Hosted by Beth Jaeger-Skigen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PPSC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Francisco, CA 94110
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