Support Groups in Chicago, IL
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for a number of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship problems. DBT is different than many other forms of treatment because it emphasizes learning and building concrete skills, coping mechanisms, and tools to manage problems in your life. The goal of the treatment is to help build skills to increase your effectiveness in managing difficult emotions and situations while also learning to identify behaviors that promote stability and health. This group is continuously adding new members, please inquire about availability.
Hosted by Hector Rupitt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60604
We live in an abbreviated and relentlessly future-oriented society that deems it abhorrent to live with or tolerate uncertainty and contradiction. In our attempts to make sense of it all, life becomes exhausting, suffocating, and at times, unbearable.
Hosted by Lisa Abu-Bakr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60647
This group is open to everyone. Restorative Yoga to regulate the nervous system and take time to intentionally end your week and enter your weekend. This offers individuals the opportunity to reflect on your experiences and verbalize your intentions in a safe therapeutic space. Interested participants will begin with scheduling a group intake prior to joining this group.
Hosted by Heather Bell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, RYT 200
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60602
You may be spending a lot of time feeling bad or worrying about where you are at in your life. Telling yourself stories of why you’re not enough or comparing yourself to everyone else around you? You may have convinced yourself you cannot have what you want or don't feel good enough to get to where you want to be in your life. You may not even know where you learned to talk to yourself this way. When did this start? Have you become your last priority? Continuing to worry may be stopping you from doing the things you want the most or keeping you from having the close meaningful friendships or relationships you truly want.
A safe, open space for family caregivers to talk about their experience caring for a loved one with dementia, connect with others navigating similar challenges, and learn ways to make your caregiving role less stressful or overwhelming. ***Upcoming Dates: TBD. Contact Robin at robin@revolutioncw.com if you are interested in being updated on future sessions or would like to arrange a private group in your community (NW suburbs only)***
Hosted by Robin Zazove
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60642
I understand life can be stressful. We all struggle at times and need someone to help us through. In my work with clients and families, I firmly believe in building on the strengths and resilience you already possess to help you get through more difficult moments. My attitude and approach to treatment is that while we all have our struggles, every challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow as a person. I specialize in working with individuals or adult family members, such as couples, siblings, parents, or entire family units.
Explore self-healing modalities which are effective and profoundly liberating when combating the debilitating effects of anxiety. In this 8 week workshop, you will learn breath-work, meditation and gentle yoga movement techniques that help to break the psychological, biochemical, and physical cycles that keep anxiety in your life. The sessions include education related to what happens in your mind and body while experiencing anxiety, tools to "turn off" the fight or flight response, and "turn on" the relaxation response, acupuncture (optional) during an extended guided meditation, daily exercises/lifestyle suggestions, nutrition and aromatherapy.
Hosted by Laura Dziekiewicz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, TIYT, CYT-200
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60613
I help women in their 20's, 30's and 40's who are experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, relationship struggles, symptoms of depression and postpartum anxiety and depression to feel relief from painful symptoms by providing a safe space to gain insight and perspective and to develop healthy coping skills and habits. I can relate to your issues while bringing the wisdom of years in clinical practice and the understanding of the importance of mind/body approaches to healing and health.
A therapy group for women who want to improve relationships, learn how to navigate conflict, and gain a more accurate sense of how they are perceived and experienced by others.
Hosted by Elena Vertti
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60637
I am a compassionate and dedicated therapist who understands that coming to therapy can be overwhelming. Recognizing the challenges of prioritizing mental health and the fear of sharing with someone new, I offer supportive care that blends directness and honesty with warmth. In our work together, I will bring a mix of understanding, humor, and genuine care, aiming to help you gradually discover and embrace your authentic self in a safe, supportive environment. My focus is on building genuine connections and fostering a trusting, non-judgmental space.
Hosted by Karen Starr
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
Pregnancy is an amazing period in a woman's life! Perhaps because of this, it can also be extremely challenging. Join us in a group designed to teach you how to use Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills during this time. DBT is a cognitive behavioral treatment developed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP. It is evidence-based and helps people learn to use new skills and strategies to develop a life that they experience worth living. The group will focus on learning and implementing skill from DBT's four modules: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.
Hosted by Emmi Barnoski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience working with diverse populations of various ages, cultures and backgrounds. I have come to tailor my clinical practice toward assisting clients in discovering their true and unique values that can lead to a life worth living. I combine elements of dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, solution focused therapy and unified protocol to create specific treatment planning based on each individual client's needs.
TIMELESS SECRETS FOR SUCCESS: KEY LIFE SKILLS THEY DIDN’T TEACH IN COLLEGE is a 3-week virtual group counseling series for young professional women hosted by our counseling interns, Alex and Alexa. In this 3-part series, you’ll develop clarity and confidence through reflection and skills. We’ll review the essential foundations and skills for thriving in your twenties and beyond! You’ll walk away with a stronger foundation built on clarity, confidence and skillset that will enhance your life personally and professionally.
Hosted by Lily Counseling - Therapists for High Performers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60661
You're the queen of putting pressure on yourself to be perfect, well-liked, and successful. And while you are pretty put-together on the outside, the pressure you feel inside is insane. How do you stop the internal noise that says you're not good enough and everything will go wrong? Good news: our team of therapists can teach you how to re-wire yourself to feel calm while maintaining your high standards. We'll help you ditch the stress, hustle, and burnout and introduce you to your healthiest, highest performing self with unique, individualized tools to build your confidence and cultivate overall wellness in every area of your life.
- Provide space to process and explore how Complex Trauma impacts day-to-day life -- Explore and discuss how Complex Trauma impacts our brains and holds itself in our bodies --- Learn and practice regulation skills to manage trauma responses ---Discuss strategies for setting healthy boundaries with others to support recovery ---Connect with others to support and encourage healing
Hosted by Wesley Walker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60618
Currently accepting new clients! Seeking therapy can feel scary and overwhelming, especially for the first time. I am dedicated to creating a space where all clients feel safe, supported, heard and validated. I work with adults across the lifespan and am especially passionate about supporting those struggling with Trauma/PTSD, life transitions, Depression/Anxiety, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. My therapeutic approach is warm and collaborative, empowering clients to be an active participant throughout their healing journey.
Feel stuck? Let me help you move forward, fully unleash your creativity, passion and joy in this powerful, 12 week life-changing course, based on The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. It's not just for artists. You don't need to have "artistic" inclination, experience, or ability to be transformed by this course. You need only motivation, willingness to do the work and commitment to the process. In this class you will get support, accountability, momentum, habit forming behaviors, and a good push toward doing that thing you haven't been doing. And it's so much fun!!
Hosted by Michel Rosenthal
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MA, Coach
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60613
I am a thoughtful, caring, therapist, with 25+ yrs experience helping people heal, enrich & stimulate their lives. Therapy relies on connection & the process of therapy. In these difficult times there's pervasive confusion & disappointment. Talking things through & exploring complicated feelings is essential. I can help articulate goals & make plans to help you feel fulfilled. Through the years I work with teens, adults, LGBTQ & straight couples, & groups. I also teach the Artist Way, about connecting with your creativity and finding your voice. In addition I do career counseling. I love my work and feel lucky to do what I do.
Relationship workshop designed for couples who are working towards marriage or have recently tied the knot. The workshop is inspired by the Gottman Institute's research and findings. It consists of three separate 90 Minute Sessions Mondays 6:00pm - 7:30pm October 30th, November 6th, and November 13th. Limited spots available!
Hosted by Alayna Samson
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60601
Practicing vulnerability is hard, but having someone with whom you can talk openly, question freely, and collaborate makes it easier. I believe that therapeutic change is nurtured through a relationship that is supportive, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Everyone comes to therapy with unique perspectives and experiences. Together, we can honor the unique lens through which you see the world and collaborate to decide what meaningful change looks like for you.
My 17 trauma-focused psychotherapy groups provide therapeutic spaces to experience the transformative power of healing in community. Together, members identify and unpack deep attachment wounds, change self-destructive behavioral patterns, and enrich their lives. My model is strength- and resiliency-based. I am supportive and directive, compassionate and challenging, process-oriented, and goal-oriented. I approach therapy with warmth, authenticity, and depth of concern for my patients' total well-being. I encourage transparency, speakability, and exploration of power dynamics as they play out in group and society.
Hosted by Marcia Nickow
Psychologist, PsyD, CADC, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60602
I love working with people of all cultures who have histories of trauma and addiction and who want to make pivotal breakthroughs in recovery. I work best with patients who engage honestly, directly and courageously; welcome challenges; and want to thrive. We discover and nurture strengths borne of struggle. I specialize in culturally responsive group treatment of trauma and addiction, relationship issues, family dynamics and multigenerational legacies. I empower patients; we tap into their insight, intellect, creativity and spontaneity. I enthusiastically welcome Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other People of Color to my practice.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides an opportunity to gain the skills necessary for identifying, experiencing and regulating emotions, in order to interact more effectively with ourselves and others. In this skills training group, discussions focus on managing emotions, learning to be more effective in relationships, and learning techniques for tolerating distress. The overall approach to therapy is called "dialectical" because it seeks balance between opposites--such as acceptance and change, validation and challenge, rigidity and flexibility. Underlying DBT is the practice of "mindfulness." Drawn from the Zen tradition of meditation, mindfulness is about attending to the moment, without judgment or impulsivity.
Hosted by Katie Magrino
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60602
Hello there! I would love to hear from you about what's going on, and I think I can help. I am a licensed clinical professional counselor specializing in child, adolescent, adult, family, and couples psychotherapy. I provide treatment for psychological and emotional issues using an integrative Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) approach combined with a psychodynamic perspective. During crisis, it is important for my clients to have the skills to gracefully endure their suffering (the DBT component)--all the while keeping in mind the harder to see big picture where deeper issues occur at an unconscious level (the psychodynamic component).
New Chicagoland area Black-owned private practice focusing on environmental and complex trauma. The Urban Counselor supports diversity, inclusion, and individualized trauma-focused care. Some of the populations served include marginalized and minority communities, individuals with legal/criminal history (probationers or court supervision), individuals with a history of narcissistic or relationship abuse, LGBTQIA+, and adolescents. This practice subscribes to the use of Relational Therapy, focusing on mutually satisfying interpersonal connections and relationships to improve emotional wellness in combination with other practices including but not limited to CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, Humanistic and more.
Hosted by The Urban Counselor
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MSEd
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60607
Hi! Welcome to The Urban Counselor LLC! This practice was birthed during the Pandemic with the intentions of supporting individuals through a globally traumatic time, and I have since expanded my trauma skill set and knowledge to support environmental and complex trauma. I identify as a Heterosexual, Cisgender, African-American female. The Urban Counselor specializes in cultural trauma for marginalized communities, and the mental health challenges therein. We look forward to introducing & offering indigenous/alternative healing practices as we grow!
This group is for trauma survivors who have been in treatment with an individual therapist and would like to build a strong toolkit of skills to help with day-to-day emotional challenges. The group combines somatic psychotherapy, DBT and relational models and is designed to gradually increase participants' emotional and body-awareness skills so that they can feel a sense of control over their emotional and behavioral responses. The group is NOT a process group. It is psycho-educational and experiential. Participants will not be asked to discuss their trauma experience(s).
Hosted by Francine Kelley
Counselor, LCPC, SEP, LFYP, RYT500
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60659
**I'M NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME.** Life can be challenging but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. My specialty is in working with the effects of unresolved trauma, including anxiety and depression. I incorporate a mind/body treatment approach combining somatic psychotherapy, yoga, and mindfulness all based on an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma. My hope is that I can help each person who chooses to work with me to feel empowered to become the conductor of their own journey rather than being at the mercy of past or present life circumstances.
Improve body image and explore emotions through movement and other creative/expressive therapy modes. Led by registered dance movement therapist and body image specialist.
Hosted by Dani Parmacek
Counselor, LCPC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60601
It is human nature to move away from discomfort and towards pleasure. That is how we are wired. This becomes problematic when the ways we attempt to feel better and soothe no longer work for us, or start to cause bigger issues. Our emotional distress can end up manifesting in crippling anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, or a host of other emotional disorders. Becoming aware of our emotions can help us better navigate our needs and break patterns that are increasing our suffering. Through this work you will learn to respond to emotions in ways that help you find more peace and live more fulfilling lives.
Hosted by Rameya Shanmugavelayutham
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
Hosted by Costa Provis
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, CHT, CPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
Chicago Counseling Collective (CCC) is a group psychotherapy practice founded by Dr. Heather Frank in 2019. At CCC, our staff values connection as we aim to connect our clients, colleagues and the greater community by providing inclusive and accessible individual, couples and group psychotherapy. CCC continues to grow in many ways through building our team of dedicated therapists and postdoctoral fellows whom align with CCC's values and mission.
Hosted by Dr. Nabila Irizarry
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60601
Healing is an act of courage and liberation. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, I follow a culturally-responsive/identity-affirming approach to therapy. We will work together to understand personal and societal factors that contribute to your sense of self. Through self-exploration of personal narratives, analysis of interpersonal experiences, and understanding of the intersections between our past and present, we become more in charge of our future and aware of how we occupy and share spaces with others. My goal is to guide you towards healthier habits that can alleviate your suffering and enable a life-long journey of fulfillment.
