Support Groups in Chicago, IL
This is a virtual support group for adults (18+) who are navigating the death of parent or parental figure and are looking for a supportive space to process their grieving journey with others who are going through a similar experience. The goal of this group is to provide a safe, warm environment to reflect on and share personal experiences with grief; process the death of parental figures; and work towards finding meaning in and through these losses. The majority of our time together will be a blend of individual and group reflection focused on emotional processing.
Hosted by Margy Brill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60602
I see my role in therapy as empowering and supporting you in identifying and using your unique identities, stories, and strengths to navigate life stressors, build self-esteem, and feel better in your mind and body; I center my work from a social justice lens to explore how our communities and systems have shaped these identities and stories. My experience includes supporting adults navigating a variety of life transitions, including death-loss, college/career, sober curiosity and relationships. I approach therapy from a client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed lens, cultivating a safe and nonjudgmental environment.
Each group is structured after Marsha Linehan’s Dialectical Behavioral Therapy treatment. Individuals who participate in DBT groups must also participate in individual therapy. Each group consists of four modules, including Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness skills. Each module lasts six to eight weeks and individuals are asked to commit to treatment one module at a time. These groups aim to support individuals who experience emotion dysregulation and lack effective coping skills.
Hosted by Depression & Anxiety Specialty Clinic of Chicago
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
We are a team of highly skilled professionals who have dedicated our lives to meeting the mental health needs of our communities in Chicago. Too many people suffer needlessly with treatable conditions, such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eating Disorders, Social Anxiety, and Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders. It is our mission to make the highest quality care available to all members of our community. We are an inclusive environment, welcoming people from all walks of life and every background.
Options is a discussion series based on the principles of harm reduction. Rather than focusing on abstinence or sobriety, this semi-structured discussion series will support men who want to change their relationship with alcohol and/or other drugs. Through conversation and activities, this series will consider each person's history of substance use and will support each man as he redefines his relationship with substances and establishes personal goals for use.
Hosted by Jeff Levy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CTRS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60640
We often seek therapy because ways we’ve learned to navigate the world aren’t working the way they used to or the way we’d like them to. Sometimes these strategies cause us pain and sometimes they cause pain to others. Our work involves uncovering strategies we’ve learned to survive in the world and understanding where they come from. Once we understand their origin and function, we can develop awareness of when they arise in the present and make choices to navigate differently.
Arcus Behavioral Health and Wellness (Arcus) is a 501(c)(3) community mental health agency established in 2017. Arcus provides counseling, psychotherapy, psychological testing, community education, and other mental health support to individuals, couples, families, and groups, both in-person as well as via telehealth throughout the state of Illinois.
Hosted by Louis V. Haynes
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
I would definitely say being a psychologist is my calling. I am very passionate about helping others and making humanity and the world a better place, both personally and professionally. My approach to therapy is to create a safe space in order to help you examine yourself and your path to a meaningful life. I help you identify and build off of your strengths and values and help you with the parts of your personality that may be getting in the way of your having a more fulfilling life and feeling deeply connected in your relationships.
Delve is a depth-oriented practice with multiple clinicians dedicated to thinking deeply and flexibly about the therapeutic process and your growth experience. Our clinicians work diligently to build a trusting therapeutic relationship that serves as the foundation for clinical work. Read more about our approach at https://delvepsych.com/Theory/
Hosted by Adam W Fominaya
Psychologist, PhD, LCP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60660
While there are many quick-fix therapies in the world of mental health treatment, I believe that depth-based work is essential to creating change that truly sticks. As such, I view it as important for us to develop a strong, trusting & meaningful working relationship early in our work together & for us to use our relationship as the foundation for our successful work together. One of the gifts that therapy offers is an opportunity to be truly heard & supported. That foundation of support can be a powerful addition to one’s life when it is effectively developed between a client & therapist. Every client is different.
This group offers the opportunity for adults in their late 20s - 30s a space to create connection and examine ones' approach to cultivating intimacy in relationships. The aim is to increase participants’ ability to have fulfilling relationships by promoting honest self-exploration of relational patterns occurring within the group. Previous or concurrent participation in individual therapy is recommended. While members often stay much longer, an initial four month commitment is required. Please contact me to schedule an initial meeting and take the first step in participating in this highly impactful form of therapy. BCBS PPO/ Self-Pay 50$
Hosted by Callie Mullis
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60604
My aim for my clients is to gain an attitude of self-compassion and an empowered mindset. I believe that, generally, we are all doing the best we can with what we have. Unfortunately, sometimes what we have are old stories or traumas deeply embedded in our minds and bodies that make it difficult to find fulfillment in ourselves and in our relationships. Together, we can create distance from such burdensome threats to our current well-being. Using a relationship-focused, holistic therapeutic approach, I work to help my clients untether from fears and allow them to reach their full capacity to connect, to love, and to live.
This group is for queer and trans adults seeking to improve relationships with themselves and others. A process group consists of 6-8 people and provides a unique opportunity to receive multiple perspectives, support, and feedback. These interpersonal interactions can provide group members an opportunity to deepen their level of self-awareness and to learn how they relate to others. We meet online, and group is ongoing, but members usually stay for 2-6 months in the group before transitioning out. We accept Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, and United as well as sliding scale. Please email to inquire more!
Hosted by Casey VanderStel
Counselor, LPC, MA, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60647
- Currently only accepting group clients, please email to inquire! - I specialize in working with those who've experienced religious trauma and childhood or developmental trauma. I believe in the power of integration- that ALL parts of you deserve love and compassion. Together, we will address feelings, needs, beliefs, and the body's own wisdom, while also seeing issues in the context of the systems in which you exist. I work best with those wanting to be challenged to dig deeper and understand their interior worlds, and use an overall psychodynamic therapy approach.
Our Anger management groups are designed to help individuals to learn to recognize signs that you're becoming angry, and taking action to calm down and deal with the situation in a productive way. Anger is frequently a result of frustration, or of feeling blocked or thwarted from something the person feels is important. Anger can also be a defensive response to underlying fear or feelings of vulnerability or powerlessness. Groups are 8 weeks, 2 hours per session. There is a fee associated with this group.
Hosted by Solutions Counseling & Consulting Group
Counselor, EdD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
Finding solutions to "Heal Hearts and Mend Minds", is the vision of Solutions Counseling & Consulting Group. With a combined 26 years of behavioral/mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, and public health experience, our group of trained mental health professionals are here to assist you in finding ways to not only handle, but conquer your every day challenges.
The best of mental healthcare in one place. At Geode, we combine full-spectrum psychiatry and talk therapy to better meet changing patient needs. We believe affordability is just as important as availability. We’re in-network with most insurance plans and always working to expand coverage. Geode’s board certified psychiatrists work with both children and adults to make a diagnosis and manage medications. Find empathetic 1:1 support to deal with difficult emotions, situations, and past trauma, and develop healthy methods of coping. Our local offices allow us to offer more intensive treatment options like TMS and Spravato.
Hosted by Scott Kainovic
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
Anyone who struggles with life's hardships can receive assistance working through issues and building upon existing strengths. Clients want health and happiness, but may not possess the knowledge, resources, or motivation to achieve them.
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!
Inter-Acting is a virtual peer group for high school or middle school students who are struggling in one or more social areas. Inter-Acting provides an opportunity for participants to strengthen their interacting skills and help increase their confidence with peers across the country! Our sessions are fun & inviting so participants can practice and expand their skills. Inter-Acting is practical and relevant, so that each participant can see immediate results in themself and apply their new skills to build their confidence and successfully navigate their daily interactions. The students also help direct the content and the learning!
Hosted by Grace Oczon
Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
I honor the courage it takes for you to have made it to this point in your journey. I work to facilitate a space of curiosity that leads to deeper insight, awareness, and self-compassion to help bring meaningful change where it is needed. I believe that resilience, the capacity to recover from adversity, is a key ability for mental and emotional health. Building this capacity is a healing practice. I use resiliency skills in the “here and now” during our sessions to build healthy habits for sustainable wellness. I also value collaboration, and often invite feedback to ensure your voice and purpose is at the center of the work,
I work for a company based out of Chicago, IL. I am licensed to practice in both Illinois and Arizona. Please checkout the website for more information https://www.managingwithmindfulness.com/
Hosted by Managing With Mindfulness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-AZ, LCSW-IL
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60654
I strive to hold a safe space to navigate the highs and lows of this journey called life! I align with mindfulness-based practice along IFS (Internal Family Systems). We can explore together how past events might impact your present day relationships with self and others. Challenging childhoods, relationships and experiences may have resulted in picking up old belief systems that no longer serve you!
Engages with exercises that expand empathy on an individual and community basis.
Hosted by Lou Agosta
Counselor, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60660
I offer you a safe zone with empathy in which you will get a good listening. Get the empathy - and empathic listening - you need to succeed - in relationships, career, and life. Within this safe zone, we work shifting you from stuckness to flourishing. My credentials: professor at Ross Medical University, author of 3 books on empathy, offer cognitive behavioral (CBT), dialectical behavioral (DBT), and psychodynamic existential humanistic therapy. Will give you a good listening with empathy. No need to for a Holiday Special: my rates are flexible in all seasons. Tell me what you can pay. Call for a complimentary consultation.
The "Transformative Creative Writing Group" is an energetic, dynamic psycho-educational group that helps individuals use writing as a powerful tool to aid in personal reflection, self-cultivation, creativity, and healing. You may have something you wish to share or "vent." You may need to "process" something inwardly or use writing to aid in visualizing the wording that feels lacking. Matt is heavily biased that one's experiencing the wonders of creating and reading material which resonates deeply within us is as much a transpersonal experience as anything else. It can also be transformative!
Hosted by Matt Smith
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60661
The crux of my approach is simple, but versatile: I use anything and everything available to make breakthroughs possible. We all do better with an expansive toolkit. EMDR for "stuckness" / trauma and Gottman methods for couples to repair & connect. (Well worth YouTubing either for a sense of them.) Once we understand each other and you are insight-equipped, we'll put insight into action. But in ways that feel authentic to your personal experience of things. Clients often report that my approachable, humorous, "very human" style makes therapy a much more effective experience even when exploring difficult content.
Binge Eating treatment utilizing the evidence based modality, CBT-E. This 17 session course includes personalized treatment in a group format, and will provide coping skills, education, tools and techniques to reduce binge eating.
Hosted by Maggie Ruble
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60615
Therapy can be a process of unfolding for individuals and families. Whether deepening insight and self awareness, increasing compassion, or finding new ways to address life, the process of readying one's self for change can start in the quiet, reflective space of therapy. I provide in person and virtual psychotherapy and consultations to residents of Illinois and Indiana. While my therapeutic approach is eclectic, I rely on a psychodynamic understanding of the lifespan, third wave behavioral approaches to change, and I center the importance of self-integration.
***Next Group Starts June 1, 2023; contact us now to join*** DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) is a powerful treatment model for helping people learn how to manage emotional distress, improve their relationships, and clarify who they are and what they want from life. The group is broken into 5 different treatment modules; each treatment module is approximately 8 weeks. New clients can join at the start of any module. The focus for group modules is: 1) Mindfulness, 2) Emotion Regulation, 3) Distress Tolerance, 4) Interpersonal Effectiveness, and 5) Walking the Middle Path.
Hosted by Leslie Crea-Kammerer
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
Modern life presents a number of challenges for adults and families. It can be difficult to balance all of the conflicting demands, especially if we are also trying to care for others or carrying the weight of past traumas or other unresolved issues. This can lead to increasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger, and can interfere with the relationships we value and need. None of us are perfect, but we all deserve the chance to live a life consistent with our values and goals.
Growing Minds Therapy is the private psychology practice of Tierney McMahon, PhD. This practice focuses on evidence-based treatments for mood, anxiety, and stress in pre-teens, teens, and adults. Growing Minds Therapy primarily offers mindfulness-based CBT, ACT, SPACE, and Exposure/Response Prevention. When working with adolescents, parents are always incorporated into the treatment plan and process.
Hosted by Tierney McMahon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60625
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, and depression, helping pre-teens, teens, and adults overcome intrusive thoughts and challenging emotions. Sometimes these emotions are natural reactions to very real stressors or traumas, and I take a trauma-informed approach to helping you process the emotional events in your life. Sometimes painful thoughts and emotions take on a life of their own. I work with you to improve your mental health and overcome life challenges with goal-focused strategies.
Did you know that some people who grew up in religious purity culture have symptoms that are similar to people who experienced childhood sexual abuse? The impact of a sexually shaming culture can be subtle, but leave deep wounds. This group focuses on the process of leaving purity culture in order to reclaim our bodies and heal from sexual shame and trauma. We are open to female-identified people who are still engaging in religion, as well as those who have moved away from it. This will be a process focused group beginning in November and running for eight weeks.
Hosted by Kelly Pastori
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60622
At the heart of my work, I approach therapy from a relational, psychodynamic therapy model, which means I believe the relationship between the client and therapist can be a transformative component in the growth process. I am a LPC combining modern neurobiology with holistic somatic healing, the psychodynamic therapeutic relationship, and body-based practices to create an experiential awakening on a bodily, psychological and emotional level. I work from a somatic-centered therapeutic approach, meaning that I believe that the body tells the stories and narratives. For more information, my website is: www.kellypastori.com
This group may be a great fit for you if you're looking for a supportive space to increase connection. Meeting weekly on Tuesday evenings starting in January 2018, this is a group for male identified persons with the goals of: understanding patterns in relationships, managing anger and frustration, diminishing isolation and loneliness, establishing tools to cope with stress, and improving communication and intimacy. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like more information or to schedule an initial pre-group screening.
Hosted by Benjamin Schwartz
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60604
I feel privileged to be a psychologist and my therapeutic style reflects this appreciation. Building a trusting, collaborative relationship is at the forefront of my work, though I'm aware this looks differently with each of my clients. I see the process of change as occurring in the context of the therapeutic relationship and by exploring patterns that may be preventing one from living a fulfilling existence. Through the discovery of these patterns, we can begin to understand how to live life more genuinely. I incorporate various therapeutic approaches and interventions, which speaks to our unique needs.
Adult supportive group psychotherapy. The focus is on coping mechanisms, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression and relationship issues
Hosted by Mark James Moore
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60601
My interest includes cross-cultural issues with couples, individual therapy, and group therapy. I have extensive experience working with adults who are coping with trauma, domestic violence, struggle with depression, anxiety and addiction. My earlier work focused on immigrants and refugees who have experienced trauma. The therapeutic relationship gives clients a chance to safely explore new effective coping mechanisms to improve the quality of their lives. I have significant clinical experience working with the Latino and Native American communities.Clients have the power to infuse new meaning into their lives and experience fulfillment
