Stressed teens? In this 8 week workshop teens will learn to identify areas of stress and how it impacts social, emotional, academic, and physical functioning. They will learn and practice mindfulness based skills proven to reduce stress and anxiety through art, music, technology and discussion.
Hosted by Kimberly Hession
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bayport, NY 11705
Providing therapy for anxious "tweens", teens, and twenty-somethings for the past 24 years. When one member of a family is struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance abuse, or overwhelming stress, it can have a devastating impact on both the individual and the family members who love them.
This online group helps people improve their executive functioning abilities through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skills. The group is 13 weeks and features three modules: organization/planning skills, attention/focus skills, and procrastination improvement skills.
I am a clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health and clinical assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine. I also coordinate the Group Therapy Program at NYU Langone Psychiatry Associates. My expertise is in treating anxiety and related disorders (PTSD, OCD, insomnia, ADHD/executive dysfunction). I have clinical and research experience at hospitals throughout the NYC area and I have completed specialized internships and fellowships. My patients often report feeling more relaxed, less afraid, having improved relationships, and increased life satisfaction at the end of therapy.
Hosted by Kirsten Louise Guest
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10024
Join this 6 week group where we celebrate journaling as a fun, creative, and imperfect practice! Led by Taylor Spragge, LMSW, you will explore various journaling techniques, making it enjoyable and accessible for everyone. Together, we’ll delve into the fascinating neuroscience behind how writing, speaking, and typing can positively impact our thoughts and memories. You'll participate in prompts tailored to different journaling styles, along with a mini gratitude prompt to wrap up our sessions. Our supportive community encourages sharing and reflection, fostering connections and personal growth along the way! Begins Saturday August 17- September 21, 2024 at 10am.
Hosted by Taylor Lee Spragge
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Life is an adventure. Sometimes there are high mountains to climb, rough waters swim, or dragons to tame, but you don’t have to face them alone. I’m here because I know what it’s like to feel like you’re drowning. My goal as a therapist is to provide a place where people can step out of the storm and breathe. Working with teens and adults, I use trauma-informed and a harm reduction framework, at a client led pace. This means I will not expect you to “dive right in” and share your deepest fears or darkest secrets minutes after meeting me. There’s no pressure here. Whatever your focus is, that is where we will start.
A group for adults who identify as LGBTQ+ who suffer from anxiety. A safe place to build community, gain support and learn coping skills. Meets Thursdays at 6pm via Zoom
Hosted by Amanda Pagano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, R
Verified Verified
Group meets in Garden City, NY 11530
Therapy is a relationship where you are the driver and I am your navigator. I am here to help you meet your goals. I am an ally and closely work with the LGBTQ-IA community. I strive to create an affirming and safe environment for discussing concerns without judgment. My supportive and solution-based approaches are most effective in seeing positive changes take place. I include family members in treatment whenever appropriate to help build strength and supports. I have years of experience with adolescents and families. I also enjoy and work a great deal with educators/teachers and see many in my practice!
Offering individual, group, and/or family therapy. We strive to make a welcoming environment for everyone. Please feel free to visit our website at https://www.counselingatevolve.com/
Hosted by Mackenzie Heinrich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Utica, NY 13502
I offer a judgement free environment for clients to feel safe with the concerns they are presenting. I value my clients rights to self determination and collaborative goal setting. I aim to provide a space for clients to grow through their journey while offering a confidential and safe space for that growth.
This space will provide emotional and mental health support to individuals who are facing challenges. Through the use of community, relationships, and a safe and confidential space, participants will learn new ways to manage old problems.
If you're seeking therapy, chances are that you're looking for a change or to find ways to cope with your struggles. My approach in therapy utilizes person-centered, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and problem-focused therapies to understand your barriers toward growth. I've found one of the most powerful things people gain from therapy is recognizing that you're not alone and that change is possible. Whether you're struggling with depression, anxiety, phobias, body image, relationship issues, trauma, or everyday stressors, we can work to identify the source of those feelings and create a plan to help you grow.
Join Dr. Rachel Lemonik, Psy.D. and Caroline Kovatch, MHC-LP to learn practical and evidence-based tools to help up your parenting game. This group teaches skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
Hosted by Rachel Lemonik
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pleasantville, NY 10570
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who provides warm and compassionate therapy for adolescents and adults. I offer individual and family therapy, as well as dialectical behavior therapy skills training, prenatal and postpartum support, parenting skills, and consultation services. I take an active role in guiding treatment and believe that the foundation of therapy is finding someone you can open up to and feel supported by. I strive to create a safe and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment where we work together to reduce distress and develop plans that will create positive changes.
In addition to individual coaching sessions, I offer group coaching. "Strategies for Life" provides adults (age 18-35) with Asperger's and other learning differences the opportunity to learn to navigate through the challenges of life after high school and beyond. The aim: gain valuable skills for independent living and creating a fulfilling life. From time management and interaction with peers, to preparing for sustainable employment and managing a household, Strategies for Life sessions provide a relaxed environment for participants to interact with each other and with special guests from the academic and business community. Join us!
I am a Life & Career Coach and my practice focuses on young adults with Asperger's and other learning differences. I started Spectrum Strategies because I want to help create a level playing field for these individuals. I work with both the individual and the family to facilitate the transition from high school to the vocational world, college or the work force. I help improve time management and organizational skills by breaking larger goals into smaller, more manageable tasks. I also develop tailored Action Plans to guide clients step-by-step toward personal and professional goals.
This group will offer a supportive environment for all levels of recovery, as well as different processes to achieve that goal. Everyone is encouraged to go at their own pace from their own perspective. Support will also be encouraged, whether that be through discussing issues with each other or listening to your peers. Together we can share our experiences and thoughts to provide better coping skills for staying substance free. This group will begin in September.
Hosted by Barbara Judd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10010
Are you a creative person? Do you find yourself wanting a way to feel better about your life? Are you skeptical about therapy? Are you dreading the idea of dredging up the past or talking about the addiction that hasn't worked positively in your life? Focusing on what you want rather than what you don't want is more productive in the few sessions alotted by insurance companies these days. I believe you can be where you want in less time through a process of self exploration that facilitates and supports movement towards your true desires for creative expansion.
This series will give women the opportunity to foster their personal growth and creative selves through guided art-making. Art therapy with the community of circle, is a conduit for healing and for providing a means of connecting to unspoken aspects of ourselves on a more visceral level.
Hosted by Westchester Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Cross River, NY 10518
Talking about loss, pain, and grief is a struggle. Art Therapy offers a spontaneous and compassionate way to address that struggle in a safe and healing environment.
A supportive & expressive group uniquely designed to provide people with cancer, their families and loved ones the opportunity to process their personal cancer experiences using a narrative and experiential arts-informed approach. Groups for children, adolescents, young and older adults available. Please contact River Birch Therapy for details.
Hosted by Erin K Brazill, LCSW, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pittsford, NY 14534
A cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It disrupts so many things about our everyday lives. And the stress can be overwhelming for even the most resilient among us. People coping with cancer often experience heightened levels of fear, worry, pain and uncertainty. As the founder of River Birch Therapy, I help children, teens, adults and families coping with cancer to build a life and thrive beyond cancer. During sessions, I work from a whole-person, strengths-based, relational and embodied approach to health.
Are you having a difficult time managing your emotions, maintaining relationships, or identifying your goals in life? DBT skills group aims to help participants regulate their emotions, improve impulse control, develop coping skills necessary to solving their own problems and achieve desired goals, and navigate relationship conflicts. Group members learn CBT and mindfulness skills to better identify and manage emotions, including anxiety and depression. Participants practice applying those skills to their daily lives in order to better tolerate life events and improve the ability to interact effectively with others. Visit https://www.pleasantvilletherapy.com/ group-therapy for more information.
Hosted by Talia Shiovitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in New York, NY 10003
I am committed to being your strongest advocate. I believe in your unlimited capacity to grow and change, and my passion is to help you improve your quality of life. Together, we will find solutions and create long-term changes. I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who are seeking support for depression, anxiety, college adjustment, life transitions, sexuality/identity, stress management, relationship difficulties, and trauma.
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Hosted by Marissa L. Felder
Counselor, MA, LMHC, NCC, CMHIMP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Amityville, NY 11701
Therapy is a wonderful vehicle that transports you from where you are to where you want to be. I have a listening ear, a compassionate heart and the desire to help you conquer your greatest challenges. The best therapeutic relationship is one where you, the client, finds your voice, determine your goals and then develop into your best self. Embrace the thought that change is good! Let's untie all the knots that life brings and create your peace of mind.
This group is for single, career-minded women seeking support from other women like them. From a very young age, women are taught that their womanhood is intrinsically tied to getting married and having kids. This can cause distress not only for women who want these things but don't have them, but also for women who don't want these things but can't get away from the pressures of society and/or their own conflicting thoughts that they should want these things. Find strength and take comfort in the presence of other women dealing with similar challenges.
Are you wondering why you're still single? Are you attracted to men or women who are not available? And lack chemistry with those who are? You seem to be successful in your work-life but not in your love-life? Is this an ongoing issue? If you've answered "yes" to most of these questions, I may be able to help. Our past (for example, our relationship with our parents, our role in the family, our experience of trauma, etc.) may have something to do with whom we find ourselves attracted to. And so it’s less about the person you’re attracted to and more about your past.
Many Chinese international students in the U.S. face various family-related challenges. You might feel the need to constantly address your parents/relatives' concerns, and missing a call could lead to blame and complaints. Or the opposite, you feel hurt and alone because there is little emotional support. Our group offers a safe space for you to gain a deeper understanding of the unique family dynamics within the Chinese community. Here, you can explore possible solutions to your own family relationship challenges, and you won't be alone. We take most insurances. The facilitator is Harrison (Hongyu) Ma.
As you are reading this, welcome to therapy! My name is Yaying, and I'm a licensed mental health counselor based in NYC. Therapy might seem mysterious; but in fact, it is a journey to understand and explore the holistic self, to make sense of the world, and to make the change that you truly want. In my role as a therapist, I've been moved by witnessing the self-empowerment of my clients as they emerge from their struggles and pain. I promise I will be the bridge to help and guide you connect your different inner parts, to stand by you through this healing journey.
Bulimia by it's very nature is a struggle that is done in isolation and secret, yet it can fully dominate one's world. A group approach is often essential to break the double-life dynamic of secrecy and shame. In an environment of safety, confidentiality and education one can start the process of redirecting the pattern of binge-purge and denial loosening and mitigating a sense of helplessness. The 12 module recovery group addresses issues in one's everyday system and offers the best up to date understanding of the biochemistry of food addiction and breaking dependency on bulimia.
Hosted by Jacqueline Reilly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Through trust and collaboration we start to build understanding so the anxiety and depression often seen with food concerns doesn't dominate one's life. Struggling with food can lead to obesity, bulimia and anorexia. Definitions of addiction are complicated but if you think of food before relationships, or you're in a physical and psychological state you feel you cannot share with others then maybe it's time to come in for healing. I've had the honor of working with hundreds of people over the past 18 years witnessing and fostering recovery from eating issues and related disorders.
These groups are for widows and widowers, parents who have lost children, adult children who have lost parents, friends who have lost friends and people who have lost animal companions. They are intended to provide a space for grief, the freedom to express oneself with unconditional acceptance, self - expression, support , and the opportunity to be supported by others who have experienced loss. Groups also provide the opportunity to experience healing through helping others with their pain. These groups are also offered to help provide and build community. These are not therapy groups, but are support groups that help facilitate healing.
Hosted by Grief Counseling - Healing from Loss is Possible
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
I believe that healing from loss is possible. I use traditional psychotherapy and counseling, and also offer complimentary approaches such as meditation, imagery, breath work, spirituality and mindfulness for those who prefer a more progressive and creative approach. My work has been borne out of a twenty year span of practice as well as having experienced my own losses. I offer services that support my clients through all stages of grief including time spent in hospice, memorial service planning, and support groups for the loss of cherished ones including beloved animal companions. Go to bereavementandbeyond.com for details.
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in New York?
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.