Support Groups in Austin, TX
Does your middle-schooler have trouble turning in homework? Do they opt for screen time in lieu of school work, extra-curriculars or chores? Ever wondered if your child is neuro-divergent or has your middle-schooler been diagnosed with ADHD or ASD? Middle-school is a difficult time for both student and parent. It can be a time when developmental challenges are highlighted and frustration in the household is magnified. This group explores strategies and allows you to ask questions and share experiences in a confidential, compassionate, and judgement-free setting.
Hosted by Brendan Owens
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78750
Are you the parent of a teen or young adult experiencing challenges with school and life transitions? Are you a teen or young adult struggling to achieve your goals or enhance your personal relationships? Overcoming obstacles to growth often requires self-exploration and changing the way we see ourselves.
Do you often find yourself feeling anxious? Anxiety can really affect us and hold us back from living our best life. But it doesn't have to be this way! Find answers and learn tools for managing and overcoming anxiety. Experience renewed strength, freedom, and actually find joy in your journey. Join this 14-week women's therapy group and learn truths from the Bible, study the book Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow, and practice psychoeducational tools together. No groups are ongoing at this time but please email me - ellencarpentercounseling@gmail.com for information regarding joining a group.
Hosted by Ellen Carpenter
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CLC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78749
You are so brave and wise to reach out for counseling. I would love to hear your story and give you support, caring, encouragement, and teach you some tools to help you move past whatever is holding you back from living your best life. You are taking a step in the direction of growth, change and hopeful new possibilities, and I would be honored to come alongside you and walk this next part of your journey with you.
If you have problems with relationships, self-esteem, communication, social anxiety, shame, loneliness, or isolation then this group might be for you. We work to understand your current behaviors and you learn to experiment with new ways of interacting with others. You can get help, feedback, and support from other group members and together you can move beyond old limiting beliefs and into new ways of being. There are many ways to work on your problems and this group might be a good fit for you. Call or email today to schedule an initial consultation.
Hosted by Dave Kaplowitz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78757
Relationships can be the most important and supportive part of life but can often be difficult and filled with conflict. We can experience difficulty at home, at work, with friends, with coworkers, or extended family. Whether it is online or in person, we spend a lot of our day interacting with others and problematic relationships often negatively affect our overall mental health.
I can think of no better place to work on how you function with others than in Group therapy. Group members work on effective communication, learning about their relational needs and how to get them met, learning to play and healing from dysfunctional/painful experiences. Ryan has extensive training and experience in group therapy and is a Certified Group Therapist through the American Group Psychotherapy Association and a Fellow of AGPA.
Hosted by Ryan Spencer
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78746
Relationships are powerful. They have the power to inspire us, help us grow, or they can smother and even damage us. We spend much of our time and energy engaged in relationships, tolerating, fixing, and avoiding relationships. I believe that relationships are powerful vehicles for change. As a psychotherapist, I offer a relationship that is warm, challenging, accepting, and personal where you can feel a full range of emotions, learn, grow, and attain your goals.
"Clinica Integral para la Salud de la Mujer" Free Event! This support group is every two months. Focus on psychoeducation and discussion about anxiety, depression and other mental health issues and how affect their physical health and in their relationship and daily life functions.
Hosted by Maria J Gonzales
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT TX
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78704
I am Maria J Gonzales, a bilingual-bicultural LMFT in CA and TX, with more than 15 years of experience. My practice helps clients individually, young adults, adults, and couples with issues such as Anxiety, Depression, grief and loss, Adjustment disorders, High levels of stress, relationship difficulties, and communication problems—Life Coaching. I use modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focus CBT, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing T. Additionally, I also provide Christ-Centered counseling where applicable and requested. ) I provide knowledge and psychoeducation about emotional problems.
This group is for individuals dealing with problematic relationship patterns, including anxiety, assertiveness, conflict, grief, shame, self acceptance, and self worth. Group allows people to deal with these issues experientially with other group members.
Hosted by Karen Habib
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
I typically work with high functioning people trying to regain a sense of control over their lives. Depression, anxiety, as well as other difficulties stem from relational problems, both past and present, that when explored lead to symptom relief. This can be done in individual, group, or couples therapy.
Headway connects insurance companies with therapists so that more clients can have access to mental health coverage! Search for my name on the Headway website to schedule immediately.
Hosted by Emilie Virginia Kestner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78705
My overall goal of therapy is holding you accountable in a nonjudgmental way that supports your goals, validates your efforts, and challenges you in a way that aligns with your worldview. I like to offer feedback in an objective way and suggest skills and perspectives that you choose whether or not to implement. The methodology of my approach is conversation; two people in a room trying to figure things out while utilizing various perspectives, theories, and attempts. An emphasis of my time with you is always you; your goals, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs are valuable and I find exploring them in a therapeutic setting helpful.
This group provides an environment for clients to learn and refine skills for daily coping. It is designed to supplement individual therapy. DBT Skills groups are based upon Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.'s Psychosocial Training for individuals with behavioral, emotional and cognitive instability.
The group will consist of 6-8 people working together to explore 4 skills modules over a 52-week period:
Distress Tolerance
Emotional Regulation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Core Mindfulness
Hosted by Joel Wyrtzen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78756
It is my goal to assist the client in determining what is keeping them from getting to the place that they want to be. Whether it be dealing with depression, relational issues, or personal addictions that are holding them back. It is my desire to explore with the client not only hindrances but also the tools the client already has to use. I also provide relational counseling for marriages or other significant relationships which you are desiring to improve and move forward in.
Build community, break down stigma, & heal together in this support group series for TFMR (termination for medical reasons) parents in Texas. Participants will participate in weekly 1.5-hour sessions together for 6 or 8 weeks. Participants are screened in advance to ensure the group is appropriate and to protect the safety of the group. The group will focus on a different topic each week (though anything related to participants' experience is always welcome) such as guilt & shame, navigating anniversaries/milestones/holidays, managing anger/jealousy/"ugly feelings," & ways to honor and continue bonds with your baby/ies.
Hosted by Jane Armstrong
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78701
If you have ended a wanted pregnancy, you are welcome & deserving of compassion, healing, & community. Termination for medical reasons (TFMR), or ending a wanted pregnancy due to the health of the baby or the pregnant person, is uniquely complex & results in the devastating loss of a much loved baby & future. You may feel much of the same pain & silencing that other pregnancy & infant loss parents do. You may also feel additional layers of shame, fear, & judgment due to the politicized nature of the loss, the idea that you had to make a “choice,” & the lack of safe & inclusive communities & resources available to support you.
Hosted by Olga Wartenberg-Chiang
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78731
This is an ongoing men's group that meets on Tuesday evenings. A participant may start on any Tuesday, as long as there is room in the class. The class is educational and is not usually covered by health insurance. The cost is $360.00 for 12 sessions if you pay in advance, due at the time you begin. Payment is by Zelle, Venmo or credit card (extra fee). If you would like to pay one session at a time the cost is $40.00 per session for as many sessions as you want or need.
Hosted by David James Chambers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78746
I work with individuals and couples who deal with anxiety, anger, depression, grief, and stress, among many other things. I help my clients discover where they desire to be and support them to find the tools they need to live into those hoped for identities.
Are you a new mom and feeling isolated, overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed? Do you find yourself feeling distant from friends who don't have kids or having a hard time finding new mom friends? With the constant demands of an infant and the rest of your energy often going to your partner or your job, your own mental health might be a forgotten priority in this time of life. Our hope is that this therapist-led support group offers new moms a much-needed space to feel heard, understood, and connected to other moms. Pre-mobile babies welcome!
Hosted by Cora Glazer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78746
Thanks for taking the time to visit my profile! I believe therapy is a deeply powerful tool that allows us to recognize and change ineffective patterns in our lives to become more connected, fulfilled versions of ourselves. Just as I expect my clients to take the risk of bringing their authentic selves into the room, I bring myself to our sessions too--in the form of humor, candor, and empathy. I see all kinds of people, but I especially enjoy working with moms of young kids, teens and adults struggling with disordered eating and body image, and NICU moms.
Being a caregiver can be challenging and rewarding. We'll explore how to care for yourself as a caregiver by taking steps to protect your health and well-being. Self care includes nutrition, physical activity, stress management and coping, dealing with fear of recurrence, and deep breathing/meditation. You'll learn to better understand what your loved one is going through while developing skills for coping and caring. You'll have opportunities to share the ups and downs of your journey with other people who are in similar situations. This can give you a greater sense of control and community.
Hosted by Rakefet Laviolette
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78704
You’re fucking exhausted. You're lonely and believe that you don't belong. This isn't where you thought you would be at this age. You think you should've already figured out your relationships, your career, your family, etc. Isn’t there more to life? All you want to do is crawl into bed and pull the covers over your head. The mean voice inside keeps telling you that you aren’t good enough, that you don’t deserve to rest. “Take care of everyone else before taking care of yourself." “You have to be strong…All The Damn Time.“ You can’t say no because then they won’t like you."
This is an ongoing process group for women between 21-29 trying to recover from traumatic relationships. Bad experiences with members of your family, romantic partners, or friends can make it hard to feel safe trusting again. This group has been ongoing for over two years and there are still people in the group that have been there since the beginning. It's a community of women reality testing and sharing their experiences in a safe place. This group is always on a waitlist but if you think you would be a good fit please reach out and put your name down.
Hosted by Edward Dreslinski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78735
I believe that successful therapy starts with a strong, collaborative relationship between the therapist and client. I understand that each one of my clients has a unique story to share and I am committed to listening with empathy and without judgment. My style is conversational, intuitive, and direct with each intervention grounded in evidence-based research.
Joining the workforce is quite the challenge; you might feel like you are constantly facing questions about your role, questions about the future, insecurity, impostor syndrome, existential dread, and more. Individuals in careers like education, finance, health professionals, mental health professionals, and more, can benefit from a space to share their frustrations, fears, and concerns. In this group, we will facilitate a space for you to share these feelings with others experiencing similar situations. The goals of this group are to share feelings and emotions, connect with other new professionals, give and receive support, and improve self-expression and boundaries
Hosted by Aaron Mink
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT-A
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
I provide a compassionate ear to individuals and couples who feel stuck, and are struggling to find their way forward. Often, my clients have experienced issues related to addiction, intimacy, life transitions, identity and more. By utilizing techniques and concepts from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy, I strive to create a space where you can grow in self-compassion, self-understanding, and familiarity with your emotions. My counseling style mixes empathetic support with thought-provoking questions, in order to not only join with you in your experiences, but help you reach your goals too.
Evening peer support groups are ongoing and meet twice a month. Each group is facilitated by two trained volunteers and supervised by a licensed clinician. Groups are divided based on types of loss. To create a safe and supportive environment for our group members, all new individuals must schedule an intake/orientation with a one-time fee prior to their first group meeting. Our support groups are donation based; there are no ongoing fees to attend. Childcare is available for children under the age of five. Please call us or visit our website for more information about our groups.
Hosted by The Austin Center for Grief & Loss
Treatment Center, LPC, LMFT, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78757
The Austin Center for Grief & Loss provides counseling services to individuals and families who have experienced grief or trauma due to the death of a loved one from illness, accident, suicide, or violence; along with those who have experienced loss due to divorce, separation, or postpartum depression. Austin Grief immediate action to broadly expand our mental health services via telehealth to meet the needs of people suffering extreme stress, anxiety, and other mental health impacts due to COVID and during this time of social unrest. People are experiencing loss of health, jobs, community, and sense of security. Austin Grief is here to meet those needs. Our professional counseling and therapy groups are provided by licensed therapists with highly-specific training in the areas of grief, loss, and trauma. We also provide on-going, donation-based peer support groups formed around specific types of loss (no ongoing fees to attend). Our agency strives to help anyone in need. We offer sliding scale fees and financial assistance for those who qualify.
I am excited to offer the opportunity to join a new group that will start June 4th, 2018. Experience the growth available when you actively participate in a psychotherapy group. Learn to use your emotions to negotiate and strengthen personal and business relationships; Learn to express yourself creatively and effectively in all areas of your life.
Hosted by Patricia A Florence
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78705
Are you tired of feeling depressed? anxious? or just not sure your life is where you want it to be? Have you reached the end of your rope and are unsure how to proceed? Maybe you need someone to help you sort through the pros and cons of an important decision? If you see yourself in one (or some other) of these spots, I would like to talk with you about how psychotherapy might be helpful for you.
This is a closed group that is part of my Comprehensive Care System treatment program. It is a 1.5-hour group that meets weekly online to learn and practice new skills over 4 different modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. New clients are about to join every 6-8 weeks.
Hosted by Allison Fosheim
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCPC, LPC-MH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78759
Hi, my name is Allison and I am a mental health therapist. I am licensed in Texas, Illinois, South Dakota, Georgia, and Florida. I most enjoy working with people who experience high emotion dysregulation. These might include people with personality disorders, self-harm, ADHD, PTSD, anger issues, anxiety, and/or depression. I help people learn skills to gain control over their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and to build successful lives.
Ongoing General Process Groups • more groups are being added soon!
Hosted by Therapy Austin, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78757
At Therapy Austin, we offer individual, couples/relationship and group therapy services. Using a sophisticated algorithm, combined with a human decision-maker, we will match you personally to one of our qualified counselors. Or, you have the option of choosing a counselor yourself. Affordable pick-your-fee service model, open nights & weekends with 5 locations in South, North & Central Austin. We're keepin' it local and keepin' it real.
Multiple Cycles throughout the year - please reach out for additional details - An 8-week virtual structured support and education group for any adults going through a separation, divorce, or dissolution of a long term intimate relationship. Based on The Rebuilding Workbook by Will Limon & Nina Hart-Fisher.
Hosted by Toya Foster
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78723
As an experienced therapist focusing on relationship counseling, I am committed to guiding couples through the intricacies of their relationships. At the heart of my practice lies a dedication to fostering a confidential and nurturing environment where each partner feels understood and appreciated. I believe that every relationship holds the potential for progress and rejuvenation. In our tailored sessions, we will employ advanced communication tools and relationship-building skills to identify patterns, heal emotional wounds, and establish a robust foundation of trust and effective communication.
