possible Women’s, Depression, Codependency, Grief
Hosted by Deborah Shields
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Goshen, NY 10924
Teen Boys DBT Group
Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, PTSD and more! Connect with other ...
Hosted by Rachel Formale
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Monroe, NY 10950
Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, PTSD and more! Connect with other ...
Young Adult DBT Skills Group AGE 18-24
Ages 18-24. Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD and more! Connect ...
Ages 18-24. Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD and more! Connect ...
Teen DBT Skills & Support
This ongoing support group is meant to connect teens in a safe and non-judgemental environment. Teens will be able to express and work through tough emotions, while learning some of the most important skills for emotional regulation, building healthy relationships, ...
This ongoing support group is meant to connect teens in a safe and non-judgemental environment. Teens will be able to express and work through tough emotions, while learning some of the most important skills for emotional regulation, building healthy relationships, ...
Journaling "The Write Way"
This group will take you beyond the mundane process of simply recording your daily events. Therapeutic journaling is an opportunity to channel and challenge your ability to express yourself creatively; further diving into your emotions, thoughts, and experiences. This group ...
This group will take you beyond the mundane process of simply recording your daily events. Therapeutic journaling is an opportunity to channel and challenge your ability to express yourself creatively; further diving into your emotions, thoughts, and experiences. This group ...
Young Adult DBT Skills Group AGE 21-35
Ages 21-35. Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD and more! Connect ...
Ages 21-35. Learn coping skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness to help you thrive and improve daily functioning. DBT skills can be extremely beneficial for anxiety, depression, eating disorders, PTSD and more! Connect ...
Flourish & Thrive
Flourish & Thrive is a group for adolescent girls who are looking to gain skills and support to help navigate them through difficult times. This group will incorporate discussion, activities, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills that can help to strengthen ...
Flourish & Thrive is a group for adolescent girls who are looking to gain skills and support to help navigate them through difficult times. This group will incorporate discussion, activities, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills that can help to strengthen ...
Flourish & Thrive: DBT + Self-Compassion Group
High School Ages 14-18. Flourish & Thrive is a group for adolescent girls who are looking to gain skills and support to help navigate them through difficult times. This group will incorporate discussion, activities, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills that ...
Hosted by Rachel Formale
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Monroe, NY 10950
High School Ages 14-18. Flourish & Thrive is a group for adolescent girls who are looking to gain skills and support to help navigate them through difficult times. This group will incorporate discussion, activities, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills that ...
Mindfulness & Art Group
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how to practice mindfulness while simultaneously being able to express yourself in a creative manner? Well then, here’s the group for you! Conveniently, artwork is already a mindful technique at its core. ...
Have you ever wanted to learn more about how to practice mindfulness while simultaneously being able to express yourself in a creative manner? Well then, here’s the group for you! Conveniently, artwork is already a mindful technique at its core. ...
Kids Zones of Regulation
Ages 7-11. Life is HARD as a kid. We have all these feelings, sometimes we don’t even know what we’re feeling, and it can be a challenge to regulate those emotions. This group provides a safe, fun place for your ...
Ages 7-11. Life is HARD as a kid. We have all these feelings, sometimes we don’t even know what we’re feeling, and it can be a challenge to regulate those emotions. This group provides a safe, fun place for your ...
EQ Lab Men's Group
When it comes to happiness and success in life, EQ matters just as much as IQ. Learn how you can boost your emotional intelligence, build stronger relationships, and achieve your goals. Connect with other open-minded men in a safe and ...
When it comes to happiness and success in life, EQ matters just as much as IQ. Learn how you can boost your emotional intelligence, build stronger relationships, and achieve your goals. Connect with other open-minded men in a safe and ...
Mindful Meditation (via Zoom)
Life is hectic, but with meditation we can learn to ride the waves. The group will consist of guided meditations aimed at reducing stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression. The group will be held weekly (you can sign up on ...
Hosted by Kaitlyn Rezny
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Goshen, NY 10924
Life is hectic, but with meditation we can learn to ride the waves. The group will consist of guided meditations aimed at reducing stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression. The group will be held weekly (you can sign up on ...
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Depression Support Groups
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.