DBT Coping Skills for Pregnant Mothers
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 ...
Hosted by Emmi Barnoski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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 ...
Transgendered Support Group
This group is peer led and free to anyone who is questioning or identifies as transgendered. Find support, information, share stories, fears, celebrations etc in this safe group held at the offices of Guided Path Psychological Services in Palatine, Il. ...
Hosted by Daniel Frett
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Palatine, IL 60074
This group is peer led and free to anyone who is questioning or identifies as transgendered. Find support, information, share stories, fears, celebrations etc in this safe group held at the offices of Guided Path Psychological Services in Palatine, Il. ...
Lake Park Counseling
Lake Park Counseling (LPC) is a psychotherapy practice, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood in the South Side of Chicago. We serve a diverse and eclectic area, including the University of Chicago academic community, as well as clientele in and ...
Hosted by Jamie McMillin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60615
Lake Park Counseling (LPC) is a psychotherapy practice, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood in the South Side of Chicago. We serve a diverse and eclectic area, including the University of Chicago academic community, as well as clientele in and ...
Emotional Eating
The purpose of this group is to share common struggles that lead us to ignore our fitness and be challenged by weight even though we may say everyday, "I want to be fit and at a healthy weight." Food, nutrition, ...
Hosted by Cher A. Geiger, Psy.D.
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Hinsdale, IL 60521
The purpose of this group is to share common struggles that lead us to ignore our fitness and be challenged by weight even though we may say everyday, "I want to be fit and at a healthy weight." Food, nutrition, ...
Traumatic Separation, Divorce, and Co-Parenting
Group for men to learn coping with separating from and co-parenting with an abusive female partner.
Hosted by Lana Yael Logan
Counselor, PhD, LCPC, MA, MMin
Verified Verified
Group meets in Orland Park, IL 60462
Group for men to learn coping with separating from and co-parenting with an abusive female partner.
Glaser & Randhawa Mental Health Group
Hosted by Rossana Sierra-Swiech
Counselor, PhD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60622
Connect & Thrive Process Group
Join us for an ongoing series of group therapy sessions providing therapeutic space for clients to connect with themselves and others to explore feelings of loneliness and find support and strength. This is an interpersonal adult process group for anyone ...
Hosted by Emerge Psychology Group
Counselor, PsyD, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60613
Join us for an ongoing series of group therapy sessions providing therapeutic space for clients to connect with themselves and others to explore feelings of loneliness and find support and strength. This is an interpersonal adult process group for anyone ...
Women's Group
Women leaning and learning from other Women, building a strong, healthy social system.
Women leaning and learning from other Women, building a strong, healthy social system.
Postpartum Group
This is a supportive group for moms with infants or young children. This group is led by a Licensed Professional Counselor, for women who are experiencing postpartum stress, anxiety, or depression, or for any woman with a child/children who is ...
Hosted by Carolyn Marie LoScuito
Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Tinley Park, IL 60477
This is a supportive group for moms with infants or young children. This group is led by a Licensed Professional Counselor, for women who are experiencing postpartum stress, anxiety, or depression, or for any woman with a child/children who is ...
Empowerment Parenting Classes
The sole purpose of Empowerment Parenting is to teach parents the core concept of being their children's initial teacher, as well as caregiver. It is a 10-week, one hour session focusing on building confidence and skills within parents essential to ...
Hosted by Ciara Ward
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CAMS-II, MCR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Warrenville, IL 60555
The sole purpose of Empowerment Parenting is to teach parents the core concept of being their children's initial teacher, as well as caregiver. It is a 10-week, one hour session focusing on building confidence and skills within parents essential to ...
Women's Group - Thursdays 5:00-6:30
An interpersonal process group open to all women residing in IL. A space to deepen understanding and awareness of relational patterns and emotions. Group will provide opportunities for connection and fostering greater insight through feedback. Group is hybrid of virtual ...
An interpersonal process group open to all women residing in IL. A space to deepen understanding and awareness of relational patterns and emotions. Group will provide opportunities for connection and fostering greater insight through feedback. Group is hybrid of virtual ...
Literature and Empathic Understanding
I am starting a monthly clinical consultation group that will use poetry and memoir to help participants better understand and describe clients' and their own subjective experience. We will meet at a Lincoln Park location with parking, beginning November 2, ...
Hosted by Maureen R Kelly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60614
I am starting a monthly clinical consultation group that will use poetry and memoir to help participants better understand and describe clients' and their own subjective experience. We will meet at a Lincoln Park location with parking, beginning November 2, ...
Women's Group
This weekly group therapy program has been designed to help participants process their emotions, gain a better understanding of their experiences, and build coping skills that can be applied in real-world situations throughout their lives. The group sessions allow members ...
Hosted by Cressie Goode
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
This weekly group therapy program has been designed to help participants process their emotions, gain a better understanding of their experiences, and build coping skills that can be applied in real-world situations throughout their lives. The group sessions allow members ...
Support group for neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ teens
We are currently looking to start a group for LGBTQIA+ teens that are neurodiverse. Preferred ages for the group are 16-19. The group will be neurodiversity-affirmativ e, and focus on providing social connections and support. Please reach out with questions ...
We are currently looking to start a group for LGBTQIA+ teens that are neurodiverse. Preferred ages for the group are 16-19. The group will be neurodiversity-affirmativ e, and focus on providing social connections and support. Please reach out with questions ...
Gay Men's Group
This is as a virtual group where we discuss shared issues, practice new ways of expressing and modify how we view ourselves. It is an interpersonal process group that can be particularly helpful for gay men seeking to learn how ...
This is as a virtual group where we discuss shared issues, practice new ways of expressing and modify how we view ourselves. It is an interpersonal process group that can be particularly helpful for gay men seeking to learn how ...
Social Skills Groups
Social Skills Groups. They are wonderfully and supportive "therapy" groups. The groups offered are for many different ages. Grades K-12. Parent Groups. ~ An initial consultation is set up to determine which kids are best suited to be in a ...
Hosted by Susan Stern
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60611
Social Skills Groups. They are wonderfully and supportive "therapy" groups. The groups offered are for many different ages. Grades K-12. Parent Groups. ~ An initial consultation is set up to determine which kids are best suited to be in a ...
Postpartum Support and Yoga Group
Are you feeling isolated and overwhelmed by your life with a new baby (between 4 weeks and 12 months old), a first time mom, a second time mom or a many time mom and looking to connect with others who ...
Hosted by Kristen Simons
Counselor, LCPC, CADC, RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Evanston, IL 60201
Are you feeling isolated and overwhelmed by your life with a new baby (between 4 weeks and 12 months old), a first time mom, a second time mom or a many time mom and looking to connect with others who ...
Substance Abuse Counseling Group
I lead a substance abuse group at Hope Centered Counseling. If you have difficulty getting past difficult addictions with alcohol, marijuana, or other substances, we will work on identifying triggers to your addiction and learn new strategic ways of coping. ...
Hosted by Andi P Martinez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Savoy, IL 61874
I lead a substance abuse group at Hope Centered Counseling. If you have difficulty getting past difficult addictions with alcohol, marijuana, or other substances, we will work on identifying triggers to your addiction and learn new strategic ways of coping. ...
Online DBT Group- Starts April 22nd!
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for persons struggling with emotion regulation issues (e.g., rapid mood changes, intense and debilitating emotions, etc.).The overarching goal of DBT is to obtain "a life worth living" by providing skills to manage emotions, ...
Hosted by Dana L. Hall
Counselor, MA, LCPC, DBT, TF-CBT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Downers Grove, IL 60515
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for persons struggling with emotion regulation issues (e.g., rapid mood changes, intense and debilitating emotions, etc.).The overarching goal of DBT is to obtain "a life worth living" by providing skills to manage emotions, ...
Substance Use Recovery - In Person
The purpose of this group is to create a space that allows people to show up authentically and honestly discuss their substance use. This group allows for individualized goal setting that meets clients where they are at to reduce the ...
Hosted by Zoë Naseef
Licensed Social Worker, LSW, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60622
The purpose of this group is to create a space that allows people to show up authentically and honestly discuss their substance use. This group allows for individualized goal setting that meets clients where they are at to reduce the ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Illinois?
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.