Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
This is a treatment group focused on resolving childhood sexual trauma. Treatment groups differ from support groups in that they are a type of mental health treatment facilitated by a licensed clinical therapist, and each member has an individualized treatment ...
Hosted by Psychological Trauma Solutions Specialists, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BACS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Slidell, LA 70458
This is a treatment group focused on resolving childhood sexual trauma. Treatment groups differ from support groups in that they are a type of mental health treatment facilitated by a licensed clinical therapist, and each member has an individualized treatment ...
Betrayal Trauma Partner Support Group
Discovering infidelity or sexual addiction isn't just heartbreaking...It's traumatic. Most partners who have experienced betrayal trauma suffer many symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This open group is focused on helping women feel connected to others and walk the journey ...
Hosted by Whitney Voss
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC, CSAT, CCPS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Shreveport, LA 71105
Discovering infidelity or sexual addiction isn't just heartbreaking...It's traumatic. Most partners who have experienced betrayal trauma suffer many symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This open group is focused on helping women feel connected to others and walk the journey ...
Adolescent Equine Facilitated Therapy Group
I am offering weekly Equine Facilitated Therapy Group sessions for adolescents ages 13 to 17. EFT can help clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, social anxiety, and ADHD. If you’re interested, please contact me for more information, ...
Hosted by Alora Cleere Wilder
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, EFP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Baton Rouge, LA 70817
I am offering weekly Equine Facilitated Therapy Group sessions for adolescents ages 13 to 17. EFT can help clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, social anxiety, and ADHD. If you’re interested, please contact me for more information, ...
Rocky Mountain Therapy Group
We are a group of therapists with extensive experience working with children, preteens, and teenagers, as well as with adults and couples. We are client-centered, compassionate, and have a passion for facilitating growth and healing. Specialties include: anxiety, depression, sleep ...
Hosted by Sharon Spencer Rose
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC - S, LAC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Baton Rouge, LA 70809
We are a group of therapists with extensive experience working with children, preteens, and teenagers, as well as with adults and couples. We are client-centered, compassionate, and have a passion for facilitating growth and healing. Specialties include: anxiety, depression, sleep ...
Women's Issues & Trauma Outpatient Therapy Group
You are invited to share, learn, gain support and build confidence with us! Topics include: Anxiety, Boundaries, Burnout, Depression, Domestic Violence, Economic Inequality, Goal-Setting, Grief, Healthy Living, Infertility, Parenting, Racism Relationships, Self-Esteem, Sexism, Stress Management, Trauma, Work/Life Balance & more!
Hosted by Ariel (Ferguson) Moore
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Shreveport, LA 71101
You are invited to share, learn, gain support and build confidence with us! Topics include: Anxiety, Boundaries, Burnout, Depression, Domestic Violence, Economic Inequality, Goal-Setting, Grief, Healthy Living, Infertility, Parenting, Racism Relationships, Self-Esteem, Sexism, Stress Management, Trauma, Work/Life Balance & more!
EMDR Group
I’ve poured everything I discovered, mastered, and perfected as a professional counselor into creating this group. An 8-week LIVE group to help you overcome your trauma and heal your mind, body, and spirit! It’s perfect for anyone ready to learn ...
Hosted by Free Your Mind Nola
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Orleans, LA 70125
I’ve poured everything I discovered, mastered, and perfected as a professional counselor into creating this group. An 8-week LIVE group to help you overcome your trauma and heal your mind, body, and spirit! It’s perfect for anyone ready to learn ...
Streams of Healing Warrior Recovery Group
This person that would benefit from this group would be a veteran of OEF and/or OIF or earlier campaigns who would like to talk in a supportive environment around fellow warriors who may struggle with issues relevant to deployments and ...
Hosted by Suzanne M. Palmer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LAC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alexandria, LA 71301
This person that would benefit from this group would be a veteran of OEF and/or OIF or earlier campaigns who would like to talk in a supportive environment around fellow warriors who may struggle with issues relevant to deployments and ...
Emotions 101: Working with the Change Triangle
This 8-week psychoeducational group creates a space for experiential learning about emotions, in a safe and supportive environment. The class includes guided exercises in noticing, experiencing, and processing emotions. The Change Triangle framework can be seen as a guide to ...
Hosted by Nora Glaspey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BACS
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Orleans, LA 70119
This 8-week psychoeducational group creates a space for experiential learning about emotions, in a safe and supportive environment. The class includes guided exercises in noticing, experiencing, and processing emotions. The Change Triangle framework can be seen as a guide to ...
Chronic Illness Support Group
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or you’ve been dealing with chronic illness for years, you deserve a safe, nonjudgemental space where you can process your medical trauma with others who GET it. This group meets online weekly for 5 sessions. ...
Hosted by Dr. Victoria Rodriguez
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CCTP, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houma, LA 70364
Whether you’ve just been diagnosed or you’ve been dealing with chronic illness for years, you deserve a safe, nonjudgemental space where you can process your medical trauma with others who GET it. This group meets online weekly for 5 sessions. ...
Circle of Support (STAR)
I facilitate a Support Group for adult survivors of sexual abuse/sexual assault (all genders) through STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response) on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. Currently takes place virtually. Contact STAR at 225-615-7093 to be screened for attendance.
Hosted by Shannon E. Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Baton Rouge, LA 70808
I facilitate a Support Group for adult survivors of sexual abuse/sexual assault (all genders) through STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response) on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm. Currently takes place virtually. Contact STAR at 225-615-7093 to be screened for attendance.
Men’s Sex/Porn Addiction Recovery Group (Virtual)
Healing from sexual addiction and pornography addiction is a journey that many people attempt to do on their own. They believe that unwanted sexual behaviors are just about sex. However, it is truly about medicating the hurt and pain in ...
Hosted by Dillon Guillot
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAMFC, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, LA 70503
Healing from sexual addiction and pornography addiction is a journey that many people attempt to do on their own. They believe that unwanted sexual behaviors are just about sex. However, it is truly about medicating the hurt and pain in ...
Balm of Gilead Christian Counseling Center
At Balm of Gilead Christian Counseling Center, LLC, therapy is approached from a systems perspective. i.e. every facet of life is considered in goal-setting. Our clients are therefore able to work towards well-rounded solutions. We work with clients in a ...
Hosted by Judith Owhondah
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Baton Rouge, LA 70810
At Balm of Gilead Christian Counseling Center, LLC, therapy is approached from a systems perspective. i.e. every facet of life is considered in goal-setting. Our clients are therefore able to work towards well-rounded solutions. We work with clients in a ...
Men Wrestling with Masculinity & Vulnerability
An online group for men wrestling with society's changing understanding, norms, and expectations around masculinity. Vulnerability can be the most challenging form of courage to embrace. The group explores successful approaches for showing up healthier in all relationships. Group beginning ...
Hosted by Philip C Katner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, ISSTD, ASCH, TIST, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Orleans, LA 70119
An online group for men wrestling with society's changing understanding, norms, and expectations around masculinity. Vulnerability can be the most challenging form of courage to embrace. The group explores successful approaches for showing up healthier in all relationships. Group beginning ...
Anger Management Group
This group is for anyone who is struggling to deal with anger or emotional dysregulation! We will work on identifying cues, developing coping mechanisms, and uncovering trends in our anger. This is a perfect group for individuals who are looking ...
Hosted by Lexi Slotkoff
Pre-Licensed Professional, MEd, PLPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Leesville, LA 71446
This group is for anyone who is struggling to deal with anger or emotional dysregulation! We will work on identifying cues, developing coping mechanisms, and uncovering trends in our anger. This is a perfect group for individuals who are looking ...
Trauma & PTSD
Seeking new members. This group welcomes male and female adults who have survived a traumatic experience. The group is structured to offer a safe and supportive environment to explore the impact of the trauma. Additional group goals are to reduce ...
Hosted by Psychological Trauma Solutions Specialists, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BACS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Slidell, LA 70458
Seeking new members. This group welcomes male and female adults who have survived a traumatic experience. The group is structured to offer a safe and supportive environment to explore the impact of the trauma. Additional group goals are to reduce ...
Navigating Trauma's Wounds
For adults struggling with the lived-experience of complex trauma, dissociation, embedded shame, moral injury, or self-alienation. Trauma's effects are lived daily, yet they might be neutralized if not vanquished. Group will be online and begin Fall of 2024. This 12-session ...
Hosted by Philip C Katner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, ISSTD, ASCH, TIST, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Orleans, LA 70119
For adults struggling with the lived-experience of complex trauma, dissociation, embedded shame, moral injury, or self-alienation. Trauma's effects are lived daily, yet they might be neutralized if not vanquished. Group will be online and begin Fall of 2024. This 12-session ...
Twice a month co-ed support group
For the past 14 years, I have led a twice-a-month support therapy group. This group was started in the wake of Hurricane Katrina for clients to do longer-term work in an affordable way. The women and men in this group ...
Hosted by Lou Irwin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Monroe, LA 71201
For the past 14 years, I have led a twice-a-month support therapy group. This group was started in the wake of Hurricane Katrina for clients to do longer-term work in an affordable way. The women and men in this group ...
Yoga for Trauma
Engage body and mind in weekly yoga classes that focus on the physical and emotional release of trauma
Hosted by Dr. Elise Dossaji
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, ND
Verified Verified
Group meets in New Orleans, LA 70115
Engage body and mind in weekly yoga classes that focus on the physical and emotional release of trauma
Men’s Healing from Trauma Group (Virtual)
Healing from trauma requires us to look at how trauma impacts us emotionally, physically, spiritually, and relationally. Often times, being able to fully understand, share, and integrate our stories will help the parts of ourselves that are stuck in a ...
Hosted by Dillon Guillot
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAMFC, LPC, CSAT, CMAT, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Lafayette, LA 70503
Healing from trauma requires us to look at how trauma impacts us emotionally, physically, spiritually, and relationally. Often times, being able to fully understand, share, and integrate our stories will help the parts of ourselves that are stuck in a ...
Adult Equine Facilitated Therapy Group
I am offering bi-weekly Equine Facilitated Therapy Group sessions for adults aged 18+. EFT can help clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, social anxiety, and trouble with emotional regulation. Please contact me for more information, and to ...
Hosted by Alora Cleere Wilder
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, EFP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Baton Rouge, LA 70817
I am offering bi-weekly Equine Facilitated Therapy Group sessions for adults aged 18+. EFT can help clients who struggle with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, social anxiety, and trouble with emotional regulation. Please contact me for more information, and to ...
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Trauma and PTSD Support Groups
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.