Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Groups
DBT skills training is typically delivered in a group format and is focused on enhancing your child's capabilities by teaching them behavioral skills. The group is run like a class where the group leader teaches the skills and assigns homework ...
Hosted by Embark Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ashburn, VA 20147
DBT skills training is typically delivered in a group format and is focused on enhancing your child's capabilities by teaching them behavioral skills. The group is run like a class where the group leader teaches the skills and assigns homework ...
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
MBCT is a blend of Mindfulness training coupled with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This method has been researched and shown to help with depression and anxiety as well as those with chronic illnesses and/or high levels of stress. It is an ...
MBCT is a blend of Mindfulness training coupled with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This method has been researched and shown to help with depression and anxiety as well as those with chronic illnesses and/or high levels of stress. It is an ...
Mindfulness & Meditation for Mental Health ONLINE
8 week course. Starts next week! March 4th. Check our website for details.
Through this course you will be given basic to advanced instruction in the practice of formal seated and formal walking meditation. We will discuss and practice many ...
Hosted by White Cloud Therapeutic Services, LLC
Treatment Center, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Williamsburg, VA 23185
8 week course. Starts next week! March 4th. Check our website for details.
Through this course you will be given basic to advanced instruction in the practice of formal seated and formal walking meditation. We will discuss and practice many ...
DBT - Dealing with Difficult Emotions 101
A dialectical behavior therapy skills group that focuses on recognizing, dealing with, accepting, and changing our emotions specifically through the use of the first two DBT skills: mindfulness and distress tolerance. I offer both an evening and a daytime group. ...
Hosted by Crystal Hamling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Falls Church, VA 22046
A dialectical behavior therapy skills group that focuses on recognizing, dealing with, accepting, and changing our emotions specifically through the use of the first two DBT skills: mindfulness and distress tolerance. I offer both an evening and a daytime group. ...
Woodbridge Therapy Group
As a full-service therapy office, Woodbridge Therapy Group helps people from all different backgrounds deal with a variety of emotional situations. Whether you're feeling stressed from being overworked or dealing with feelings of depression and anxiety; our team can provide ...
Hosted by Woodbridge Therapy Group
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Woodbridge, VA 22192
As a full-service therapy office, Woodbridge Therapy Group helps people from all different backgrounds deal with a variety of emotional situations. Whether you're feeling stressed from being overworked or dealing with feelings of depression and anxiety; our team can provide ...
Mindfulness Strategies Series I 8 week Group Class
Mindfulness Strategies provides guidance and instruction in a small group setting, helping you develop a personal practice that can actually change your brain. Mindfulness techniques help ground, awaken and uplift. They are indeed a spiritual practice, and help harmonize balance ...
Hosted by Zarasun Murphy
Clinical Social Work Associate, MSW, CSWA, BS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Richmond, VA 23220
Mindfulness Strategies provides guidance and instruction in a small group setting, helping you develop a personal practice that can actually change your brain. Mindfulness techniques help ground, awaken and uplift. They are indeed a spiritual practice, and help harmonize balance ...
Washington Nutrition and Counseling Group
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Hosted by Mary Jouett Rodman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alexandria, VA 22314
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Anxiety and Depression Group
This group is a 8 week group where adolescents will learn how to navigate and negotiate their symptoms of anxiety and depression. The cost of the group is $400 and is self-pay only accepting cash, check, or credit card. Times ...
Hosted by Carpe Diem Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Winchester, VA 22601
This group is a 8 week group where adolescents will learn how to navigate and negotiate their symptoms of anxiety and depression. The cost of the group is $400 and is self-pay only accepting cash, check, or credit card. Times ...
Teen DBT Skills Group
DBT Skills Training Dialectic Behavioral Therapy is a Mindfulness Based, research validated approach with skills in the following areas: Mindfulness-the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment; Distress Tolerance- how to tolerate pain in difficult situations, ...
Hosted by Lovetta M. Ritchie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chesapeake, VA 23320
DBT Skills Training Dialectic Behavioral Therapy is a Mindfulness Based, research validated approach with skills in the following areas: Mindfulness-the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment; Distress Tolerance- how to tolerate pain in difficult situations, ...
Mindfulness Mondays (Free Follow Up Program)
Open ONLY those who have completed either the MBCT or DBT programs offered at Discovery Counseling and Consulting. Offered the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, this practice group focuses on helping individuals continue their mindfulness practice. Each month ...
Hosted by Robert 'Trip' Young
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, RN, MSN, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Henrico, VA 23228
Open ONLY those who have completed either the MBCT or DBT programs offered at Discovery Counseling and Consulting. Offered the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, this practice group focuses on helping individuals continue their mindfulness practice. Each month ...
OTL Behavioral Health
We believe everyone deserves to live as healthy, whole, and connected as possible. Find a therapist, counselor, or nurse practitioner who meets your needs and is available to see you.
Hosted by OTL Behavioral Health
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Richmond, VA 23236
We believe everyone deserves to live as healthy, whole, and connected as possible. Find a therapist, counselor, or nurse practitioner who meets your needs and is available to see you.
United Family Resources, PC
solo private practice.
Hosted by Alex Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Mechanicsville, VA 23111
solo private practice.
Ted Hoch LPC
Modalities: Trauma Focused, Behavior Modification, Structural Family, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), and Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
Hosted by Juan P. Barrios-Theodore A. Hoch Edd Lpc
Pre-Licensed Professional, LRPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Reston, VA 20190
Modalities: Trauma Focused, Behavior Modification, Structural Family, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), and Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
Psychotherapy Process Groups
Participants work on intimacy and relationship issues as well as depression, social and other anxieties, stress, and communication difficulties. The focus is on understanding more about yourself within the context of your relationships and how you get in your own ...
Hosted by Aaron J. Dodini
Psychologist, PhD, MS, MA, LMFT, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Arlington, VA 22209
Participants work on intimacy and relationship issues as well as depression, social and other anxieties, stress, and communication difficulties. The focus is on understanding more about yourself within the context of your relationships and how you get in your own ...
Thriving during Covid-19.
This video group will get together twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays at noon to look at issues around dealing with Covid-19. Coping with changes and the depression and anxiety that causes will be the main focus.
Hosted by Elizabeth Gillmore
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Vinton, VA 24179
This video group will get together twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays at noon to look at issues around dealing with Covid-19. Coping with changes and the depression and anxiety that causes will be the main focus.
Family Psychiatric Associates
Established practice for the past 30 years in the community. Clients are given services for suboxone treatment, medication management, psychotherapy and family therapy. There are 5 providers and 3 staff members.
Hosted by Ashley Patrican
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Woodbridge, VA 22192
Established practice for the past 30 years in the community. Clients are given services for suboxone treatment, medication management, psychotherapy and family therapy. There are 5 providers and 3 staff members.
Integrative Group for Treatment of Trauma
Quarterly enrollment, closed trauma group focused on healing negative thoughts, emotions and behaviors associated with traumatic life experiences throughout the lifetime. Participants engage in intensive and transformative process which includes, clinical psychotherapy in a supportive group environment while learning useful ...
Hosted by Painted Bird Psychotherapy LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CMCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gloucester, VA 23061
Quarterly enrollment, closed trauma group focused on healing negative thoughts, emotions and behaviors associated with traumatic life experiences throughout the lifetime. Participants engage in intensive and transformative process which includes, clinical psychotherapy in a supportive group environment while learning useful ...
Dual Diagnosis Recovery Program
The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Program is designed for adults dealing with co-existing mental health and substance use issues. Topics for discussion may include: sobriety, career, relationships, and mental or physical health. The DDRP groups may be supplemented with individual, family, ...
Hosted by Cynthia Turner
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, LCSW, LSATP, MAC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Ashburn, VA 20147
The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Program is designed for adults dealing with co-existing mental health and substance use issues. Topics for discussion may include: sobriety, career, relationships, and mental or physical health. The DDRP groups may be supplemented with individual, family, ...
Insight Physicians PC
Hosted by Insight Physicians PC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MD, PMHNP, PA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Richmond, VA 23294
High School Social and Anxiety Support
This group is for boys and girls ages 14-18 (must still be enrolled in high school), to establish more connections socially for support and strong coping skills. Clients learn from each other and the counselor how to listen, learn, and ...
Hosted by Mary Kirkpatrick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, CCMHC, CATP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, VA 20155
This group is for boys and girls ages 14-18 (must still be enrolled in high school), to establish more connections socially for support and strong coping skills. Clients learn from each other and the counselor how to listen, learn, and ...
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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.