Expressive Arts
This is a group where we work together to improve your connection with yourself, build self-esteem, and connect with others in a judgment-free environment. Groups are ongoing taking new members at the end of every 6 week session. Reach out ...
Hosted by Joy Cromwell
Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, NCC, C-DBT, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia, WA 98506
This is a group where we work together to improve your connection with yourself, build self-esteem, and connect with others in a judgment-free environment. Groups are ongoing taking new members at the end of every 6 week session. Reach out ...
Spouses/Partners of Sex Addicts - Seattle
This group focuses on those in relationship with someone who has betrayed their trust. This is a non-denominational group: all are welcome. Group sessions assist partners and spouses to release obsessions and anxieties. Whether members choose to remain in or ...
Hosted by Amy Bloom LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CSAT, CMAT, CCBRT-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98109
This group focuses on those in relationship with someone who has betrayed their trust. This is a non-denominational group: all are welcome. Group sessions assist partners and spouses to release obsessions and anxieties. Whether members choose to remain in or ...
Art-Infused Group Therapy
This intimate woman's group welcomes those struggling with emotional blocks, overwhelm in life and relationships, overall feeling stuck and lost.... the canvas is an invitation to another world, one that shifts our subconscious experience as soon as we begin imagining ...
Hosted by Melinda Stonecliffe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98106
This intimate woman's group welcomes those struggling with emotional blocks, overwhelm in life and relationships, overall feeling stuck and lost.... the canvas is an invitation to another world, one that shifts our subconscious experience as soon as we begin imagining ...
OptimalLife Wellness Center
Collective of holistic, mind-body therapies and brain science educated professionals.
Hosted by Serena Stark
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bellevue, WA 98005
Collective of holistic, mind-body therapies and brain science educated professionals.
Write to Recover
This hybrid group for women will offer on-line and in-person participants an opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation and create writing to enhance the personal growth and self-care, by focussing on well-being and self-esteem. An evidence-based approach, this workshop has helped ...
Hosted by Susan G. Dingle
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Washougal, WA 98671
This hybrid group for women will offer on-line and in-person participants an opportunity to practice mindfulness meditation and create writing to enhance the personal growth and self-care, by focussing on well-being and self-esteem. An evidence-based approach, this workshop has helped ...
Family Dynamics Counseling Services, Inc
I work with Individuals, Family Systems and Groups that have been impacted negatively due to substance use and abuse and issues of neglect within the family. I work to redirect and help the individual or family system to process the ...
Hosted by Karen Larkin
Counselor, MA, NCC, LMHC, CCTP, FNCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Spokane Valley, WA 99037
I work with Individuals, Family Systems and Groups that have been impacted negatively due to substance use and abuse and issues of neglect within the family. I work to redirect and help the individual or family system to process the ...
Online Trauma-Focused Process Group
This group will provide a space for members to share and process their trauma experience together to acknowledge our nervous system activation and co-regulate together to rebuild our capacity to experience our sensations, images, behaviors, affects, and meanings associated with ...
Hosted by Yu-An Wang
Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, NCC, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Kirkland, WA 98034
This group will provide a space for members to share and process their trauma experience together to acknowledge our nervous system activation and co-regulate together to rebuild our capacity to experience our sensations, images, behaviors, affects, and meanings associated with ...
Healing from Toxic Relationships
This group therapy is to talk, learn, and heal about toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, and/or intimate partner violence. This is for people who have experienced any toxic relationship, whether with a partner or within the family, domestic violence, or intimate ...
This group therapy is to talk, learn, and heal about toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, and/or intimate partner violence. This is for people who have experienced any toxic relationship, whether with a partner or within the family, domestic violence, or intimate ...
Becoming Superhero: Batman and Loss
Date: 11/18/23 This 3 hour in person workshop will use the story of Batman to explore and understand loss. Who: individuals 16-20 years old, who have experienced sudden/unexpected loss of a close family member What: Learn about the different ways ...
Hosted by Aimee Acebedo
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in University Place, WA 98466
Date: 11/18/23 This 3 hour in person workshop will use the story of Batman to explore and understand loss. Who: individuals 16-20 years old, who have experienced sudden/unexpected loss of a close family member What: Learn about the different ways ...
IFS women's group and weeklong nature IFS retreats
Hosted by Terrilee (Terri) Ann Dalton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia, WA 98501
Book Club
GT Book Club is group therapy meets book club. The next group will be focused on Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps Score. Each week our group will meet and review a few chapters. Each session will mostly be ...
GT Book Club is group therapy meets book club. The next group will be focused on Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps Score. Each week our group will meet and review a few chapters. Each session will mostly be ...
Sound Resilience Health
Sound Resilience Health is a dedicated group of therapists providing therapy services in Washington State. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), our team is committed to helping clients overcome their struggles and find effective solutions ...
Hosted by Sound Resilience Health
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Arlington, WA 98223
Sound Resilience Health is a dedicated group of therapists providing therapy services in Washington State. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), our team is committed to helping clients overcome their struggles and find effective solutions ...
Anchor Light Therapy Collective
We are a community of compassionate, collaborative therapists that that are dedicated to serving our community by normalizing and destigmatizing mental health treatment. We offer ethical and professional mental health services to individuals, couples, and families with respect to all ...
Hosted by Anchor Light Therapy Collective
Counselor, MA, LMHC, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98119
We are a community of compassionate, collaborative therapists that that are dedicated to serving our community by normalizing and destigmatizing mental health treatment. We offer ethical and professional mental health services to individuals, couples, and families with respect to all ...
JLS Counseling PLLC
Hosted by Jessica Seay
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Camas, WA 98607
Healing The Emotional Wounds from Caregivers
Did you have a caregiver who was not emotionally responsive, enmeshed, emotionally reactive or abusive? Do you struggle with feeling secure and healthy in your relationships or with self loathing? Healing is possible and it is best done together in ...
Hosted by Erika Nelson (Accepting New Clients)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98107
Did you have a caregiver who was not emotionally responsive, enmeshed, emotionally reactive or abusive? Do you struggle with feeling secure and healthy in your relationships or with self loathing? Healing is possible and it is best done together in ...
Virtual Eating Disorder Support Group
Angie loves supporting adults as they explore both the "why" and the "how" in eating disorder recovery. This is a small and intimate, yet casual setting where you can explore your relationship with your body and eating while getting support ...
Hosted by Angie Gomez Horta
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LMHCA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Seattle, WA 98107
Angie loves supporting adults as they explore both the "why" and the "how" in eating disorder recovery. This is a small and intimate, yet casual setting where you can explore your relationship with your body and eating while getting support ...
People Like Us (Betrayal Trauma)
This is a process group for female betrayed partners. This is a 10-week group. The current module deals with working through relational patterns and increasing self awareness. This group meets on Zoom. Capped at 8 members. BEGINS SEPT 2023
Hosted by Elizabeth L Falls
Counselor, MA, LMHCA, APTT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bellevue, WA 98005
This is a process group for female betrayed partners. This is a 10-week group. The current module deals with working through relational patterns and increasing self awareness. This group meets on Zoom. Capped at 8 members. BEGINS SEPT 2023
Women Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse
ANEW DAY Therapy Group is a 12-week therapy group for women healing from childhood sexual abuse. Women have an opportunity to work through the self- protective behaviors that got them through childhood but cause problems for them as adults. The ...
Hosted by Marcelline LeTourneau
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sequim, WA 98382
ANEW DAY Therapy Group is a 12-week therapy group for women healing from childhood sexual abuse. Women have an opportunity to work through the self- protective behaviors that got them through childhood but cause problems for them as adults. The ...
Women's Group: Journey into Wholehearted Living
This online group is designed to support women on their inner journey to a place of safety, belonging, and wholehearted living. Grounded in science and contemplative wisdom we will steadily and compassionately become home to our deepest sense of Self ...
Hosted by Leslie B Savage
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, MdFT, FOT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Edmonds, WA 98026
This online group is designed to support women on their inner journey to a place of safety, belonging, and wholehearted living. Grounded in science and contemplative wisdom we will steadily and compassionately become home to our deepest sense of Self ...
Women's Process Group
Our women’s healing group is a place to join with and support each other as we navigate our various individual struggles. No more suffering in silence. No more pretending everything is okay. It is time to be seen, heard, accepted, ...
Our women’s healing group is a place to join with and support each other as we navigate our various individual struggles. No more suffering in silence. No more pretending everything is okay. It is time to be seen, heard, accepted, ...
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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.