Children's Social Skills Group
We hold weekly Social Skills Group to learn how to communicate and build meaningful relationships with others. In group, children learn emotional reciprocity, how to "read" their peers, and the natural "give and take" in conversation. Building self-confidence and trust ...
We hold weekly Social Skills Group to learn how to communicate and build meaningful relationships with others. In group, children learn emotional reciprocity, how to "read" their peers, and the natural "give and take" in conversation. Building self-confidence and trust ...
Online: Stress Management & Anxiety Support Group
Talking about our stress and anxiety can be a very healing experience. Join our group (adults 21+) to become more carefree, relaxed and confident. Embrace your own strengths AND imperfections. We inspire each other to improve our health, relationships, and ...
Hosted by Rising Calm Center
Anxiety, Stress, Adults, Youth, Couples
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32609
Talking about our stress and anxiety can be a very healing experience. Join our group (adults 21+) to become more carefree, relaxed and confident. Embrace your own strengths AND imperfections. We inspire each other to improve our health, relationships, and ...
Women with Autoimmune Issues
Dealing with chronic illness can be overwhelming and isolating. It can affect all areas of your life. Come meet other women who are dealing with autoimmune issues, too. Through this process group we will explore your experiences and offer each ...
Hosted by Dr. Kathryn Williams
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, QS-FL
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32605
Dealing with chronic illness can be overwhelming and isolating. It can affect all areas of your life. Come meet other women who are dealing with autoimmune issues, too. Through this process group we will explore your experiences and offer each ...
The Sacred Circle: A Support Group for WOC
The Sacred Circle is a communal experience where Black Women are invited to explore themselves and their world within a collective of Black Women. You can let your hair down here because the entire process centers the experiences of the ...
The Sacred Circle is a communal experience where Black Women are invited to explore themselves and their world within a collective of Black Women. You can let your hair down here because the entire process centers the experiences of the ...
8-Session Telehealth DBT Skills Group
Starting Monday, March 18, 2024, $80 per session. DBT group is not a process group nor a support group. DBT skills group is more like a class without the pressure of tests and grades. Skills introduced will include Mindfulness, Distress ...
Hosted by Lakesha T Bowie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32601
Starting Monday, March 18, 2024, $80 per session. DBT group is not a process group nor a support group. DBT skills group is more like a class without the pressure of tests and grades. Skills introduced will include Mindfulness, Distress ...
10 week Trauma Recovery Group
Trauma often leaves us feeling alone, unheard, and uncertain of how to live a safe and healthy life. In this 10 week, 90 minute, trauma recovery group we will explore understanding trauma in the brain and body. As we recognize ...
Hosted by Florida Acupuncture and Counseling, Inc
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32606
Trauma often leaves us feeling alone, unheard, and uncertain of how to live a safe and healthy life. In this 10 week, 90 minute, trauma recovery group we will explore understanding trauma in the brain and body. As we recognize ...
Gainesville Nonviolent Communication
We are a community hub of workshops and practitioners for people who want to expand their capacity to positively affect both interpersonal conflict and social change. Through needs-based awareness and a humanistic model, we help individuals shift into a power-with ...
Hosted by Leif Stringer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32606
We are a community hub of workshops and practitioners for people who want to expand their capacity to positively affect both interpersonal conflict and social change. Through needs-based awareness and a humanistic model, we help individuals shift into a power-with ...
Mixed-gender Interpersonal Process Group
Group therapy is an effective way to improve your relationships. Contact me today to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
Hosted by Dr. Blair German
Provisional Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32605
Group therapy is an effective way to improve your relationships. Contact me today to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
The Antidote: A Creative Rx for Healers
Are you a burned out, high-achieving healthcare professional ready to feed your own vitality and health again? Come and join The Antidote: A Creative RX for Healers. The Creative Rx is an expressive arts play-space to nourish and cultivate your ...
Hosted by Focused Path Integrative Health
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, APRN, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32608
Are you a burned out, high-achieving healthcare professional ready to feed your own vitality and health again? Come and join The Antidote: A Creative RX for Healers. The Creative Rx is an expressive arts play-space to nourish and cultivate your ...
Trauma Support
This group is currently accepting members and will be a closed group once it reaches capacity. The group is designed for females only and offers support and resiliency training for for those who have suffered trauma.
Hosted by Wendy Gibbs
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32607
This group is currently accepting members and will be a closed group once it reaches capacity. The group is designed for females only and offers support and resiliency training for for those who have suffered trauma.
Mind-Body Interventions for Greater Wellness
Monday Evenings 6:00-7:00 pm (Feb 3 - March 23) Join us! During this 8 week group, members will relieve stress, reduce anxiety, release tension, and increase overall wellness by focusing on mind-body interventions! Group members will learn about the mind-body ...
Hosted by Larry Green
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32601
Monday Evenings 6:00-7:00 pm (Feb 3 - March 23) Join us! During this 8 week group, members will relieve stress, reduce anxiety, release tension, and increase overall wellness by focusing on mind-body interventions! Group members will learn about the mind-body ...
Transition to Parenthood
Call to sign up for online course- do it at your own leisure! Learn about positive communication, discovering expectations, and emotional health to prepare for baby's arrival, including those preparing for adoption. We also cover the topic of preparing your ...
Hosted by Better Beginnings
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alachua, FL 32615
Call to sign up for online course- do it at your own leisure! Learn about positive communication, discovering expectations, and emotional health to prepare for baby's arrival, including those preparing for adoption. We also cover the topic of preparing your ...
Professional Consultation on Trans Issues
Are you looking to learn more about serving trans and non-binary clients in your practice? Genuinely curious but not sure where to begin learning about gender diversity? As a highly trained professional and member of the trans community myself, I ...
Hosted by Ezra Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MFA, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32609
Are you looking to learn more about serving trans and non-binary clients in your practice? Genuinely curious but not sure where to begin learning about gender diversity? As a highly trained professional and member of the trans community myself, I ...
Process Group (online)
This process group is for people who want to understand and improve their relationships with other people. Ideal clients would be those who are feeling socially isolated, struggling to understand why their friendships or romantic relationships don't work out, or ...
Hosted by Eric Dutton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32605
This process group is for people who want to understand and improve their relationships with other people. Ideal clients would be those who are feeling socially isolated, struggling to understand why their friendships or romantic relationships don't work out, or ...
Food, Move and Mood Group
Psycho Educational approach to weight management, nutritional awareness, and exercise and movement to achieve a healthy life change. $30.00 co-pay
Hosted by Susan Armstrong
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32606
Psycho Educational approach to weight management, nutritional awareness, and exercise and movement to achieve a healthy life change. $30.00 co-pay
PAST: Mental Health Grace Alliance Support Group
Family members and those living with a mental illness that want to find Christian support. Mental illness can be isolating. "Seductively complicated, a distillation both of what is finest in our natures, of what is most dangerous. In order to ...
Hosted by Loving Therapy. Florida Telehealth Online by Video
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32605
Family members and those living with a mental illness that want to find Christian support. Mental illness can be isolating. "Seductively complicated, a distillation both of what is finest in our natures, of what is most dangerous. In order to ...
Mom Squad (free) support group- open to community
A free support group for pregnant and parenting Moms to find support in the shared experiences of the many role transitions and topics of Motherhood. Bring little one! We have free nursery care or they can remain with you in ...
Hosted by Better Beginnings, LLC
Treatment Center, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Alachua, FL 32615
A free support group for pregnant and parenting Moms to find support in the shared experiences of the many role transitions and topics of Motherhood. Bring little one! We have free nursery care or they can remain with you in ...
Relapse Prevention Counseling
For people who are ready to move from fear of relapse and punishment to a life in recovery that is filled with confidence, loving relationships and work fulfillment. Relapse Prevention Group Therapy can help you build confidence, get comfortable asking ...
Hosted by Lori Lynn McGruder
Counselor, EdS, NCC, LMHC, CIT, QS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32606
For people who are ready to move from fear of relapse and punishment to a life in recovery that is filled with confidence, loving relationships and work fulfillment. Relapse Prevention Group Therapy can help you build confidence, get comfortable asking ...
Psychotherapy Groups
I run psychotherapy groups on various issues including interpersonal skills, trauma, and self esteem. Group is an excellent adjunct to ongoing individual therapy, offering the client and therapist an "in vivo" experience in the particular interpersonal struggles the client is ...
Hosted by Lisa Wolcott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CDWF, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32606
I run psychotherapy groups on various issues including interpersonal skills, trauma, and self esteem. Group is an excellent adjunct to ongoing individual therapy, offering the client and therapist an "in vivo" experience in the particular interpersonal struggles the client is ...
Bioenergetic Analysis Group
Bioenergetics is a form of therapy designed to promote deep level healing. It promotes an understanding of the self that we often avoid. This method of therapy promotes emotional expression utilizing the entire body.In bioenergetics we utilize somatic experience and ...
Hosted by Gainesville Healing House
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32609
Bioenergetics is a form of therapy designed to promote deep level healing. It promotes an understanding of the self that we often avoid. This method of therapy promotes emotional expression utilizing the entire body.In bioenergetics we utilize somatic experience and ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Alachua County?
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.