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Bariatric Pre/Post-Surgical Group
This group provides psychological support for challenges experienced during the bariatric procedure. We look to improve health outcomes through shared experiences.
Hosted by Tyree D. Brinson
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Olympia Fields, IL 60461
This group provides psychological support for challenges experienced during the bariatric procedure. We look to improve health outcomes through shared experiences.
Parenting Support Group
Join our group to break negative family cycles and foster a healthier environment. We provide tools to move beyond learned patterns, promoting trust, communication, and respect. Gain essential parenting skills and create a supportive community for mutual growth. Our focus ...
Hosted by The Heart of Counseling and Wellness, PLLC
Counselor, LCPC, CSAT, NCC, BSP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Orland Park, IL 60462
Join our group to break negative family cycles and foster a healthier environment. We provide tools to move beyond learned patterns, promoting trust, communication, and respect. Gain essential parenting skills and create a supportive community for mutual growth. Our focus ...
Unidentified Gifted Adult Identity Formation
Many "gifted" individuals go misunderstood, unidentified or misdiagnosed, often leading to depression, alcoholism, career issues, relationship difficulty, self-esteem issues and even pathology. This group will introduce its participants to the process of self-exploration leading to a better understanding of their ...
Hosted by Tammy Rohan Bobel
Counselor, EdD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Many "gifted" individuals go misunderstood, unidentified or misdiagnosed, often leading to depression, alcoholism, career issues, relationship difficulty, self-esteem issues and even pathology. This group will introduce its participants to the process of self-exploration leading to a better understanding of their ...
Parenting Group
Parenting is a eight week course curriculum that provides parenting skill building, tools, techniques, and training in child and adolescent rearing. Parenting groups include facilitator lecture and demonstration of parenting modules as well as parent-child/adolescence scenarios. Participants are provided with ...
Hosted by Comprehensive Services of Illinois
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SAP, CADC, CPLC, CWLC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Flossmoor, IL 60422
Parenting is a eight week course curriculum that provides parenting skill building, tools, techniques, and training in child and adolescent rearing. Parenting groups include facilitator lecture and demonstration of parenting modules as well as parent-child/adolescence scenarios. Participants are provided with ...
Pre-Marital Group Therapy
Hosted by Rob Gellman, MS, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
Free Virtual Parent Support Groups
Worried your teen may not graduate high school or college? Are you struggling to like your son or daughter right now? Do you need to help them but are not really sure where to start? Come to one of our ...
Hosted by Sandstone Care Teen & Young Adult Treatment Center
Treatment Center, LPC, LAC, CAC-III, CSAC-A
Verified Verified
Group meets in Tinley Park, IL 60477
Worried your teen may not graduate high school or college? Are you struggling to like your son or daughter right now? Do you need to help them but are not really sure where to start? Come to one of our ...
Parenting Group
Join our group to break negative family cycles and foster a healthier environment. We provide tools to move beyond learned patterns, promoting trust, communication, and respect. Gain essential parenting skills and create a supportive community for mutual growth. Our focus ...
Hosted by Melaya Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Orland Park, IL 60462
Join our group to break negative family cycles and foster a healthier environment. We provide tools to move beyond learned patterns, promoting trust, communication, and respect. Gain essential parenting skills and create a supportive community for mutual growth. Our focus ...
Anger Managment
Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic offers anger management services for individuals, corporations, and groups with our certified anger management specialist. Through our anger management groups, evaluations and coaching sessions- we assess anger issues/needs, coping skills and teach empirically ...
Hosted by Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic
PsyD, MA, CAMS-II
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60628
Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic offers anger management services for individuals, corporations, and groups with our certified anger management specialist. Through our anger management groups, evaluations and coaching sessions- we assess anger issues/needs, coping skills and teach empirically ...
Social Groups
Hosted by Susan Ryan-Michalak
Counselor, MA, LCPC, NCC, LBSI
Verified Verified
Group meets in Orland Park, IL 60462
Sista Circle
This group is for 20's, 30's, and 40-something black women who would like to heal from and cultivate friendships with other black women. It will be held one hour per week lasting 6 weeks! The group will be held Virtually, ...
Hosted by Tolaya Geredine
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Richton Park, IL 60471
This group is for 20's, 30's, and 40-something black women who would like to heal from and cultivate friendships with other black women. It will be held one hour per week lasting 6 weeks! The group will be held Virtually, ...
Trauma group for formerly incarcerated men
We are currently creating a Group VIA telehealth on Zoom that is for men who have been incarcerated in the past and suffers from depression, anxiety and PTSD. Takes a CBT approach and focuses on learning to deal with and ...
Hosted by Hiram Kirkendall
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Park Forest, IL 60466
We are currently creating a Group VIA telehealth on Zoom that is for men who have been incarcerated in the past and suffers from depression, anxiety and PTSD. Takes a CBT approach and focuses on learning to deal with and ...
Women's Mental Wellness Group
Foundations Counseling, LLC has developed a Women’s Mental Wellness Group. This groups is geared towards providing women with a safe space to discuss a variety of topics including; psycho-education (understanding symptoms and triggers), mental wellness approaches, setting healthy boundaries, engaging ...
Hosted by Foundations Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
Foundations Counseling, LLC has developed a Women’s Mental Wellness Group. This groups is geared towards providing women with a safe space to discuss a variety of topics including; psycho-education (understanding symptoms and triggers), mental wellness approaches, setting healthy boundaries, engaging ...
Domestic Violence Intervention
We provide 25 week intimate partner abuse intervention for men and women that use violence. We are IDHS and IDCVP certified. Allow us to help you change the negative behavior and beliefs that lead to abuse and violence in relationships.
Hosted by Lindoria C Storey
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, CPAIP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60655
We provide 25 week intimate partner abuse intervention for men and women that use violence. We are IDHS and IDCVP certified. Allow us to help you change the negative behavior and beliefs that lead to abuse and violence in relationships.
Intensive Therapy Treatment
I provide individual intensive psychotherapy for those seeking to address chronic issues that stem from past trauma. These intensives can be scheduled from a half of a day up to three (3) days in length and include EMDR Therapy, sand ...
Hosted by Carrie Ann Carr
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, LPC-S, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Palos Heights, IL 60463
I provide individual intensive psychotherapy for those seeking to address chronic issues that stem from past trauma. These intensives can be scheduled from a half of a day up to three (3) days in length and include EMDR Therapy, sand ...
Serenity Experience Wellness Workshop
The Serenity Experience Wellness Workshop is designed to help you rediscover inner peace and cultivate a healthier, happier you. In this interactive workshop, you will: learn to manage stress and anxiety, discover techniques for mindfulness and meditation, and explore the ...
Hosted by DC Psych Consulting
Psychologist, Psy, D
Verified Verified
Group meets in Richton Park, IL 60471
The Serenity Experience Wellness Workshop is designed to help you rediscover inner peace and cultivate a healthier, happier you. In this interactive workshop, you will: learn to manage stress and anxiety, discover techniques for mindfulness and meditation, and explore the ...
Mirjam Quinn and Associates, Ltd.
Hosted by Mikiela Cobb
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Growth & Guidance Counseling Services
Counseling/Therapy service for individuals, couples, families, adults, children
Hosted by Jalinia Logan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCATP, LPN
Verified Verified
Group meets in Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Counseling/Therapy service for individuals, couples, families, adults, children
P.R.I.D.E. Teenager Group
The purpose of the 6 session Promoting Resiliency and Identity Development through Empowerment (PRIDE) curriculum is to promote racial identity, collective self-esteem and resilience among adolescent girls and boys in order to protect them against the harmful implications associated with ...
Hosted by Karen McCurtis Witherspoon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in South Holland, IL 60473
The purpose of the 6 session Promoting Resiliency and Identity Development through Empowerment (PRIDE) curriculum is to promote racial identity, collective self-esteem and resilience among adolescent girls and boys in order to protect them against the harmful implications associated with ...
Roots of Resilience
At Roots of Resilience our clinicians work with children, adolescents and families to gain the skills, strategies and supports needed to overcome, grow, and succeed in the face of life’s hurdles. Our clinicians are experienced in working with a variety ...
Hosted by Laurie Hrad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Palos Heights, IL 60463
At Roots of Resilience our clinicians work with children, adolescents and families to gain the skills, strategies and supports needed to overcome, grow, and succeed in the face of life’s hurdles. Our clinicians are experienced in working with a variety ...
DBT Skills
DBT Skills for Adolescents
Hosted by Personal Balance Counseling
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Orland Park, IL 60467
DBT Skills for Adolescents
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Oak Forest?
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.