Support Groups in Berkeley, CA
Postponed: Hold Me Tight® Workshop for Couples
(POSTPONED) IN THIS COUPLES WORKSHOP WE WILL: Discuss attachment, bonding and how these two affect your current relationship Review the common negative cycles that most couples get stuck in Learn how trauma and our history can get in the way ...
Hosted by Life by Design Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
(POSTPONED) IN THIS COUPLES WORKSHOP WE WILL: Discuss attachment, bonding and how these two affect your current relationship Review the common negative cycles that most couples get stuck in Learn how trauma and our history can get in the way ...
Wednesday Group for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
This therapy group for male survivors of sexual abuse, began in Spring of 2015 and accepts new members as space opens up. I meet on-going with anyone interested in being considered for membership and willing to join a waitlist. Please ...
Hosted by Bill Burmester
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94710
This therapy group for male survivors of sexual abuse, began in Spring of 2015 and accepts new members as space opens up. I meet on-going with anyone interested in being considered for membership and willing to join a waitlist. Please ...
Supervision & Consultation
A supervision/consultation group for Marriage & Family Therapist interns. Join a weekly supervision group with a focus on mutual support, case consultation, creativity, safety and authenticity. Accrue hours and learn in a nurturing environment where you can be yourself. Explore ...
Hosted by Lucy Collier
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94706
A supervision/consultation group for Marriage & Family Therapist interns. Join a weekly supervision group with a focus on mutual support, case consultation, creativity, safety and authenticity. Accrue hours and learn in a nurturing environment where you can be yourself. Explore ...
Beyond Surviving to Thriving
This group is for adult survivors of childhood trauma, who have worked on the issues of their childhood, and are now ready to focus on thriving in their lives. Work in the group is focused on creating and sustaining healthy ...
Hosted by Phyllis Rothblatt
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
This group is for adult survivors of childhood trauma, who have worked on the issues of their childhood, and are now ready to focus on thriving in their lives. Work in the group is focused on creating and sustaining healthy ...
Authentic Movement for Men
Authentic Movement for Men
Hosted by Joshua Cross
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94703
Authentic Movement for Men
Men's Support Group
Men are socialized to solve problems, not to feel our feelings. We’re taught to "suck it up," but we can struggle with taking responsibility. And when we fall, we're seldom taught to reach out for help when we really need ...
Hosted by Josh Freund
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Men are socialized to solve problems, not to feel our feelings. We’re taught to "suck it up," but we can struggle with taking responsibility. And when we fall, we're seldom taught to reach out for help when we really need ...
BRAVE Counseling and Consulting
California online practice specializing in PTSD and anxiety
Hosted by Alison Papion
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CRMP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94708
California online practice specializing in PTSD and anxiety
Befriending Our Emotions Thru Radical Acceptance
Anxiety, depression group
Hosted by Eleanor Lew
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
Anxiety, depression group
Women's Process Group in Berkeley
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
Hosted by Mary Ann Kassier, LCSW, CGP
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
In this group, women can explore their feelings about themselves and their relationships with others. By understanding the fine nuance of communication within the group, members can develop a stronger sense of themselves and improve relationships outside the group. Issues ...
OCD Weekly Group for Teens ages 14-17
Weekly OCD support group on Monday nights for teens. This is an ongoing group with (2) components. Teens and parents meet separately. The teen group focuses on understanding symptoms and developing coping strategies. The parent sessions focus on understanding OCD ...
Hosted by Ilyana Romanovsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Weekly OCD support group on Monday nights for teens. This is an ongoing group with (2) components. Teens and parents meet separately. The teen group focuses on understanding symptoms and developing coping strategies. The parent sessions focus on understanding OCD ...
Guilt & Belonging: Asian-American Therapy Group
Are you a childhood trauma survivor or have challenging relationships with parents or family members? Did you feel responsible for others' feelings growing up? Are you considering setting boundaries with parents/family members, or have already set boundaries, but you feel ...
Hosted by Fei A Hu
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
Are you a childhood trauma survivor or have challenging relationships with parents or family members? Did you feel responsible for others' feelings growing up? Are you considering setting boundaries with parents/family members, or have already set boundaries, but you feel ...
Men's Group - East Bay - In-person - Berkeley
This is an interpersonal psychotherapy process group available to all who identify as men, including trans men. / Men can struggle with many parts of life: emotionally, in relationships, at the workplace, socially. The struggle is all the more difficult ...
Hosted by David Thanos Heliotis
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94703
This is an interpersonal psychotherapy process group available to all who identify as men, including trans men. / Men can struggle with many parts of life: emotionally, in relationships, at the workplace, socially. The struggle is all the more difficult ...
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Group
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy. net
Hosted by Shauna Reiff
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy. net
Starts 2/23: Gay Men's Therapy Group (ONLINE)
Gay from the Ground Up: Rebuild and evolve in 2021! In this 10-week, inclusive therapy group, we’ll explore and embody what it is to live more fully as gay men - from the ground up! Using body-based, mindfulness, and experiential ...
Hosted by Miles Murch
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Gay from the Ground Up: Rebuild and evolve in 2021! In this 10-week, inclusive therapy group, we’ll explore and embody what it is to live more fully as gay men - from the ground up! Using body-based, mindfulness, and experiential ...
Hold Me Tight Couples Workshop | May 2 & 3, 2020
Are you and your partner stuck repeating the same arguments that leave you feeling frustrated and alone? This couples workshop is for you! Based on Dr. Sue Johnson's (the creator of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) book, Hold Me Tight, this ...
Hosted by Heather Lazzaretti
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
Are you and your partner stuck repeating the same arguments that leave you feeling frustrated and alone? This couples workshop is for you! Based on Dr. Sue Johnson's (the creator of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) book, Hold Me Tight, this ...
White Anti-Racist Study Group for Clinicians
An ongoing white anti-racist study group for mental health clinicians looking to unpack what it means to be white in American culture and how being white effects how we live, love and work.
Hosted by Rae Walker Mountz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
An ongoing white anti-racist study group for mental health clinicians looking to unpack what it means to be white in American culture and how being white effects how we live, love and work.
Preventing Burn-out: Qigong 4 Health Professionals
Surrounded by those who are suffering, health professionals give not only their skills but also their inner resources, often absorbing others' pain. Over time, many of us feel depleted, and our health and the quality of our lives can be ...
Hosted by Ellen Dekker
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
Surrounded by those who are suffering, health professionals give not only their skills but also their inner resources, often absorbing others' pain. Over time, many of us feel depleted, and our health and the quality of our lives can be ...
Cinical Consultation Group
To Be Arranged. Currently working psychotherapist or those in training consult with me concerning individual clients. Our focus is basically from the perspective of the psychology of CG JUNG. More directly our work incorporates the theory and practice of Integrative ...
Hosted by Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
To Be Arranged. Currently working psychotherapist or those in training consult with me concerning individual clients. Our focus is basically from the perspective of the psychology of CG JUNG. More directly our work incorporates the theory and practice of Integrative ...
Berkeley Christian Counselors
Hosted by Scott Leiker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94704
Teen DBT Skills Group
Teen DBT Skills Group Now Enrolling! Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a straightforward and effective treatment for teens struggling with emotion dysregulation, anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, and more. Delivered in a virtual group setting, this course will begin in January 2023 ...
Hosted by Emma McCulloch
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94709
Teen DBT Skills Group Now Enrolling! Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a straightforward and effective treatment for teens struggling with emotion dysregulation, anxiety, depression, self-esteem challenges, and more. Delivered in a virtual group setting, this course will begin in January 2023 ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Berkeley?
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.