Support Groups in Boston, MA
Parenting with Back-to-School Butterflies: online
Hosted by Jessica R Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02128
DBT Coping Skills Training Classes
Are you looking for a way to manage your emotions and improve your relationships? Our Adult DBT Coping Skills Training program can help! Benefits of DBT: Learn evidence-based skills to manage emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships Small group setting ...
Hosted by Green Mountain DBT (Michael Nichols LICSW, LCSW)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
Are you looking for a way to manage your emotions and improve your relationships? Our Adult DBT Coping Skills Training program can help! Benefits of DBT: Learn evidence-based skills to manage emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships Small group setting ...
The "Normal" Human Diet
Visit our website to sign up for the email list and learn more about this virtual group and more! Starts 8/22 and runs for four sessions.
Hosted by Vanessa Benzan-Monteiro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02130
Visit our website to sign up for the email list and learn more about this virtual group and more! Starts 8/22 and runs for four sessions.
Rosewood Psychiatry
Rosewood Psychiatry offers convenient telehealth psychiatric medication management from the comfort of your own home.
Hosted by Samantha Rose Jankowski
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP, CNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02109
Rosewood Psychiatry offers convenient telehealth psychiatric medication management from the comfort of your own home.
Mind Body CBT Group
THIS GROUP IS BEING OFFERED ONLINE - This is a short-term, 8 week skills-based that combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with chair yoga and mindfulness-based practices to help improve mood and increase one's sense of well-being. CBT and yoga have ...
Hosted by Laura Stevens
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
THIS GROUP IS BEING OFFERED ONLINE - This is a short-term, 8 week skills-based that combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with chair yoga and mindfulness-based practices to help improve mood and increase one's sense of well-being. CBT and yoga have ...
Online Adult DBT Skills Groups (Multiple)
PSYCHe PLLC offers multiple DBT Skills Groups: Mondays (5:00pm-6:30pm EST), Mondays (5pm-6:30pm CST), Wednesdays (7pm-8:30pm EST), and Thursdays (5:30-7:00pm EST). Duration: 90 minutes, once a week. Enrollment is open now! Covers skills to increase mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and ...
Hosted by Sarah E. (Fink) Nehdi
Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
PSYCHe PLLC offers multiple DBT Skills Groups: Mondays (5:00pm-6:30pm EST), Mondays (5pm-6:30pm CST), Wednesdays (7pm-8:30pm EST), and Thursdays (5:30-7:00pm EST). Duration: 90 minutes, once a week. Enrollment is open now! Covers skills to increase mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and ...
Inner Child Integration
I will be starting a virtual therapy group to help clients understand and integrate their inner child into their current life. When we have unprocessed emotions from childhood, we call this the inner child. When the emotions did not get ...
Hosted by Natalia Rosenbaum
Counselor, LMHC, RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02110
I will be starting a virtual therapy group to help clients understand and integrate their inner child into their current life. When we have unprocessed emotions from childhood, we call this the inner child. When the emotions did not get ...
Clinical Supervision for LICSW
LICSW Clinical Supervision
Hosted by Laura Christine Joyce
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BA, MSW, LICSW, JD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02114
LICSW Clinical Supervision
Endeavor Psychology
We are a private practice with locations in Boston and Marblehead, MA. Our clinician see a wide range of presentations and ages and are highly skilled at assessment and interventions.
Hosted by Brad Spickard
Psychologist, PhD, MPA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
We are a private practice with locations in Boston and Marblehead, MA. Our clinician see a wide range of presentations and ages and are highly skilled at assessment and interventions.
Dr. Gloria Spitalny
On-line coaching for couples to learn best practices for relationships.
Hosted by BackBayCounseling
Psychologist, EdD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02215
On-line coaching for couples to learn best practices for relationships.
Mindfulness based IFS group
This is a virtual 8-week group teaching both mindfulness and self-compassion meditations. It also offers psycho-education based in cutting edge science about the effects of meditation and includes additional exercises from mindfulness based psychotherapies. Participants can expect to deepen/develop a ...
Hosted by Dr. Adam James Gladstone
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02108
This is a virtual 8-week group teaching both mindfulness and self-compassion meditations. It also offers psycho-education based in cutting edge science about the effects of meditation and includes additional exercises from mindfulness based psychotherapies. Participants can expect to deepen/develop a ...
Life After Graduation
Congratulations!!!! you have officially graduated and ready to start your life as a working professional. Joining the real world equipped your education and internship experienced you have it all figured out right?? Life after graduation was designed to help recent ...
Hosted by Through the Forest Counseling Inc.
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02114
Congratulations!!!! you have officially graduated and ready to start your life as a working professional. Joining the real world equipped your education and internship experienced you have it all figured out right?? Life after graduation was designed to help recent ...
Adult Survivors of Narcissistic Trauma/Narcissism
There is someone in your life who needs to be the center of attention. At first, this was bearable, but now it's a problem that is consuming too much of your energy. Group therapy will help you understand narcissism, teach ...
Hosted by Narcissistic Trauma And Abuse Danielle Pinals
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02130
There is someone in your life who needs to be the center of attention. At first, this was bearable, but now it's a problem that is consuming too much of your energy. Group therapy will help you understand narcissism, teach ...
The Feminine Energy Space (September 2022)
This group has been designed by women for women. During group sessions, we will address various stressors and daily challenges specific to women. Participants will learn how to tap into their feminine energy to overcome life challenges by developing healthy ...
Hosted by Lakisha R. Austin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MBA, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02136
This group has been designed by women for women. During group sessions, we will address various stressors and daily challenges specific to women. Participants will learn how to tap into their feminine energy to overcome life challenges by developing healthy ...
Women's Divorce Group
A group for women just like you who are reeling from the loss and life changes that come from divorce. This group is for you if: the grief process and its emotions are confusing and overwhelming, you're beating yourself up ...
Hosted by Allyson Clemmons
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02108
A group for women just like you who are reeling from the loss and life changes that come from divorce. This group is for you if: the grief process and its emotions are confusing and overwhelming, you're beating yourself up ...
Joyful Living: Strategies for a Fulfilling Life
Discover the keys to happiness and a meaningful life in a new group tailored for college and graduate students. Enriched by the wisdom of peers, these gatherings offer a supportive environment to explore pathways to joy and fulfillment. Through interactive ...
Hosted by Lindsey Angione
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
Discover the keys to happiness and a meaningful life in a new group tailored for college and graduate students. Enriched by the wisdom of peers, these gatherings offer a supportive environment to explore pathways to joy and fulfillment. Through interactive ...
Work Stress Group
Talking to those with shared experiences is a great way to problem solve and feel better. For privacy, we ensure that only one person per organization is enrolled in a group, unless two people explicitly ask to join the group ...
Hosted by Jacqueline Alfonso Barry
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
Talking to those with shared experiences is a great way to problem solve and feel better. For privacy, we ensure that only one person per organization is enrolled in a group, unless two people explicitly ask to join the group ...
Bisexual and Bi-Curious Men's Group
A monthly facilitated drop-in group for men who are bisexual or think they might be. The group is free, online, and confidential. Trans and nonbinary inclusive. Zoom link: <https://bit.ly/CharlesSt rauss_BMG>. Feel free to email or call me for more info.
Hosted by Charles Strauss
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02215
A monthly facilitated drop-in group for men who are bisexual or think they might be. The group is free, online, and confidential. Trans and nonbinary inclusive. Zoom link: <https://bit.ly/CharlesSt rauss_BMG>. Feel free to email or call me for more info.
Empowering Loved Ones of People With Addictions
Empowering Loved Ones is a FREE educational program for family members, partners, and friends of people who use substances problematically. The group offers education, not advice. It is grounded in research and compassion. Empowering Loved Ones is taught by professionals ...
Hosted by Lisa Schott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02118
Empowering Loved Ones is a FREE educational program for family members, partners, and friends of people who use substances problematically. The group offers education, not advice. It is grounded in research and compassion. Empowering Loved Ones is taught by professionals ...
Anger Management
Anger is taboo yet serves a significant role in the everyday lives of everyone in this country. We are taught its power in childhood and as we grow we learn how to manipulate it to meet our needs. We tend ...
Hosted by Melanie Robinson Findlay
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CCHP-MH, CCFC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02136
Anger is taboo yet serves a significant role in the everyday lives of everyone in this country. We are taught its power in childhood and as we grow we learn how to manipulate it to meet our needs. We tend ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Boston?
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.