Support Groups in Boston, MA
Bereavement & Depression Support Groups in Spanish
Los Sabados ofrecemos grupos de apoyo para Depresion y Duelo en Espanol. Se brinda ayuda financiera.
Hosted by Life Balancing Acts, LLC.
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02109
Los Sabados ofrecemos grupos de apoyo para Depresion y Duelo en Espanol. Se brinda ayuda financiera.
Asian American women support group
Women (including trans women) age 18+ interested in exploring how cultural identity, diverse within Asian Am communities, influences other aspects of identity, including relationships, work, and life goals, as well as coping with microaggressions and intolerance in the workplace and ...
Hosted by Chaya Bhuvaneswaran
Psychiatrist, MD , MA, MPH
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
Women (including trans women) age 18+ interested in exploring how cultural identity, diverse within Asian Am communities, influences other aspects of identity, including relationships, work, and life goals, as well as coping with microaggressions and intolerance in the workplace and ...
Food and Mood Group
Members consist of females aged 18 and older struggling with current symptoms or a history of Bulimia or Binge Eating Disorder. The group focuses on increasing members' understanding of the underlying origins of binge behaviors and how binge behaviors connect ...
Hosted by Rebecca Eddy Muccilli
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
Members consist of females aged 18 and older struggling with current symptoms or a history of Bulimia or Binge Eating Disorder. The group focuses on increasing members' understanding of the underlying origins of binge behaviors and how binge behaviors connect ...
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
Empower Community Health llc Counseling & Wellness
Specializing in trauma focused therapy, substance use therapy, and substance use evaluations in Maine, Massachusetts, & New Hampshire.
Hosted by Dr. Veronica E. Nuzzolo
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, CTP, LADC1
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02113
Specializing in trauma focused therapy, substance use therapy, and substance use evaluations in Maine, Massachusetts, & New Hampshire.
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.
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.
Social Anxiety Support Group (for ages 18-22)
Run by clinician Maria Thompson and supervised by Dr. Elizabeth A. Willems, PsyD, this support group teaches young adults (18-22) coping skills to help them manage their anxiety as they practice facing their social fears in a group setting. If ...
Hosted by M T
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02110
Run by clinician Maria Thompson and supervised by Dr. Elizabeth A. Willems, PsyD, this support group teaches young adults (18-22) coping skills to help them manage their anxiety as they practice facing their social fears in a group setting. If ...
Real Life Gaming
Real-Life Gaming group is an eight-week virtual intervention program for children and adolescents who show signs of problematic gaming behavior which contributes to social withdrawal, family conflict, declining academic performance and engagement, and exacerbated mental health conditions. The program transforms ...
Hosted by Community Services Institute
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02124
Real-Life Gaming group is an eight-week virtual intervention program for children and adolescents who show signs of problematic gaming behavior which contributes to social withdrawal, family conflict, declining academic performance and engagement, and exacerbated mental health conditions. The program transforms ...
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 ...
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 ...
Linehan Board Certified™ Adult DBT Skills Group
Thursday Online Adult DBT Skills Group (5:30-7:00pm EST) is led weekly by PSYCHe’s Owner and DBT Linehan Board Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist™, Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D. Each group lasts 90 minutes, once a week. Groups cover specific skills to increase mindfulness, ...
Hosted by Stephanie Vaughn
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02110
Thursday Online Adult DBT Skills Group (5:30-7:00pm EST) is led weekly by PSYCHe’s Owner and DBT Linehan Board Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist™, Stephanie Vaughn, Psy.D. Each group lasts 90 minutes, once a week. Groups cover specific skills to increase mindfulness, ...
Migrating to Minority
A therapeutic group for International students of all backgrounds to discuss their experience in becoming minorities.
Hosted by Raihaan Attawala
Counselor, LMHC, MaCCS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02110
A therapeutic group for International students of all backgrounds to discuss their experience in becoming minorities.
Social Therapy Group
Our Social Therapy groups give people the opportunity to work on their life in a group setting. This activity is helpful in the following ways: we begin to see "how others experience us," we can create new things ways of ...
Hosted by Evelyn Dougherty
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02130
Our Social Therapy groups give people the opportunity to work on their life in a group setting. This activity is helpful in the following ways: we begin to see "how others experience us," we can create new things ways of ...
Work Stress Support 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 Azimuth Psychological
Psychologist
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 ...
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 ...
Managing work related stress
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 Janna Koretz
Psychologist, PsyD
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 ...
Triad Psychotherapy
We're Hiring! Go to www.triad-psych.com/caree rs to learn more. We specialize in trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, evidence-based psychotherapy for adults. By understanding how your past still affects your present, we help you break personal and family cycles that are keeping you stuck. ...
Hosted by Juliette McClendon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02116
We're Hiring! Go to www.triad-psych.com/caree rs to learn more. We specialize in trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, evidence-based psychotherapy for adults. By understanding how your past still affects your present, we help you break personal and family cycles that are keeping you stuck. ...
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 ...
The Wellbeing Umbrella, LLC
The Wellbeing Umbrella clinicians use evidence based practices to assist clients with everyday life stress, anxiety, pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns, life transitions, grief, relationship issues, parenting challenges, divorce, challenging family dynamics, managing chronic illness, and past trauma.
Hosted by Justine Romano Dellaria, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boston, MA 02110
The Wellbeing Umbrella clinicians use evidence based practices to assist clients with everyday life stress, anxiety, pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns, life transitions, grief, relationship issues, parenting challenges, divorce, challenging family dynamics, managing chronic illness, and past trauma.
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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.