Support Groups in Brooklyn, NY
Post Quarantine / Pandemic Social Anxiety
This group is for people who are experiencing a heightened sense of anxiety after isolating during the pandemic. If you had social anxiety before the pandemic or developed it during, this group will help you navigate back into social environments ...
Hosted by Delta Hunter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11231
This group is for people who are experiencing a heightened sense of anxiety after isolating during the pandemic. If you had social anxiety before the pandemic or developed it during, this group will help you navigate back into social environments ...
Reality- Based Parenting Group
Reality-Based Parenting is an interactive workshop series developed and led by John P. McQueen. The Group meets every week on Thursdays for 12 sessions in Spring and Fall each year. This series is based on Book edited by John P. ...
Hosted by Center For Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EdS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11203
Reality-Based Parenting is an interactive workshop series developed and led by John P. McQueen. The Group meets every week on Thursdays for 12 sessions in Spring and Fall each year. This series is based on Book edited by John P. ...
Student Wellness Group Coaching
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you find it impossible to maintain a healthy lifestyle and make time for social activities while excelling in school? Join our Virtual Support Group! Closed Group 12 spots every Monday from 6pm - 7pm.
Hosted by Justin Shaw
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, NPP, PMHNP, -BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11205
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you find it impossible to maintain a healthy lifestyle and make time for social activities while excelling in school? Join our Virtual Support Group! Closed Group 12 spots every Monday from 6pm - 7pm.
FREE Masterclass 'How To Stop Feeling Anxious'
Anxiety hijacks lives. It limits where we go, what we do, and how we live. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. We have choices about whether worry, overwhelm, stress, and anxiety dominate our lives. Learn the three keys ...
Hosted by Dr. Julia King
Psychologist, PsyD, MBA, RYT 200
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11209
Anxiety hijacks lives. It limits where we go, what we do, and how we live. But, it doesn’t have to be this way. We have choices about whether worry, overwhelm, stress, and anxiety dominate our lives. Learn the three keys ...
Melissa's Group for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Melissa's Group for Female Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse was designed to help women understand the effects of trauma, reduce feelings of shame and guilt, and empower women. This 12-session group progresses through 3 stages: Trauma and Its Manifestations, ...
Hosted by Mollie Aklepi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11242
Melissa's Group for Female Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse was designed to help women understand the effects of trauma, reduce feelings of shame and guilt, and empower women. This 12-session group progresses through 3 stages: Trauma and Its Manifestations, ...
Transgender & Building a Family
This virutal group is for transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals seeking support and community with other TGNC parents to be. The group is a trans-affirmative space for members looking to discuss their hopes, concerns, and unique challenges to building ...
Hosted by Katie Douglass
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11215
This virutal group is for transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals seeking support and community with other TGNC parents to be. The group is a trans-affirmative space for members looking to discuss their hopes, concerns, and unique challenges to building ...
DBT Group (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Do you want to feel empowered by learning coping skills for anxiety, panic attacks , depression or emotional reactivity? Do you want to learn how to build meaningful relationships, create more daily peace and find inner strength and meaning? Do ...
Hosted by Dianne Ghiraj Mental Health Counseling
Counselor, LMHC, CASAC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11201
Do you want to feel empowered by learning coping skills for anxiety, panic attacks , depression or emotional reactivity? Do you want to learn how to build meaningful relationships, create more daily peace and find inner strength and meaning? Do ...
New Parent Support Group
The first months of parenthood are magical and intense. They can also be very isolating. This group will give you the space and time to come together with other new parents to get and receive support. We will explore the ...
Hosted by Erynn Sosinski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11238
The first months of parenthood are magical and intense. They can also be very isolating. This group will give you the space and time to come together with other new parents to get and receive support. We will explore the ...
Asian Female & Femme Body Journey Group
Feeling good in your body and freeing yourself from body shame is attainable for you! Group members will examine ways that they inherited body image stories and messages from family, unpack them, and rewrite those narratives.
Hosted by Esther Lee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11222
Feeling good in your body and freeing yourself from body shame is attainable for you! Group members will examine ways that they inherited body image stories and messages from family, unpack them, and rewrite those narratives.
Woman Issues Support Group; Ages 45-55
Group of woman; ages 45-55, looking to exchange information and get support from each other who are facing same challenges; anxiety, depression, health coaching and support, menopauses', sandwich generation, family and relationship issues.
Hosted by Zoya B Cheskiy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11224
Group of woman; ages 45-55, looking to exchange information and get support from each other who are facing same challenges; anxiety, depression, health coaching and support, menopauses', sandwich generation, family and relationship issues.
Pieces of Wisdom, LLC
Welcome to our group private practice! At Pieces of Wisdom LLC, we specialize in providing compassionate and personalized mental health care to individuals seeking support and healing. Our dedicated team of therapists offers a safe and non-judgmental space where clients ...
Hosted by Natalie Wisdom Lcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11203
Welcome to our group private practice! At Pieces of Wisdom LLC, we specialize in providing compassionate and personalized mental health care to individuals seeking support and healing. Our dedicated team of therapists offers a safe and non-judgmental space where clients ...
Wellness Counseling Services, LCSW, PLLC
Wellness Counseling Services' mission is to help people access personalized therapy that works with their life. Our team of dedicated therapists are here to help you achieve the meaningful change you want, fully remotely and at affordable rates. Our therapists ...
Hosted by Wellness Counseling Services, LCSW, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, CASAC-M
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11229
Wellness Counseling Services' mission is to help people access personalized therapy that works with their life. Our team of dedicated therapists are here to help you achieve the meaningful change you want, fully remotely and at affordable rates. Our therapists ...
Artful Healing: Depression Support Group (Virtual)
This group is for adults who want to express and process adverse emotions related to depression, such as emptiness and hopelessness, effectively though art therapy. Participants will be encouraged to communicate and share experiences from struggling with depression. Also, group ...
Hosted by Molly G. Simmons Brusick
Art Therapist, LCAT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11222
This group is for adults who want to express and process adverse emotions related to depression, such as emptiness and hopelessness, effectively though art therapy. Participants will be encouraged to communicate and share experiences from struggling with depression. Also, group ...
Young Adults with Depression and Anxiety
20s something, dealing with social anxiety, depression, career and education challenges
Hosted by Talking Works
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11214
20s something, dealing with social anxiety, depression, career and education challenges
Perinatal Mental Health
Growing a human and expanding your family can be thrilling AND terrifying. Studies show that support and guidance during this period mitigate the risks of postpartum depression and anxiety. It's highly likely it increases the enjoyment factor, too. Come and ...
Hosted by Ali Everett - Integrative Mental Health, EMDR
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11222
Growing a human and expanding your family can be thrilling AND terrifying. Studies show that support and guidance during this period mitigate the risks of postpartum depression and anxiety. It's highly likely it increases the enjoyment factor, too. Come and ...
Adjustment to Motherhood-6 wk series 7/31-9/4/19
Transitioning into the role of motherhood, whether it is the first time or you have more than one child, can produce a host of mixed emotions. Alongside the experience of love/amazement, there is also anxiety, exhaustion, and feeling naturally overwhelmed. ...
Hosted by Gabriella Cardona-Morales
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11217
Transitioning into the role of motherhood, whether it is the first time or you have more than one child, can produce a host of mixed emotions. Alongside the experience of love/amazement, there is also anxiety, exhaustion, and feeling naturally overwhelmed. ...
CHG Therapy
CHG Therapy focuses on treating individuals, couples, and unconventional families striving to recover from complicated relational histories. Using a trauma-informed, social justice oriented lens, we help clients shift codependent relational patterns, resolve longstanding conflicts, and get clear on what they ...
Hosted by Chelsea Harvey Garner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMHP, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11201
CHG Therapy focuses on treating individuals, couples, and unconventional families striving to recover from complicated relational histories. Using a trauma-informed, social justice oriented lens, we help clients shift codependent relational patterns, resolve longstanding conflicts, and get clear on what they ...
Women's Group for Setting Boundaries and Limits
Women's Support Group about Setting Boundaries and Limits. The group will encourage self-understanding, self-acceptance, and growth in a safe, nurturing, and confidential environment with women who share similar goals.Some Topics will cover:Physical Boundaries, Emotional and Mental Boundaries, Boundaries in Relationships, ...
Hosted by Berdetta Plaxico
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11201
Women's Support Group about Setting Boundaries and Limits. The group will encourage self-understanding, self-acceptance, and growth in a safe, nurturing, and confidential environment with women who share similar goals.Some Topics will cover:Physical Boundaries, Emotional and Mental Boundaries, Boundaries in Relationships, ...
Facing The Heartbreak
This group is for partners of Sex Addicts based on the workbook Facing The Heartbreak by Stefanie Carnes. This group moves partners through their shame, anger, and self doubt towards healing.
Hosted by SFC Searching For Change
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAT-S, SE-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11229
This group is for partners of Sex Addicts based on the workbook Facing The Heartbreak by Stefanie Carnes. This group moves partners through their shame, anger, and self doubt towards healing.
Depression Cure designed by Dr. Ilardi
Please read or look into the book, The Depression Cure by Dr. Ilardi. This program is a 14 week program specifically designed for people suffering from depression. Please google Dr. Ilardi to see his TED talk to understand the full ...
Hosted by Zoe Hicks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11242
Please read or look into the book, The Depression Cure by Dr. Ilardi. This program is a 14 week program specifically designed for people suffering from depression. Please google Dr. Ilardi to see his TED talk to understand the full ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Brooklyn?
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.