Support Groups in Los Angeles, CA
Online Dermatillomania / Trichotillomania Group
We offer a weekly online group for adults with Trichotillomania and/or Dermatillomania. This group is led by one of our professional staff therapists, and focuses on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This therapy has been repeatedly researched, and has consistently been found ...
Hosted by OCD Center of Los Angeles
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
We offer a weekly online group for adults with Trichotillomania and/or Dermatillomania. This group is led by one of our professional staff therapists, and focuses on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This therapy has been repeatedly researched, and has consistently been found ...
AAPID Caregiver Support Group
Specific to adults caring for Asian American, Pacific Islander & Desi immigrant parents & elders, this group has been designed to be made available to individuals for them to connect with like-minded people, heal in community, and tell their stories ...
Hosted by Cynthia Siadat
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90057
Specific to adults caring for Asian American, Pacific Islander & Desi immigrant parents & elders, this group has been designed to be made available to individuals for them to connect with like-minded people, heal in community, and tell their stories ...
Women's Body Image-contact for waitlist
Is the way you feel about your body negatively impacting your relationship? Negative body image is one of the most prevalent issues contributing to sexless marriages. And sex is one of the top concerns that brings couples to counseling. This ...
Hosted by Dr. April E. House
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90068
Is the way you feel about your body negatively impacting your relationship? Negative body image is one of the most prevalent issues contributing to sexless marriages. And sex is one of the top concerns that brings couples to counseling. This ...
Here I Am Becoming: The Sister Course
A 28-Hour, 4-day, Live Webinar that provides targeted psychoeducation process for female survivors, curated specifically for the intimate partner or spouse who has been harmed and impacted by deceptive sexuality. The course curriculum is based on Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma ...
Hosted by Trish Haight
Marriage & Family Therapist, SEP, CSAT, CCPS, CPTT, DSTT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90064
A 28-Hour, 4-day, Live Webinar that provides targeted psychoeducation process for female survivors, curated specifically for the intimate partner or spouse who has been harmed and impacted by deceptive sexuality. The course curriculum is based on Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma ...
OCD Support Group: ERP Practice
This is a small-group virtual meeting to learn and practice ERP. Come to receive social support while you learn more about OCD and ERP treatment. Learn to identify triggers, rate your emotions and resist compulsions. You can use this group ...
Hosted by Saraa D. Lee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90024
This is a small-group virtual meeting to learn and practice ERP. Come to receive social support while you learn more about OCD and ERP treatment. Learn to identify triggers, rate your emotions and resist compulsions. You can use this group ...
Clinical Group Supervision, Virtual, Starts 4/3/23
For APCC, ASW, AMFT, & R-DMTs: Group supervision is a place where you can meet with individuals who offer you unique perspectives, get you out of your own head, and share resources. Collaborate with colleagues and get grounded in your ...
Hosted by Kristen Crowe - Open Space Therapy Collective
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, BC-DMT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90026
For APCC, ASW, AMFT, & R-DMTs: Group supervision is a place where you can meet with individuals who offer you unique perspectives, get you out of your own head, and share resources. Collaborate with colleagues and get grounded in your ...
DBT Lite
DBT "Lite" teaches the core skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) created by Dr. Marsha Linehan, for dealing with difficult emotions, learning to communicate effectively, tolerating distress and being mindful. The skills are divided into 4 modules (distress tolerance, emotion ...
Hosted by Laura Twersky
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
DBT "Lite" teaches the core skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) created by Dr. Marsha Linehan, for dealing with difficult emotions, learning to communicate effectively, tolerating distress and being mindful. The skills are divided into 4 modules (distress tolerance, emotion ...
Complex Trauma Group
The Complex Trauma/DID Group is for women who have survived extreme childhood abuse and/or adult abuse including physical/sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, drug/alcohol addicted parents, rape, violent crimes, traumatic death of loved one(s), suicide and homicide, witnessing torture, kidnapping, torture ...
Hosted by Cynthia A. Henrie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, BCETS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90065
The Complex Trauma/DID Group is for women who have survived extreme childhood abuse and/or adult abuse including physical/sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, drug/alcohol addicted parents, rape, violent crimes, traumatic death of loved one(s), suicide and homicide, witnessing torture, kidnapping, torture ...
Growing 21st Century Resilience - open enrollment
Developing resilience is essential in helping to cope and thrive with the challenges of a rapidly changing world… Our online group will meet to discuss real-world mental health challenges in our current society and within ourselves, and include practical tools ...
Hosted by Renée Glick
MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90068
Developing resilience is essential in helping to cope and thrive with the challenges of a rapidly changing world… Our online group will meet to discuss real-world mental health challenges in our current society and within ourselves, and include practical tools ...
Childless-Not-By-Choice (process group)
You have come to recognize that you are not going to have the child you had envisioned in your dreams. Now what? Accepting and grieving this loss is unique. Its magnitude is typically misunderstood, invisible, or minimized. You are left ...
Hosted by Vula Baliotis
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90024
You have come to recognize that you are not going to have the child you had envisioned in your dreams. Now what? Accepting and grieving this loss is unique. Its magnitude is typically misunderstood, invisible, or minimized. You are left ...
DBT Skills Group
DBK Skills Group
Hosted by Long Beach Mental Health
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90046
DBK Skills Group
Teen Group - Support Group
This group is for teens who are having problems with peers, school, parents, drugs, relationships and the pressures of everyday life. The group is for boys and girls and designed to be a safe place for teens to express their ...
Hosted by Dr. Ray Armstrong
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
This group is for teens who are having problems with peers, school, parents, drugs, relationships and the pressures of everyday life. The group is for boys and girls and designed to be a safe place for teens to express their ...
Grief Group - LGBTQ+ Affirmative
LGBTQ+ Grief Group for individuals who have lost a loved one in the past 1-2 years. These are closed groups formed where individuals create a safe space together and process grief, held together by a therapist facilitator. Maximum is 10 ...
Hosted by Danielle G. Sheppard
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, CSEP, BC-TMH, JCTC, JCDC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90034
LGBTQ+ Grief Group for individuals who have lost a loved one in the past 1-2 years. These are closed groups formed where individuals create a safe space together and process grief, held together by a therapist facilitator. Maximum is 10 ...
Women's Circle
Women sharing their journey together.
Hosted by Terry Binkovitz Phd.
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90045
Women sharing their journey together.
Reflective Parenting
The Reflective Parenting Program is an experiential and evidence based 12-week workshop designed to enhance critical parenting skills, most notably the capacity to make meaning out of a child's behavior. Topics include: temperament, responding to children's emotions, separation and the ...
Hosted by Stephanie Mahalec
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
The Reflective Parenting Program is an experiential and evidence based 12-week workshop designed to enhance critical parenting skills, most notably the capacity to make meaning out of a child's behavior. Topics include: temperament, responding to children's emotions, separation and the ...
Why Am I Eating This?
Our relationship with food is the only relationship in our lives that we cannot walk away from, yet so many of us have a dysfunctional relationship with it. How do we begin to heal? Maybe with a little guidance from ...
Hosted by Melissa Lynn Klass
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90049
Our relationship with food is the only relationship in our lives that we cannot walk away from, yet so many of us have a dysfunctional relationship with it. How do we begin to heal? Maybe with a little guidance from ...
Woman's Process Group
This is a group for those who want to learn more about themselves, and their relationships with others. Members have a chance to discover how they think and why they react the way they do. Group is a safe, confidential ...
Hosted by K&S Therapeutic Services, Inc.
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MBA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90045
This is a group for those who want to learn more about themselves, and their relationships with others. Members have a chance to discover how they think and why they react the way they do. Group is a safe, confidential ...
Men's Process Group: Sex & Porn Addiction Recovery
If you're looking for a group in which men complain to each other about feeling marginalized in our ever-changing society, this ain't that group. If you're looking for a place to forge supportive and nurturing relationships with other men in ...
Hosted by Sex Therapist - Ryan Levin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CSAT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90024
If you're looking for a group in which men complain to each other about feeling marginalized in our ever-changing society, this ain't that group. If you're looking for a place to forge supportive and nurturing relationships with other men in ...
Gay Men's Sex Therapy Support Group
Group forming. Consultation appointment required.
Hosted by Dr. Martin McCombs
PhD, MA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90025
Group forming. Consultation appointment required.
Monthly Adoptee Teen Group
I offer a monthly support group via telehealth for adopted teens. It provides a unique setting for adoptees (13 - 19 years) to share thoughts and feelings.
Hosted by Angela Gee
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90039
I offer a monthly support group via telehealth for adopted teens. It provides a unique setting for adoptees (13 - 19 years) to share thoughts and feelings.
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Los Angeles?
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.