Support Groups in Rochester, NY
general interpersonal process group
Helps people identify patterns of relating that cause them distress or "dysfunction". An opportunity to better understand the impact of attachment history, such as relationships with family on current relationships. The experience of hearing feedback and the working through of ...
Hosted by Lisa K. Willis
Psychologist, PhD, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14623
Helps people identify patterns of relating that cause them distress or "dysfunction". An opportunity to better understand the impact of attachment history, such as relationships with family on current relationships. The experience of hearing feedback and the working through of ...
Daughters of Emotionally Unavailable Mothers
This group is for daughters aged 25+who had mothers who were not there. The consequences of an emotionally absent mother can have far-reaching and long-lasting effects on a daughter's life, even into adulthood. This group will explore the impact of ...
Hosted by Bennett Ockun
Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
This group is for daughters aged 25+who had mothers who were not there. The consequences of an emotionally absent mother can have far-reaching and long-lasting effects on a daughter's life, even into adulthood. This group will explore the impact of ...
OCD Exposure Group
The most powerful and effective treatment for OCD is exposure therapy (ERP). That being said, ERP is really hard to do, especially alone. For that reason, we have the OCD Exposure Group where you can learn skills and do exposures ...
Hosted by Dr. Lauren Wadsworth
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14623
The most powerful and effective treatment for OCD is exposure therapy (ERP). That being said, ERP is really hard to do, especially alone. For that reason, we have the OCD Exposure Group where you can learn skills and do exposures ...
Virtual DBT Skills group for Adults (18 and up)
Virtual DBT Group-Using Zoom!! Emotional reactions can often get in the way of effective communication. Dialectical Behavioral therapy offers skill building to help regulate strong emotions. Everyone can use skills that assist us in tolerating the stress of everyday life ...
Hosted by Lorrie Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14607
Virtual DBT Group-Using Zoom!! Emotional reactions can often get in the way of effective communication. Dialectical Behavioral therapy offers skill building to help regulate strong emotions. Everyone can use skills that assist us in tolerating the stress of everyday life ...
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)
This 6 week group offers participants gentle movement to restore connection between mind and body. Many times dissociation and disconnection is a result of trauma; through choice and agency, participants can work towards cultivating a greater sense of empowerment. This ...
Hosted by Jennifer Knapp
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, TCTSY-F
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
This 6 week group offers participants gentle movement to restore connection between mind and body. Many times dissociation and disconnection is a result of trauma; through choice and agency, participants can work towards cultivating a greater sense of empowerment. This ...
Partner's of Sex Addicts, level 1, Thursdays
Hosted by Anne M Coltre
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LCAT, CSAT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14620
Support and Therapy Group for New Mama's-Virtual
Pregnancy and early parenting are both rewarding and an emotionally vulnerable time. You are not alone! Join Morgan Kennell, LCSW in this 6 week group where you will learn: How to use Mindfulness to stay present in parenting , skills ...
Hosted by Morgan Kennell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Pregnancy and early parenting are both rewarding and an emotionally vulnerable time. You are not alone! Join Morgan Kennell, LCSW in this 6 week group where you will learn: How to use Mindfulness to stay present in parenting , skills ...
Gen Z Therapy Group
This is a therapy group for ages 18-25 who are in individual therapy related to anxiety. Group members can expect to gain deeper insight, build social connection, and fine tune coping skills. Our focus will be on healing from anxiety, ...
Hosted by Jillian G Velekkakan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14624
This is a therapy group for ages 18-25 who are in individual therapy related to anxiety. Group members can expect to gain deeper insight, build social connection, and fine tune coping skills. Our focus will be on healing from anxiety, ...
Psychodrama Group for Later Stage Recovery
Action oriented group for persons with time in recovery to explore the deeper causes and conditions that lead to struggles in relationships and in healthy wellbeing.
Hosted by Sarah Bowman Davila
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14617
Action oriented group for persons with time in recovery to explore the deeper causes and conditions that lead to struggles in relationships and in healthy wellbeing.
Behavioral Transition Hacking (Fall 2018)
Hosted by Helena Boersma
Counselor, EdD, LMHC, MS, NCC, IIN
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Grief Counseling
This closed group will focus on the cycle of grief and how to manage emotions that accompany it. It is geared toward adolescents who struggle with these emotions and impacts their day to day lives. When a person is grieving, ...
Hosted by Lisa Marie McClary
Lisa, McClary, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14624
This closed group will focus on the cycle of grief and how to manage emotions that accompany it. It is geared toward adolescents who struggle with these emotions and impacts their day to day lives. When a person is grieving, ...
Parenting Your Teen with DBT-Workshop
Sunday April 14, 2024, sign up now!! This workshop is designed to help parents learn skills to parent their teens more effectively. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can help parents to communicate so their teen will hear them, decrease emotional reactivity, ...
Hosted by Quiet Mind Therapy Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Sunday April 14, 2024, sign up now!! This workshop is designed to help parents learn skills to parent their teens more effectively. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can help parents to communicate so their teen will hear them, decrease emotional reactivity, ...
Mother's Group
Small process and skills group for Mother's. Please contact therapist for further details.
Hosted by Adriana Eylise Rogachefsky
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14601
Small process and skills group for Mother's. Please contact therapist for further details.
Women's Interpersonal Process Group
Weekly group with focus on managing anxiety, exploring vulnerability, improving relationships, capacity for connection and intimacy
Hosted by Jessica West Jordan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, MPA
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Weekly group with focus on managing anxiety, exploring vulnerability, improving relationships, capacity for connection and intimacy
Disability/Chronically Ill Sexual Trauma Group
This online therapy group is for individuals who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse/sexual trauma that also identify as chronically ill/disabled. Many support/therapy groups for individuals who have experienced sexual trauma and are disabled and/or chronically ill often do not ...
Hosted by Relationship And Trauma Therapist Sarah Nunes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, NIC, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14622
This online therapy group is for individuals who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse/sexual trauma that also identify as chronically ill/disabled. Many support/therapy groups for individuals who have experienced sexual trauma and are disabled and/or chronically ill often do not ...
Teen Anxiety Group
The Sankofa Teen Anxiety group will begin on Monday June 5th. This is a closed, in person group, with a specific start (June 5) & end date (August 7) and according to a specific pre-planned sequence of treatment modules presented ...
Hosted by Khadijah Tillman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14608
The Sankofa Teen Anxiety group will begin on Monday June 5th. This is a closed, in person group, with a specific start (June 5) & end date (August 7) and according to a specific pre-planned sequence of treatment modules presented ...
Intuitive Eating Group for Teen Girls
This virtual group helps teenage girls explore a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Intuitive Eating is a non-dieting approach that encourages building trust with your body and making food choices that feel good for you, without judging yourself ...
Hosted by Natasha Dezonie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14607
This virtual group helps teenage girls explore a healthy relationship with food and their bodies. Intuitive Eating is a non-dieting approach that encourages building trust with your body and making food choices that feel good for you, without judging yourself ...
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Group
A group for adults looking to work on interpersonal relationships, increased emotional awareness, and more authentic expression of their thoughts and feelings.
Hosted by Arjan Berkeljon
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14607
A group for adults looking to work on interpersonal relationships, increased emotional awareness, and more authentic expression of their thoughts and feelings.
Becoming Dad: A Counseling Group
Becoming and living life as a Dad can be a wonderful, meaningful, life-changing experience… and it also can create serious challenges as you face a new set of expectations and requirements as a father. Beyond the very real “logistical gymnastics” ...
Hosted by Tate Mental Health Counseling PLLC
Counselor, PhD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
Becoming and living life as a Dad can be a wonderful, meaningful, life-changing experience… and it also can create serious challenges as you face a new set of expectations and requirements as a father. Beyond the very real “logistical gymnastics” ...
Mindful Eating for Weight Loss Surgery Patients
This group provides an opportunity for pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients to learn long-term approaches to a new lifestyle. This is not a band-aid approach that can lead to another failure with the accompanying loss of self-esteem. Use many sources ...
Hosted by Lisbeth Berger Ornstein
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rochester, NY 14618
This group provides an opportunity for pre- and post-bariatric surgery patients to learn long-term approaches to a new lifestyle. This is not a band-aid approach that can lead to another failure with the accompanying loss of self-esteem. Use many sources ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Rochester?
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.