Empathy Health Clinic
Empathy Health Clinic is a sanctuary of support and healing, specializing in psychiatric services for adults. Our compassionate team fosters a safe space where individuals can embark on their journey towards mental wellness. With a holistic approach, we provide personalized ...
Empathy Health Clinic is a sanctuary of support and healing, specializing in psychiatric services for adults. Our compassionate team fosters a safe space where individuals can embark on their journey towards mental wellness. With a holistic approach, we provide personalized ...
Caring for Yourself Through Life Transitions
The main goal of CARING FOR YOURSELF THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS During Covid 19 , is to provide healing, bring hope and decrease isolation. We will learn to connect to something bigger then our own pain and loneliness. Also, we will ...
Hosted by Cari Tingen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sarasota, FL 34236
The main goal of CARING FOR YOURSELF THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS During Covid 19 , is to provide healing, bring hope and decrease isolation. We will learn to connect to something bigger then our own pain and loneliness. Also, we will ...
Wholeistic Counseling Group
Welcome to Wholeistic Counseling Group, a pioneering mental health practice dedicated to the comprehensive healing and well-being of individuals facing the challenges of Trauma, PTSD, Depression, ADHD, and Anxiety. At the heart of our philosophy lies a deep-seated belief in ...
Hosted by Dr. Reyna Aday
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LPC, NCC, CST
Verified Verified
Group meets in Kendall, FL 33183
Welcome to Wholeistic Counseling Group, a pioneering mental health practice dedicated to the comprehensive healing and well-being of individuals facing the challenges of Trauma, PTSD, Depression, ADHD, and Anxiety. At the heart of our philosophy lies a deep-seated belief in ...
NCCA
The National Christian Counselors Association (NCCA) is located in Sarasota, Florida. The backbone of the NCCA training program is the Arno Profile System (APS), which is a biblically based model with proven success. Through the use of the APS, the ...
Hosted by Joe Mack Bankhead
Pastoral Counselor, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Jacksonville, FL 32206
The National Christian Counselors Association (NCCA) is located in Sarasota, Florida. The backbone of the NCCA training program is the Arno Profile System (APS), which is a biblically based model with proven success. Through the use of the APS, the ...
Coping with Infertility
This group will help participants explore their thoughts and feelings as they pertain to their challenges in trying to conceive. Working with other women undergoing the same challenges will provide a safe and supportive environment where new ways of coping ...
This group will help participants explore their thoughts and feelings as they pertain to their challenges in trying to conceive. Working with other women undergoing the same challenges will provide a safe and supportive environment where new ways of coping ...
Mindfulness for OCD Online Therapy Group
A 6-week therapy group that will help individuals learn how to shift their relationship with their thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Group members will learn how to cultivate greater present moment awareness of one's experiences. Our hope is that individuals ...
Hosted by Katharine Brooks
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD, MS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Coral Springs, FL 33071
A 6-week therapy group that will help individuals learn how to shift their relationship with their thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations. Group members will learn how to cultivate greater present moment awareness of one's experiences. Our hope is that individuals ...
High , Middle and Elementary School Groups
I have a 3 groups that are divided into gender/age. Each week is a different discussion such as healthy coping skills, self-regulation skills, peer conflict resolution, anti-anxiety/stress reducing strategies, how to identify depressive symptoms and be a support for each ...
Hosted by Compassion & Grace Family Counseling
Counselor, LMHC, Ed,D
Verified Verified
Group meets in Destin, FL 32541
I have a 3 groups that are divided into gender/age. Each week is a different discussion such as healthy coping skills, self-regulation skills, peer conflict resolution, anti-anxiety/stress reducing strategies, how to identify depressive symptoms and be a support for each ...
Panda Therapy Circle, LLC
Panda Therapy is a private practice where we put our clients first by providing individualized care. Our mission is to provide world class evidence based mental health treatment, therapy appointments, to the general public in South Florida. Panda Therapy accepts ...
Hosted by Alexander Kay And Associates
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boca Raton, FL 33432
Panda Therapy is a private practice where we put our clients first by providing individualized care. Our mission is to provide world class evidence based mental health treatment, therapy appointments, to the general public in South Florida. Panda Therapy accepts ...
LGBTQ+ Teen Support & Psycho-ed Group
This group is to offer social support and psycho-education to LGBTQIA high school aged teens. Topics will include building social support, coping tools for anxiety and depression, as well as conflict resolution. Group members will have the opportunity to make ...
This group is to offer social support and psycho-education to LGBTQIA high school aged teens. Topics will include building social support, coping tools for anxiety and depression, as well as conflict resolution. Group members will have the opportunity to make ...
Trauma and PTSD Support Group
Weekly support group for adults struggling with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or those suffering from a traumatic experience that is causing significant distress. Addressing matters of hypervigilance, avoidance, reclusive and isolating behaviors, psychological and physiological reactivity, intrusive ...
Hosted by Danielle Barone, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Boca Raton, FL 33431
Weekly support group for adults struggling with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or those suffering from a traumatic experience that is causing significant distress. Addressing matters of hypervigilance, avoidance, reclusive and isolating behaviors, psychological and physiological reactivity, intrusive ...
Group Therapy for Anxiety
Learn coping skills that will help you manage symptoms of anxiety that prevent you from living a meaningful life. In this group, you will learn: (1) identify automatic negative patterns that induce or maintain symptoms of anxiety (2) identify and ...
Learn coping skills that will help you manage symptoms of anxiety that prevent you from living a meaningful life. In this group, you will learn: (1) identify automatic negative patterns that induce or maintain symptoms of anxiety (2) identify and ...
Beaches TMS and Brain Health
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) is a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. Deep TMS, is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective. Using the BrainsWay ...
Hosted by Alina M Galliano-Pardo
Psychiatrist, MD, FAPA, FASAM
Verified Verified
Group meets in Jacksonville, FL 32216
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) is a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. Deep TMS, is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective. Using the BrainsWay ...
Blue Sky Mental Health Access
Welcome to Blue Sky Mental Health Access. We are a group of mental health professionals and certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners highly educated and trained to assess and treat your mental health needs. We work in collaboration with your primary care ...
Hosted by Blue Sky Mental Health Access Inc
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN, PMHNP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Miami, FL 33174
Welcome to Blue Sky Mental Health Access. We are a group of mental health professionals and certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners highly educated and trained to assess and treat your mental health needs. We work in collaboration with your primary care ...
360 Therapy
360 Therapy is a group of licensed therapists in Florida that offer an evidence-based approach to all of life's ups and downs. We serve all clients in need across all of Florida. We have licensed therapist that do therapy in ...
Hosted by Sheera Davis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Miami, FL 33179
360 Therapy is a group of licensed therapists in Florida that offer an evidence-based approach to all of life's ups and downs. We serve all clients in need across all of Florida. We have licensed therapist that do therapy in ...
Covid-19/Coronovirus support group Telehealth
Self care is paramount to your individual health and to our community as we limit our access to the world around us we need to take time to take care of ourselves in a healthy way. Connecting with a therapist ...
Hosted by Center For Integrated Therapies
Treatment Center, EdD, LMHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Sarasota, FL 34239
Self care is paramount to your individual health and to our community as we limit our access to the world around us we need to take time to take care of ourselves in a healthy way. Connecting with a therapist ...
8-Session Telehealth DBT Skills Group
Starting Monday, March 18, 2024, $80 per session. DBT group is not a process group nor a support group. DBT skills group is more like a class without the pressure of tests and grades. Skills introduced will include Mindfulness, Distress ...
Hosted by Lakesha T Bowie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Gainesville, FL 32601
Starting Monday, March 18, 2024, $80 per session. DBT group is not a process group nor a support group. DBT skills group is more like a class without the pressure of tests and grades. Skills introduced will include Mindfulness, Distress ...
Two hearts and one home-Children of divorce
Hosted by Cindy Camaraza- Author, Holistic Psychotherapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, License, MFT, MS, CHHC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Key Biscayne, FL 33149
General Adult Support Group
This group is a place for adults to both provide and gain support from their peers. Led by a clinician, you also learn ways to cope with the stressors of life. Register online at www.renovationoflife.com or call
Hosted by Institute for Life Renovation, LLC IOP
Treatment Center, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
This group is a place for adults to both provide and gain support from their peers. Led by a clinician, you also learn ways to cope with the stressors of life. Register online at www.renovationoflife.com or call
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Depression Support Groups
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.