Emotional Support Group - On-going
FEW SPOTS LEFT!!!! Starting 8/21/2023 - I will be restarting the emotional open process group for clients struggling with Anxiety, Stress and Depression in their day-to-day life in this Post-COVID world. Group will start online as of Aug 21st Space ...
Hosted by Jon Boschen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pittsfield, ME 04967
FEW SPOTS LEFT!!!! Starting 8/21/2023 - I will be restarting the emotional open process group for clients struggling with Anxiety, Stress and Depression in their day-to-day life in this Post-COVID world. Group will start online as of Aug 21st Space ...
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Minfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is designed for people who suffer from recurrent episodes of depression and anxiety. Cutting-edge, mind-body research has shown that a blend of mindfulness meditation practices and cognitive therapy techniques can dramatically bolster recovery and prevent relapse. The ...
Minfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is designed for people who suffer from recurrent episodes of depression and anxiety. Cutting-edge, mind-body research has shown that a blend of mindfulness meditation practices and cognitive therapy techniques can dramatically bolster recovery and prevent relapse. The ...
Emerge (To Find Your 'self')
EMERGE is a counseling group for people who have lost their sense of self in their relationships with others. Not being authentic with others can lead to depression over not being who you wanted to be in the past or ...
EMERGE is a counseling group for people who have lost their sense of self in their relationships with others. Not being authentic with others can lead to depression over not being who you wanted to be in the past or ...
Merrill Care
Merrill Care is an online psychotherapy practice providing online psychotherapy services (video therapy and phone therapy) to individuals, couples and families ages 18 plus.
Hosted by Dr. Elizabeth Merrill
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Yarmouth, ME 04096
Merrill Care is an online psychotherapy practice providing online psychotherapy services (video therapy and phone therapy) to individuals, couples and families ages 18 plus.
Young Professional Interpersonal Process Group
This is a process group for young professionals interested in addressing relationship difficulties and anxiety while fostering their professional growth and identity. This is a high-functioning co-ed adult group looking for clients with a capacity for self-reflection. The goal of ...
Hosted by Dan Zuiches, PhD
Psychologist, PhD, MBA, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Portland, ME 04101
This is a process group for young professionals interested in addressing relationship difficulties and anxiety while fostering their professional growth and identity. This is a high-functioning co-ed adult group looking for clients with a capacity for self-reflection. The goal of ...
Toni Bennett, LCSW
Hosted by Toni Bennett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Kittery, ME 03904
Adult DBT Skills Groups
Psychology Specialists of Maine is currently holding five weekly ONLINE dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills groups. DBT is an evidence-based treatment approach traditionally recommended for borderline personality disorder; however, research suggests that this model is appropriate for clients struggling generally ...
Hosted by Psychology Specialists of Maine
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brunswick, ME 04011
Psychology Specialists of Maine is currently holding five weekly ONLINE dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills groups. DBT is an evidence-based treatment approach traditionally recommended for borderline personality disorder; however, research suggests that this model is appropriate for clients struggling generally ...
Men's Teletherapy Group, Tues 6 - 7:30 pm
This ongoing, weekly, teletherapy group for men is designed for those who generally function well in their professional lives, but may be having difficulty in relationships, or struggle with anxiety, depression, and low self-worth. Interpersonal groups can be helpful like ...
Hosted by David Ward
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Yarmouth, ME 04096
This ongoing, weekly, teletherapy group for men is designed for those who generally function well in their professional lives, but may be having difficulty in relationships, or struggle with anxiety, depression, and low self-worth. Interpersonal groups can be helpful like ...
Men's process group
Weekly in-person group therapy in Brunswick for men seeking emotional connection, support, guidance, and accountability. If you are a man who often feels disconnected, depressed, anxious, lonely, numb, bored, or unhappy with life, come join the group and improve your ...
Hosted by Warrior of the Heart Psychotherapy
Counselor, MA, LCPC-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Brunswick, ME 04011
Weekly in-person group therapy in Brunswick for men seeking emotional connection, support, guidance, and accountability. If you are a man who often feels disconnected, depressed, anxious, lonely, numb, bored, or unhappy with life, come join the group and improve your ...
Therapy Group for Therapists: New Group Forming
This is a weekly online group for mental health professionals and trainees. It provides a safe and supportive environment for personal and professional exploration. The general objectives of the group are to understand oneself better, improve interpersonal skills, and enhance ...
Hosted by Dan Zuiches, PhD
Psychologist, PhD, MBA, CGP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Portland, ME 04101
This is a weekly online group for mental health professionals and trainees. It provides a safe and supportive environment for personal and professional exploration. The general objectives of the group are to understand oneself better, improve interpersonal skills, and enhance ...
Living Well - Women's Group
Learn skills for more psychological flexibility (using mindfulness and committed actions) in a safe and confidential group. You’ll learn how to: • Unhook from negative/harmful thoughts • Be more present • Accept what cannot be changed • Focus on what’s ...
Hosted by Teresa Valliere
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LADC, CCS
Verified Verified
Group meets in Portland, ME 04103
Learn skills for more psychological flexibility (using mindfulness and committed actions) in a safe and confidential group. You’ll learn how to: • Unhook from negative/harmful thoughts • Be more present • Accept what cannot be changed • Focus on what’s ...
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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.