OCD Support Group/Free Group
If you have OCD and are seeking understanding, support, and the opportunity to connect with others who understand what you’re going through, our OCD support group is here to welcome you. We hold virtual meetings, providing a safe and confidential ...
Hosted by Houston Center for Valued Living
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77006
If you have OCD and are seeking understanding, support, and the opportunity to connect with others who understand what you’re going through, our OCD support group is here to welcome you. We hold virtual meetings, providing a safe and confidential ...
Body Image Group for Women
What if you didn't think twice about an invitation to an event that required you to wear a swimsuit? Imagine getting ready to go out without changing your clothes multiple times. Our Body Image Groups have engaged women since 2019 ...
Hosted by Body Image Groups With Kathryn Gates
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78746
What if you didn't think twice about an invitation to an event that required you to wear a swimsuit? Imagine getting ready to go out without changing your clothes multiple times. Our Body Image Groups have engaged women since 2019 ...
Assertive Discipline Parenting Class
In today's society it's hard raising kids. This group focus on helping parents learn to communicate with their children, avoid being manipulated by your children, and how to provide positive support for your child. This is a 5 week course ...
Hosted by Dr. Valencia Campbell-Chapin
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC-S, LCDC, RPT-S, CCAPT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Pantego, TX 76013
In today's society it's hard raising kids. This group focus on helping parents learn to communicate with their children, avoid being manipulated by your children, and how to provide positive support for your child. This is a 5 week course ...
Mind Fitness Group
Just as your body requires daily nourishment and excercise, so does your mind. Constant thoughts and worries can cause our minds to decay and draw us away from our center and creativity. The mind fitness group meets to increase mind ...
Hosted by Bioenergetic Healing Psychotherapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CHT
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78228
Just as your body requires daily nourishment and excercise, so does your mind. Constant thoughts and worries can cause our minds to decay and draw us away from our center and creativity. The mind fitness group meets to increase mind ...
The Wall, Anger Resolution Course
This nine-session course addresses Anger Resolution as a behavioral as well as addictive disorder with clear, achievable goals designed to assist participants in mending significant relationships, address legal problems and regain the sense of character often lost through repeated acts ...
Hosted by Tommy L. Pool
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, LCDC, CART
Verified Verified
Group meets in Odessa, TX 79761
This nine-session course addresses Anger Resolution as a behavioral as well as addictive disorder with clear, achievable goals designed to assist participants in mending significant relationships, address legal problems and regain the sense of character often lost through repeated acts ...
Licensed Master Social Work/LCSW Supervision Group
Are you a LMSW that is interested in furthering your licensure? Are you looking for a clinical supervisor that is able to offer a wide range of information that would help you become an effective clinician? I am a board ...
Hosted by Tequila Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Are you a LMSW that is interested in furthering your licensure? Are you looking for a clinical supervisor that is able to offer a wide range of information that would help you become an effective clinician? I am a board ...
Anger Management
Some anger management participants are mandated to take classes as a condition of probation, part of a plea bargain, or by their employer. Their freedom and/or livelihood depend on completing a certain number of anger management classes, or a recognized ...
Hosted by Catalina Prebisch
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S, CART, CCTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Houston, TX 77006
Some anger management participants are mandated to take classes as a condition of probation, part of a plea bargain, or by their employer. Their freedom and/or livelihood depend on completing a certain number of anger management classes, or a recognized ...
Seven Counseling & Wellness, LLC
At Seven Counseling & Wellness, we offer a welcoming and accepting environment where you can freely explore and redefine yourself. Our team possesses diverse clinical expertise and a genuine capacity to connect, ensuring a supportive therapeutic alliance that counters any ...
Hosted by Krystal Thornton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75236
At Seven Counseling & Wellness, we offer a welcoming and accepting environment where you can freely explore and redefine yourself. Our team possesses diverse clinical expertise and a genuine capacity to connect, ensuring a supportive therapeutic alliance that counters any ...
DBT Skills Training
Skills Training Group for persons with severe anxiety, impulse control problems, mood swings, difficulty coping with daily stresses, and difficulty managing extreme emotional distress. Uses skill modules of Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. This is a ...
Hosted by Sheri Kissner Battaglia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75205
Skills Training Group for persons with severe anxiety, impulse control problems, mood swings, difficulty coping with daily stresses, and difficulty managing extreme emotional distress. Uses skill modules of Core Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. This is a ...
Anti-Anxiety Group for adolescent males
Adolescence is a stressful time for both teenagers and their parents. Along with the many confusing physical and hormonal changes that accompany puberty, teens are becoming very independent. They are worrying more and more about their social standing and where ...
Hosted by Austin Trauma Therapy Center/ Diana Anzaldua
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, TCYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78745
Adolescence is a stressful time for both teenagers and their parents. Along with the many confusing physical and hormonal changes that accompany puberty, teens are becoming very independent. They are worrying more and more about their social standing and where ...
A Battering Intervention and Prevention Program
The label of being an abuser or an offender to a loved one can be daunting. We are prepared to address challenges that clients face when deciding what agency to invest their time, money and efforts into. The first encounter ...
Hosted by Crystal Lopez
Licensed Professional Counselor, BS, MS, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Dallas, TX 75217
The label of being an abuser or an offender to a loved one can be daunting. We are prepared to address challenges that clients face when deciding what agency to invest their time, money and efforts into. The first encounter ...
IFS Experiential Group Parts work (online)
Join the group! You may have heard about IFS, Internal Family Systems approach to treat trauma and issues within your relationships. Join me for a weekly experiential activities to learn more about the approach or to practice with yourself and ...
Hosted by Rhea Lester
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S, IFSLv2, EMDR
Verified Verified
Group meets in Breckenridge, TX 76424
Join the group! You may have heard about IFS, Internal Family Systems approach to treat trauma and issues within your relationships. Join me for a weekly experiential activities to learn more about the approach or to practice with yourself and ...
Luna Family Autism
At Luna Family Autism Services, we're revolutionizing autism therapy to fit your child and family’s needs. Our mission is simple: to empower families and transform lives. With a focus on virtual personalized care and family involvement, we're reshaping the landscape ...
At Luna Family Autism Services, we're revolutionizing autism therapy to fit your child and family’s needs. Our mission is simple: to empower families and transform lives. With a focus on virtual personalized care and family involvement, we're reshaping the landscape ...
Anger Management, Parenting, Sex Issues
Please phone for more information or visit www.docjilltherapy.com
Hosted by Jill Latonick Flores
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LSOTP
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78701
Please phone for more information or visit www.docjilltherapy.com
Partners of Childhood Trauma Survivors
If your partner survived childhood trauma, you as a spouse have a unique experience. No one understands what you are going through. You feel isolated and alone with so much to handle.
It can often be overwhelming to build ...
Hosted by Laura Beaver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Flower Mound, TX 75028
If your partner survived childhood trauma, you as a spouse have a unique experience. No one understands what you are going through. You feel isolated and alone with so much to handle.
It can often be overwhelming to build ...
Crosspoint Meeting
Group size (8) focus on fear/addiction/anxiety reduction. Call for a reservation prior to coming to group. We are looking to start a new group in May if you are interested please send your information and we will add you to ...
Hosted by Tisdale Counseling Service
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in San Antonio, TX 78228
Group size (8) focus on fear/addiction/anxiety reduction. Call for a reservation prior to coming to group. We are looking to start a new group in May if you are interested please send your information and we will add you to ...
Drug Offender Education Program (DOEP)- In Person
This standardized program is 15 hours in length and designed to increase the knowledge of drug offenders by educating them on the dangers of drug abuse and associated illegal activities, to identify their own individual drug-use patterns, and to assist ...
Hosted by Metis Counseling & Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LSOTP, LCDC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Midland, TX 79703
This standardized program is 15 hours in length and designed to increase the knowledge of drug offenders by educating them on the dangers of drug abuse and associated illegal activities, to identify their own individual drug-use patterns, and to assist ...
Co-ed Interpersonal Process
The group dynamic allows us to model real-world relationships in a safe space. Group therapy can address a variety of issues, including but not limited to, feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety, anger management, setting healthy boundaries, communication techniques and ...
The group dynamic allows us to model real-world relationships in a safe space. Group therapy can address a variety of issues, including but not limited to, feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety, anger management, setting healthy boundaries, communication techniques and ...
Parents of Special Needs Children
Much of the information that will be helpful to you is in the hands, heads, and hearts of other parents like yourself. For this reason, it is worthwhile to join a parent’s group. Some groups are organized around one particular ...
Hosted by Jennifer Ramirez
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Beaumont, TX 77706
Much of the information that will be helpful to you is in the hands, heads, and hearts of other parents like yourself. For this reason, it is worthwhile to join a parent’s group. Some groups are organized around one particular ...
Empty Nest Support
Empty Nest? Feeling anxious, excited, sad, overwhelmed, or a sense of dread? You are not alone. Empty Nest Syndrome is the collection of symptoms including loneliness, sadness, and loss of purpose that some parents experience when their kids leave home. ...
Hosted by Dena Hutton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Group meets in Austin, TX 78746
Empty Nest? Feeling anxious, excited, sad, overwhelmed, or a sense of dread? You are not alone. Empty Nest Syndrome is the collection of symptoms including loneliness, sadness, and loss of purpose that some parents experience when their kids leave home. ...
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FAQs - About Group Therapy and Support Groups
How can I find a support group in Texas?
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.