Support Groups in Los Angeles, CA
Join me as we tackle the issues parents face, in real time, with guidance and support
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Hosted by Mendi Baron
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90034
Join me as we tackle the issues parents face, in real time, with guidance and support
August 2021: I am not conducting groups at this time however please email [email protected] om who owns the practice so that she can facilitate your needs and enrollment for a - weekly process group for teens to share experiences and ...
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Hosted by Tania Bradkin A Place To Thrive LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90064
August 2021: I am not conducting groups at this time however please email [email protected] om who owns the practice so that she can facilitate your needs and enrollment for a - weekly process group for teens to share experiences and ...
The goal of this class is to learn 6 steps for managing your anger. This class will help you to understand your anger, teach you a couple of strategies to manage your anger, and explore other factors that affect a ...
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Hosted by Carmen Spears
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPCC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90036
The goal of this class is to learn 6 steps for managing your anger. This class will help you to understand your anger, teach you a couple of strategies to manage your anger, and explore other factors that affect a ...
As a dual college advisor and career coach, I work with psychotherapists in order to overcome what blocks them from marketing themselves and building a thriving private practice -- in both individual and group settings.
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Hosted by Prof. Michael Anthony Nalepa - Individual And Couples Specialist
Marriage & Family Therapist, BFA, MA, LMFT, ExecDir
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90010
As a dual college advisor and career coach, I work with psychotherapists in order to overcome what blocks them from marketing themselves and building a thriving private practice -- in both individual and group settings.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help clients experience more frequent breakthroughs, faster recovery with less mental resistance, deeper emotional processing, and sustained improvement in symptoms over longer ...
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Hosted by Dr. Christina M. Charlotin
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90017
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help clients experience more frequent breakthroughs, faster recovery with less mental resistance, deeper emotional processing, and sustained improvement in symptoms over longer ...
Facilitated by Dr. Gardenswartz, a small group of individuals come together to share problems and to receive feedback on how their behavior impacts others. The group setting provides a safe environment for members to take interpersonal risks.
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Hosted by Dr. Cara Gardenswartz & GroupTherapyLA/NY
Psychologist, MA, CGP, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90049
Facilitated by Dr. Gardenswartz, a small group of individuals come together to share problems and to receive feedback on how their behavior impacts others. The group setting provides a safe environment for members to take interpersonal risks.
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Hosted by Greta Hassel Grace
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MA, MDiv
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90066
This 8-week psychoeducational group utilizes individual and group exercises in order to build a foundation for safety, insight and integration. Healing takes place at the level of processing and integrating feelings, thoughts, perceptions and behaviors. The goal of this group ...
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Hosted by Alexa Aversano
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90004
This 8-week psychoeducational group utilizes individual and group exercises in order to build a foundation for safety, insight and integration. Healing takes place at the level of processing and integrating feelings, thoughts, perceptions and behaviors. The goal of this group ...
Our Anger Management classes adolescents and adults is based on Emotional Intelligence skill enhancement for impulse control. The instrument used for our Pre and Post tests for Anger Management is the internationally recognized EQ-i 2.0. Assessments.
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Hosted by Dedicated to Achieving Dreams, LLC
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90059
Our Anger Management classes adolescents and adults is based on Emotional Intelligence skill enhancement for impulse control. The instrument used for our Pre and Post tests for Anger Management is the internationally recognized EQ-i 2.0. Assessments.
Here at Los Angeles Counseling Group you will find nurturing, nonjudgmental, confidential therapists. Whether you have a specific issue in mind or you just want to become the best version of yourself or finding meaning and balance in your life-we ...
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Hosted by Valerie Ortega
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90010
Here at Los Angeles Counseling Group you will find nurturing, nonjudgmental, confidential therapists. Whether you have a specific issue in mind or you just want to become the best version of yourself or finding meaning and balance in your life-we ...
12 weeks Program, CBT, Holist Medicine and Mindfulness Techniches. Groups in English and Portuguese.
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Hosted by Sandra Ferreira
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, MS, LMHC, LPCC
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90006
12 weeks Program, CBT, Holist Medicine and Mindfulness Techniches. Groups in English and Portuguese.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of therapy that helps you relate differently to your anxiety, depression, and self-defeating behaviors. What do you mean by acceptance and commitment? Acceptance refers to bringing an open and willing attitude toward ...
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Hosted by Cristina Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90094
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of therapy that helps you relate differently to your anxiety, depression, and self-defeating behaviors. What do you mean by acceptance and commitment? Acceptance refers to bringing an open and willing attitude toward ...
The goal of this group is to experience compassionate connections to yourself and others through the practice of mindfulness meditation as well as experiencing compassionate interpersonal- interaction.
We will also incorporate the latest findings in brain and attachment research to ...
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Hosted by Oren Raz
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90048
The goal of this group is to experience compassionate connections to yourself and others through the practice of mindfulness meditation as well as experiencing compassionate interpersonal- interaction.
We will also incorporate the latest findings in brain and attachment research to ...
This group will provide a safe space for gay men to heal from trauma. Unfortunately, gay men are more likely to experience trauma than straight men. And, it's often difficult for gay men to find a space to begin to ...
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Hosted by Michael Pezzullo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90046
This group will provide a safe space for gay men to heal from trauma. Unfortunately, gay men are more likely to experience trauma than straight men. And, it's often difficult for gay men to find a space to begin to ...
In this group, you will explore and practice vulnerable and honest sharing. This group will address individual member's specific concerns and challenges regarding honesty and vulnerability in their own lives, as well as a look at what comes up interpersonally ...
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Hosted by Melanie Siegel
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90027
In this group, you will explore and practice vulnerable and honest sharing. This group will address individual member's specific concerns and challenges regarding honesty and vulnerability in their own lives, as well as a look at what comes up interpersonally ...
Receive support from others who are struggling with watching parents age as you try to figure out how to manage your own work and families. This group will help you to communicate with your parents with compassion as you assist ...
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Hosted by Michele Shepherd
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90064
Receive support from others who are struggling with watching parents age as you try to figure out how to manage your own work and families. This group will help you to communicate with your parents with compassion as you assist ...
In person group in Echo Park. Grief is a response to losing someone dear and confronting the unknown territory that is life without them. Social expectations often predetermine the experience of grieving. This usually involves “moving on” and “letting go” ...
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Hosted by Robin Roemer
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90026
In person group in Echo Park. Grief is a response to losing someone dear and confronting the unknown territory that is life without them. Social expectations often predetermine the experience of grieving. This usually involves “moving on” and “letting go” ...
I facilitate two 16-week-long groups (of four) for therapists working with couples. The groups meet for two hours, with two therapists presenting each week as we use different modalities to understand and help our couples, including the Gottman Method, EFT, ...
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Hosted by Lori J Grapes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, PsyD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90048
I facilitate two 16-week-long groups (of four) for therapists working with couples. The groups meet for two hours, with two therapists presenting each week as we use different modalities to understand and help our couples, including the Gottman Method, EFT, ...
NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Therapeutic group support for pregnant women in 2nd/3rd trimesters. Creating a safe and supportive space to connect. Navigating pregnancy and becoming a mother is life changing. You are not expected to go through this journey ...
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Hosted by Jacqueline Yocom
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90034
NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Therapeutic group support for pregnant women in 2nd/3rd trimesters. Creating a safe and supportive space to connect. Navigating pregnancy and becoming a mother is life changing. You are not expected to go through this journey ...
A walk-in group for developing skills and strategies to eliminate or reduce substance use. Mondays at 4pm (Spanish Only), Wednesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 10:30am Gleicher/Chen Health Center | Contact at 329-329-9011 (English) or 323-329-9922 (Spanish)
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Hosted by APLA Health - Gleicher/Chen Health Center
Psychologist
Verified Verified
Group meets in Los Angeles, CA 90016
A walk-in group for developing skills and strategies to eliminate or reduce substance use. Mondays at 4pm (Spanish Only), Wednesdays at 7pm, Thursdays at 10:30am Gleicher/Chen Health Center | Contact at 329-329-9011 (English) or 323-329-9922 (Spanish)
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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.