Find the Best Therapy Groups in New York
Therapy groups and support groups for DBT skills, addiction recovery, trauma, anxiety, and loss run by the best therapists and psychologists in New York
When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard- Fertility Support
Group Therapist:
Jennifer DiSomma
Time:
Wednesdays 8:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Description:
This group was designed for women who have experienced or are currently experiencing challenges with fertility. Many women experiencing fertility challenges feel like they are alone in the process. We designed this group so you do not have to feel alone.
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OCD Support for All
Group Therapist:
Grace Dickman
Time:
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm ET / 5:30-6:30pm CT
Description:
- Open to adults 18+ in NY, IL, and CO - all virtual
- Will begin as soon as we have at least 5 people enrolled (target date for early December)
- 6 week run with the option to continue
- $65 per session, can provide superbill for reimbursement
Relationships and Attachment Skills Group
Group Therapist:
Mae Jones
Time:
Mondays 5:30pm-7:00pm EST
Description:
This group is for adults who are interested in exploring and shifting patterns in their interpersonal relationships. This includes but is not limited to platonic, romantic, family, and work relationships.
Intergenerational Trauma group for South Asian Muslims
Group Therapist:
Humaira Naushad
Time:
Wednesdays 6PM-7PM
Description:
This group will begin January 4th, 2023 and will run every other week from 6-7pm. This group is for South Asian muslim adults ages 20-40 years old.
Women Entrepreneurs: Support Group
Group Therapist:
Lisa Cavallerano
Time:
Wednesday
Description:
Part of being a successful entrepreneur is maintaining emotional well being. This is a space for women to process their feelings with like-minded business owners.
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BIPOC Body Positivity Group
Group Therapist:
Repose
Time:
Mondays 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Description:
This group is designed for BIPOC folk and will help you transform your relationship with your body, food, and exercise. By the end of the group, you will gain the skills you need to reclaim your health and cultivate love and acceptance toward your body.
Self Love Coping Skills for Depression and Anxiety
Group Therapist:
Rochelle Speare
Time:
Saturday 12:00 to 1:30 PM
Description:
Walk in Balance: Online Mixed gender group for people looking for an alternative to traditional therapy and to help symptoms of depression and anxiety through Native American Symbology, cognitive behavioral therapy and mind, body, spirit exercises.
Negotiating Workplace Challenges
Group Therapist:
Cheryl Pacione
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00PM-7:30PM
Description:
A group that will integrate therapy with workplace issues such as hostile work environment/workplace etiquette. The target population would be individuals having challenges at work. The group will assist in conflict resolution in the workplace.
Womens' Anxiety Group
Group Therapist:
Kristen Quinones
Time:
Thursdays at 12:15 PM
Description:
This Womens' Group is for single and dating women in their late 20's and early 30's navigating life transitions of this age. Topics will include anxiety, romantic relationships, career decisions, boundaries in relationships, communication, and more.
DBT Skills & Process Group
Group Therapist:
Kristen Quinones
Time:
Wednesdays 8 AM
Description:
Everyone can benefit from DBT skills training, as this type of therapy teaches practical and tangible coping skills for emotional regulation and relationships. The next group series will launch February 2023.
Campus DBT
Group Therapist:
Adam Schachar
Time:
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm
Description:
Complete a full round of DBT skills in one semester. Learn to be more present, tolerate stress, manage difficult emotions, and increase relationship effectiveness.
Life Transitions & Relationships Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Thursdays 3:45 - 4:45 pm
Description:
A safe, empowering space of support, motivation & courage. Members create a new chapter in the life they want to live. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty & relational mindfulness.
Women's Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Thursdays 7:45 - 9 am
Description:
A safe, empowering space for women to support each other in creating lives of greater purpose, courage and love. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty and relational mindfulness.
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20s/30s Women's Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Wednesdays 5 - 6:15 pm
Description:
A safe, empowering space for women to support each other in creating lives of greater purpose, courage and love. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty and relational mindfulness.
20s/30s Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Wednesdays 7:45 - 9 am
Description:
A safe, empowering space for 20s/30s to support each other in creating lives of greater purpose, courage and love. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty and relational mindfulness.
20s/30s/40s Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Wednesdays 6:30 - 7:50 pm
Description:
A safe, empowering space for 20s/30s/40s to support each other and create lives of greater purpose, courage & love. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty and relational mindfulness.
Postpartum and Perinatal Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Kelsey Bates
Time:
Thursdays 1:30-2:45
Description:
Online therapy group designed to provide tools for women navigating issues such as perinatal anxiety, postpartum depression, birth trauma and more. Find a safe, open space to gain support from others experiencing the challenges of new motherhood.
Women's Therapy Group for Chronic Pain & Chronic Illness
Group Therapist:
Kelsey Bates
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:15pm
Description:
Online support group designed to provide tools and hope for women navigating chronic pain or chronic illness such as endometriosis, fibromyalgia, pelvic pain, adenomyosis, infertility, hysterectomy, chronic fatigue syndrome and autoimmune disorders.
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INNER CHANGE WORKSHOPS FOR LEADERS AND THEIR DIVINE TEAMS
Group Therapist:
Hetal Sheth
Time:
2 hours
Description:
Hello Beautiful Souls! My name is Dr. S.
I offer Inner Change Workshops for Organizations that are interested in helping their Teams reach their Divine Potential so their businesses can flourish and they can make the greatest social impact.
OCD Therapy Group runs every other Tuesday at 5:30pm (online)
Group Therapist:
Iva Svancarova
Time:
Every Other Tuesday 5:30pm-6:45pm
Description:
This OCD group will offer support, ERP and DBT therapeutic tools for clients suffering with OCD, OCPD and Clinical Perfectionism.
Psychotherapy Group for Queer Young Adults
Group Therapist:
Therapists of New York
Time:
Thursdays 5:15-6:30pm
Description:
Psychotherapy group for queer young adults. It is a space where members can work to better understand themselves and their relationship to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity through supportive exploration and processing with fellow members
Persist and Progress Process Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Persist and Progress Process Group is a process group, which is flexibly structured and focuses on the thoughts and feelings you bring to session that day.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This group helps patients understand and effectively communicate and utilize difficult emotions and thoughts through skill building.
Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) Family Group: Loving Someone Through Addiction Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This CRAFT-based psychotherapy group is for people who are concerned about a loved one’s substance use and recovery and exploring how they can support positive change and thrive regardless of their loved one’s recovery.
Community Reinforcement Approach & Weekend Planning
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Community Reinforcement Approach is based on the concept that behavior is shaped by its consequences, both positive (sometimes called “rewards”), as well as negative (similar to contingency management).
Adult DBT Skills Group
Group Therapist:
PSYCHe
Time:
Wednesdays 5:30-7pm ET
Description:
Weekly Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Training Groups cover specific skills to increase mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT Skills Groups are like a class (not therapy).
BIPOC Therapists Support Circle
Group Therapist:
The Root Therapy NYC
Time:
First Wednesdays 2-3pm
Description:
This virtual support group is offered by, and is for, self-identified BIPOC mental health clinicians of all gender identities. It is a space to cultivate authentic connection, build resilience, and move towards collective wellbeing.
Living With The Pressure To Be Perfect
Group Therapist:
Noni Vaughn-Pollard
Time:
Thursdays 4:30pm-5:45pm
Description:
A new online therapy group is for teen girls (13 - 17 y/o) who identify as Black, Indigenous, Biracial, and/or Girls of Color. BIGOC will be able to process the pressure to be perfect as young women.
Connection and Growth
Group Therapist:
Melissa Walker
Time:
Tuesday evenings
Description:
An online process group for adults (23+) of any gender who are interested in expanding their capacity for connection with others and developing insight into patterns in their interpersonal interactions and relationships.
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DBT SKills Group
Group Therapist:
Kezzia Quintyne-Hilaire
Time:
Fridays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
The DBT Skills Group is for women seeking help in regulating their emotions and building healthy relationships.
New Mothers Support Group
Group Therapist:
Liza Mordkovich
Time:
Saturdays 1:00pm-2:30pm EST
Description:
This New Mothers Support Group aims to provide a place of community, connection, security and empowerment for new mothers as they embark on the journey of motherhood together.
Dungeons and Dragons Social Skills Building Group
Group Therapist:
Joe Atanasio
Time:
Every other Wednesday 6:00pm-7:30pm
Description:
Combining group talk therapy and game therapy, this group utilizes the table top game Dungeons and Dragons to help members work as a team while building their communication, critical thinking, and conflict management skills.
Panic/Anxiety Group
Group Therapist:
Merav Gur
Time:
Mondays 5:15pm-6:15pm
Description:
This 4-session group uses a combination of ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy), CBT, and psycho-education principles to help clients struggling with panic/anxiety better manage their symptoms and triggers.
ONLINE & IN PERSON Process Painting Group for Women
Group Therapist:
Elissa Arbeitman
Time:
VIRTUAL Tuesdays 10-12PM EST, VIRTUAL Tuesdays 6:30-8:30PM EST, IN PERSON Thursdays 10-12PM EST, IN PERSON Thursdays 6-8PM EST
Description:
Join a community of creative women where you can nourish your creativity, foster self-care, and quiet your inner critic with this online process-oriented painting group.
Wellness While Sheltering in Place
Group Therapist:
Aurora Center NYC
Time:
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Description:
Wellness While Sheltering Place is an online therapy group designed to support and teach participants skills, tools, tips, techniques, and activities to better cope with the current quarantine conditions imposed by COVID-19.
Yoga Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Aurora Center NYC
Time:
Tuesdays at 5pm & Fridays at 11am
Description:
This twice-weekly online yoga therapy group aims to create connection and foster wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 College Student Support Group
Group Therapist:
Aurora Center NYC
Time:
Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Description:
This weekly online group provides a space for college students to process the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic with other peers who are also adjusting to this new normal.
Recovery in Color
Group Therapist:
Aurora Center NYC
Time:
Mondays at 7pm
Description:
Recovery In Color is an online support group providing a safe space for individuals of color to discuss and process their personal experiences with disordered eating and eating disorder treatment.
Binge Eating Disorder Group
Group Therapist:
Aurora Center NYC
Time:
Mondays at 6:45pm
Description:
This 4-week group offers support and strategies for individuals struggling with binge eating disorder during these uncertain times.
Thursday Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Nathaniel Smith
Time:
Thursdays 6:45pm-8:00pm
Description:
This weekly process group for adults helps members cope with a wide variety of challenges through group support and guidance.
Mixed Issue Psychodynamic Process Group
Group Therapist:
Nathaniel Smith
Time:
Wednesdays 7:15pm-8:45pm
Description:
This ongoing weekly process group for adults is a place for members to work on personal challenges of various origin while receiving support and feedback from the group setting.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Substance Use
Group Therapist:
James Benton
Time:
Saturdays 12:00pm
Description:
This weekly group utilizes acceptance and commitment therapy to help participants explore the triggers that lead to avoidant behaviors and develop the willingness to act in a way in-line with personal values and goals.
Divorce Support Group for Mothers
Group Therapist:
Babita Spinelli
Time:
Thursdays and Saturdays (Time TBD)
Description:
This virtual group provides a space for recently separated or divorced mothers to work through their emotions and share experiences with other women going through similar challenges.
Emotional Growth Group
Group Therapist:
Joan Ingalls
Time:
Weekly (every Monday 6pm-7:30pm or every Tuesday 7-8:30 pm
Description:
This weekly group offers an opportunity for participants to receive support, give support, and grow emotionally in the context of a group setting.
DBT Skills Groups
Group Therapist:
Colleen Lang
Time:
Tuesdays 10:15am - 11:45am
Description:
This weekly group is a space for adults to learn and practice DBT skills in the four main DBT modules of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Support Group for Parents of Neurodiverse Children
Group Therapist:
Hili Tsarfati
Time:
Every other week 3/25/20-07/01/20
Description:
This 8-week group aims to connect parents of special needs children to other parents facing the same joy and challenges that come with parenting their child.
Women's Support Group for Trauma/PTSD
Group Therapist:
Justina Dillon
Time:
Wednesdays 4.30pm-5.45pm
Description:
This group offers a welcoming space for women who have experienced trauma at some point in their lives to support each other around the stressors of everyday life and emotional distress.
DBT Skills Group for Emerging Adults & University Students
Group Therapist:
Matthew Mandelbaum
Time:
Tuesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm beginning TBD
Description:
This 10-week group is for emerging adults and students looking to improve their interpersonal effectiveness, self-understanding, and stress management skills using evidence-based DBT.
DBT Skills Group for Professionals in Business, Technology, Law, Healthcare, the Arts & Education
Group Therapist:
Matthew Mandelbaum
Time:
Mondays at 7:30pm-8:30pm beginning 1/27/20; Wednesdays at 1:30pm beginning TBD
Description:
This 10-week group is for professionals looking to improve their interpersonal effectiveness, self-understanding, and stress management skills using evidence-based DBT.
Body Image Support Group
Group Therapist:
Rebecca Brown
Time:
Mondays ( 8-9 PM), Fridays ( 2-3 PM)
Description:
*6-week process-oriented group
*Facilitated with use of some body movement activities and guided mindfulness based exercises.
*Space is limited to 6 participants.
Reclaiming Sexual Intimacy: A 2-Part Workshop for Trauma Survivors
Group Therapist:
Sarah Betz
Time:
November 9 and November 16 from 2pm-4pm
Description:
This two-part workshop for female-identified trauma survivors provides participants with information about trauma and consent in addition to offering skills for dealing with triggers in sexually intimate contexts.
Breakup Therapy Group
Group Therapist:
Sarah Gundle
Time:
Wednesdays from 5:30pm-6:30pm
Description:
This 4-week group run by Dr. Sarah Gundle, PsyD provides compassionate support for individuals going through a traumatic breakup or divorce.
Let's Talk Mindful Sobriety
Group Therapist:
Talking for Wellness
Time:
Mondays 5:15pm– 6:30pm
Description:
This weekly group offers individuals in recovery from substance use a chance to receive support from peers and learn relapse prevention strategies for long-term recovery.
Let's Talk Dating Mastery
Group Therapist:
Talking for Wellness
Time:
Thursdays 5:00pm-6:15pm
Description:
This weekly group helps participants address personal boundaries to successful relationships by gaining insight to internal patterns of fear, awkwardness, and low-confidence.
8-Week Group for Sibling Survivors of Suicide and Overdose Loss
Group Therapist:
Rebecca Gerstein
Time:
Tuesdays evenings 5:30pm-6:30pm (starting November 29, 2022 and ending January 24,2023)
Description:
This 8-week group run by Rebecca Gerstein, LCSW and Emilia Leon, LCSW, offers support and guidance for individuals in their 20s and 30s who have suffered the loss of a sibling to a drug overdose or suicide.
Men's Addiction, Recovery, and Relapse Prevention group
Group Therapist:
Uptown Therapy and Wellness
Time:
Tuesdays at 6:00pm (tentative); start date TBD
Description:
This weekly group for men in recovery from substance use (as well as for those curious about recovery and pursuing sobriety) offers skill-based sessions to prevent relapse, increase resiliency, and provide support.
Navigating Loss: A Grief & Bereavement Support Group
Group Therapist:
Anna Zelig
Time:
Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm
Description:
This 8-week group provides a supportive and understanding environment for those who have just experienced a loss and wish to move forward in their lives while also exploring different ways of memorializing their loved one.
Now That You Have Two (Or More) Parenting Group
Group Therapist:
Laura Venuto
Time:
7 consecutive Thursdays from 9:30-10:45am
Description:
This 7-week group offers support and guidance to mothers dealing with the challenges of having 2+ kids.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Relapse Prevention Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This group is based upon CBT principles and is tailored for recently abstinent individuals seeking support in early substance use recovery.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This group offers a safe environment for individuals in substance use recovery to engage in an action-oriented approach to making strides towards a more fulfilling life.
New Mother, New Baby: Support Group for New Moms and Babies
Group Therapist:
Laura Venuto
Time:
Thursdays starting January 31st from 11am-12:15pm for 7 consecutive weeks
Description:
This 7-week group offers support and guidance to new moms navigating common challenges in the transition to motherhood.
Mindfulness
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This group helps patients explore their relationship with alcohol and utilize mindfulness practices to bring about change and recovery.