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
Adult Interpersonal Process Group (Life Transitions, Relationships, Dating, Divorce/Breakup, Social Anxiety & Loneliness)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Mondays 6:30 - 7:15 pm
Description:
An empowering, supportive space where members create a new life chapter with more authenticity and joy. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty & relational mindfulness.
Becoming Circle Therapy Group for Pregnancy
Group Therapist:
Nikki Rollo
Time:
Mondays 12pm-1pm
Description:
Come find support in navigating identity and body changes, preparing for postpartum and new motherhood, develop support plans, learn coping skills, and connect with other people in a similar situation for support.
Breaking Up in Your 30s: A Support Group
Group Therapist:
Raymond Batista
Time:
Mondays 6:30 to 7:30 pm EST
Description:
This is an online ongoing process-oriented support group for people in their 30s navigating breakups or separations in adulthood.
Sober Curious Virtual Group
Group Therapist:
Becky Kavoussi
Time:
Wednesday evenings
Description:
This group is for anyone interested in examining and exploring their relationship with drugs and alcohol using a harm reduction lens. This is for anyone wishing to better understand, and/or curtail their substance use.
For Perfect Indian Girls Who Survived
Group Therapist:
Tracy Vadakumchery
Time:
Thursdays at 4:30 pm EST
Description:
Group therapy for Indian and South Asian women who survived sexual assault and don't have a space to talk about it. There is no such thing as the "perfect" victim, and this is a space where you can be acknowledged without the shame or blame.
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Reyna Kahan Psychotherapy
Group Therapist:
Reyna Kahan
Time:
Times TBD
Description:
This is a weekly support group designed to provide a safe, honest, and supportive space for women who are entering relationships with partners who have children, or already a stepmother in a committed relationship.
Guided Meditation and Discussion
Group Therapist:
Open-Minded Therapy LCSW, PLLC
Time:
8:15pm - 9:00pm
Description:
The Guided Meditation Group is a bi-weekly small group of individuals who want help managing their mental health symptoms.
Embodied Healing: Rotating Classes
Group Therapist:
Erin Cutrone, LMHC
Time:
Check website for details
Description:
Learn, Connect, Explore. Grow. : This is a virtual community healing space where you can sample various embodied healing classes, learn practices and wellness education, experience being back in your body and connect and build a sense of community.
Sacred Fire: Reclaiming Women's Anger
Group Therapist:
Buffy Curtis
Time:
Thursday 6:00-7:30pm EST, TBA when enrollment meets minimum threshold
Description:
Sacred Fire: Reclaiming Women's Anger is an 8 week group designed to help women anger as a source of strength. Through discussions, creativity and mindfulness participants will transform anger into empowerment, healing and personal growth.
Psychedelic Integration
Group Therapist:
James Fedor
Time:
Monthly, Friday 6:30pm-8:00pm
Description:
This is a monthly group offered virtually for people who have had a psychedelic experience and are looking to integrate their journey in a supportive environment. This group is available to people who are located in New York or New Jersey.
Reclaiming Your Story: An Adult Bereavement Group
Group Therapist:
Brittany (Becker) Kravat
Time:
Wednesday/Thursday Morning weekly (Day/Time is TBD)
Description:
This group will meet virtually weekly for people 18+ from NY, NJ, and CT, to express their grief authentically, without minimizing their experience or worrying about others' feelings and gain support from others who can relate.
ADHD Couples Workshop
Group Therapist:
Jessica Stern
Time:
Thursdays at 1:00pm
Description:
This 12-session workshop group is for couples where one or both partners has/have ADHD and are looking to learn skills to support their relationship navigating some of the challenges of ADHD.
DBT skills group (Virtual)
Group Therapist:
Michael Morgan
Time:
Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Description:
This DBT group is a supportive, skill-focused space where members learn strategies to manage emotions, reduce stress, and improve relationships. Through guided sessions members gain tools to navigate life’s challenges with resilience.
Burnout Skills and Support Group
Group Therapist:
Jessica Stern
Time:
Wednesdays at 1:00pm
Description:
This open-ended group is for those who are finding themselves burnt out from work, their personal responsibilities, and anything else.
ADHD x Anxiety Skills Group
Group Therapist:
Jessica Stern
Time:
Mondays at 1:00pm
Description:
This 16-session closed group is for those who are interested in working through the interaction between their anxiety and their ADHD.
After Hours Art Club
Group Therapist:
Lauren Fabrizio
Time:
Fridays 7:00 - 8:15pm
Description:
Once monthly virtual art studio group.
Men's Processing Group
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
Monday 7:30 PM
Description:
In this in-person group you will have a safe and inviting space to share your stories and struggles with other men.
Trauma Processing Groups
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
TBD
Description:
The purpose of this group is to reduce your symptoms of PTSD and reduce feelings of shame by share your story in a safe space with other survivors.
Gottman’s 7-Principles for Couplehood
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
TBD
Description:
Gottman’s 7-Principles for Couplehood is a group based on John Gottman’s 30 years of research into what makes relationships work and the Gottman Method (a form of couples therapy) developed by Dr. Gottman and, his wife, Dr. Julie Gottman.
DBT Skills Support Group (Level II)
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm
Description:
This group was created as an extension of our DBT Skills Training Group in response to our client's wish to have continued group support in utilizing their skills. Clients share with the group each week when they felt they had a skill win and challenge.
Nicole Gonzalez
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
Mondays at 6:30pm
Description:
This group is a welcoming space where asexual & aromantic individuals share their experiences, struggles, and stories, and receive support, empathy, validation and guidance in processing their lived experience and exploring their identity.
New York Mental Health Club: A Relational Process Group
Group Therapist:
Grace Dickman
Time:
Mondays 7-8:30pm
Description:
This is a group for New Yorkers ages 23-45 who are looking to foster meaningful relationships with themselves and others.
New York Mental Health Club: A Relational Process Group
Group Therapist:
Alana Durand
Time:
Mondays 7-8:30pm
Description:
An intentional, relational, trauma-informed group designed to help participants process relationship challenges, build somatic awareness, practice boundary setting, and create meaningful connections with others.
DBT Skills Training Group (Level I)
Group Therapist:
Roots and Branches Therapy
Time:
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30PM
Description:
DBT was created by Martha Linehan to treat people struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder, which had previously been deemed untreatable. We find that DBT skills are useful to everyone. Including us!
Empowering Creatives Through Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm
Description:
Empowering Creatives Through Recovery is a specialized process group tailored for individuals with substance use disorders who are creative professionals (artists, writers, musicians, designers, etc.) or self-identify as creatives.
Group for Millennial Black Women
Group Therapist:
Fanny Tristan
Time:
Wednesdays 7:30-9pm
Description:
A weekly virtual processing group for Black women ages 25-40 in NY/NJ/CT seeking space to explore topics of the various Black female millennial experiences.
Young and Smart
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Thursdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
Description:
This is a group for young adults in which the members discuss difficulties related to abstinence and recovery.
Grief and Loss
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Thursdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
Description:
The Grief Processing Group allows you to come together with other individuals to share the difficulties of the grieving process.
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm
Description:
Supportive-Expressive Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for a variety of mental health problems including substance use disorders. At Wholeview, we provide a specific manualized form of SET group based on the Harvard Cocaine Recovery Project.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Night Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
This group helps patients understand and effectively communicate and utilize difficult emotions and thoughts through skill building.
Men in Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm
Description:
If you’re a male-identified individual seeking a safe, affirming group to share and support in their recovery, this group is for you. We cover challenges for men in recovery - including seeking help, vulnerability, loneliness, anger, and shame.
Stages of Change
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Tuesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
Description:
This group’s focus is based on a range of evidence-based psychological theories and approaches to understanding and measuring how people change.
Safe and Secure
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
The group focuses on helping you eliminate substance use, reduce trauma/mental health symptoms, and increase safety from high-risk behaviors.
Emotion Regulation (Anger Management)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays 1:00pm-2:00pm
Description:
This group aims to help you have a healthier relationship with anger. In doing so, you can gain more self-confidence and self-control while also relieving substance use symptoms and improving relationships, communication skills, and conflict management.
Early Career Clinician Consultation and Countertransference Group
Group Therapist:
Brittany (Becker) Kravat
Time:
Every Other Tuesday from 2:00-3:00 PM EST
Description:
This is a safe space for mental health providers to process difficult topics that arise both personally and professionally in relation to the work they do to support others.
Adult Therapy Group (Mixed Ages, Mixed Gender)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Tuesdays 2 - 3:15 pm
Description:
An empowering, supportive therapeutic community to help members navigate parenting, relationships, life transitions, & mental health issues. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process.
Internal Family Systems
Group Therapist:
Elizabeth Gottlieb Gattone
Time:
Starting this spring/summer
Description:
Using the Internal Family Systems model, this group welcomes people wanting a supportive, deep, healing connection with others while exploring their own reactions and vulnerabilities and getting a clearer sense of secure self.
Stress Management for Parenting Fathers
Group Therapist:
Joe Atanasio
Time:
Every other Monday from 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
Fathers will learn coping skills to engage in self-care and manage anxiety/stress while still being present for their families. Peers will be able to provide support and advice in helping with parenting challenges and every-day stress events.
20s/30s Women's Therapy Group (Mixed Race & Sexual Orientation)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Wednesdays 5 - 6:15 pm
Description:
A safe, empowering space for adults to support each other in creating lives of greater purpose, courage and love. Members address life & relationship/dating topics through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty and relational mindfulness.
20s/30s Life Transitions & Relationships Therapy Group (Mixed Age, Gender, Race, & Sexual Orientation)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Tuesdays 8 - 9:15 pm
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.
Life Transitions, Breakups, Divorce Therapy Group (Mixed Age, Gender, Race, & Sexual Orientation)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Tuesdays 2 - 3:15 pm
Description:
An empowering, supportive space where members create a new chapter navigating life transitions, including divorce. Members foster more fulfilling relationships through "here and now" interpersonal process, emotional honesty & relational mindfulness.
Women's Therapy Group (Mixed Age, Race & Sexual Orientation)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Tuesdays 6 - 7:15 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.
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20s/30s Women's Therapy Group (Mixed Race & Sexual Orientation)
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/40s Therapy Group (Mixed Gender, Race, & Sexual Orientation)
Group Therapist:
Erica Gardner-Schuster
Time:
Mondays 1 - 2:15 pm
Description:
An empowering space for 20s/30s/40s 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 7 - 8:20 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.
Women's Therapy Group for Chronic Pain & Chronic Illness
Group Therapist:
Kelsey Bates
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:15pm for 8 weeks
Description:
Online support group designed to provide tools and hope for women navigating chronic pain or chronic illness such as endometriosis, fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/HSD, pelvic pain, adenomyosis, long covid and autoimmune disorders.
HERstory: Healing and Empowerment in Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays 11:00am-12:00pm
Description:
Recovery is an opportunity to get know yourself intimately and find the space to step into your full self. Too often, gender does not get the attention it deserves. This group provides that space for folk who identify as women.
Trauma: Learning, Resourcing, and Reprocessing
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 10:30am-12:00om
Description:
Trauma reaches beyond memory and logic. It is stored in the body and can contribute to relapse, discomfort, anger, depression, and self-destructive behavior.
Mentalization
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Thursdays 3:00pm-4:00pm
Description:
Mentalization is the way that we understand other people’s emotions, thoughts, desires, beliefs, and intentions.
#Altsober
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 12:30-2:00pm
Description:
Drawing upon online platforms such as #Altsober, a NYC community of people devoted to ending the stigma related to addiction while welcoming a safe place for people to be open about their recovery.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays 12:30-2:00pm
Description:
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based treatment that has been specifically developed to help individuals struggling with trauma.
Happiness Seekers
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This specialized group therapy focuses on cultivating happiness and positive emotions as key components of the recovery process. The primary goal is to help participants discover and nurture sources of genuine happiness beyond substance use.
Refreshed Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
Whether you are ambivalent about making change, or have committed yourself to sobriety, this group will provide a fresh perspective in helping you achieve your ideal relationship with substances.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays 1:00pm-2:00pm and Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm
Description:
This group helps patients understand and effectively communicate and utilize difficult emotions and thoughts through skill building.
Community Reinforcement Approach & Weekend Planning
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm
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).
Interpersonal Process Group
Group Therapist:
Melissa Walker
Time:
Tuesdays 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Description:
A 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.
Dungeons and Dragons Adult Social Skills and Anxiety Management Group
Group Therapist:
Joe Atanasio
Time:
Every other Monday 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, self-confidence building, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Relapse Prevention Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
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 Direct
Time:
Saturdays 12:00pm-1:00pm
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.
Mindfulness
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Direct
Time:
Mondays and Thursdays 11:00am-12:00pm
Description:
This group helps patients explore their relationship with alcohol and utilize mindfulness practices to bring about change and recovery.