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
DBT Skills Group
Group Therapist:
Colleen Lang
Time:
Thursdays, 9:30am - 11:00am
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.
Polyamory Group Therapy
Group Therapist:
Kelda Nelson
Time:
Tuesday Evenings at 8:00PM-9:00PM
Description:
The Polyamory Therapy Group will meet remotely on Tuesdays starting 6-20-2022 from 8:00PM-9:00PM . The Group Therapist is Kelda E. Nelson, whom has over 14 years experience providing psychodynamic relational group therapy.
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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.
Nourishment for the Body and Soul: A Support Group about our Relationship with Food
Group Therapist:
The Empowerment Opportunity
Time:
Tuesday at 12:30-1:30 and Wednesday at 530-630pm
Description:
Nourishment for the Body and Soul: A Support Group about our Relationship with Food
Join us for a virtual 8-week support group discussing matters of the body and our personal relationships with food.
Support group for Highly Sensitive People
Group Therapist:
The Empowerment Opportunity
Time:
Friday 1-2pm
Description:
Do you constantly receive comments that you are "too sensitive"? This group will connect you with others who relate to this and offer you coping techniques and support. Learn techniques to regulate your nervous system.
OCD Therapy Group
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.
Break-up Support
Group Therapist:
Drew Rabidoux
Time:
Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm
Description:
Group for women ages 25-35 who have been through a break-up recently.
Campus DBT
Group Therapist:
Adam Schachar
Time:
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm
Description:
Complete all DBT skills within your summer break from college. Ages 18-26. Serving NY and Florida.
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
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Mindfulness Group for Kids
Group Therapist:
Happy Apple
Time:
Wednesdays at 6:00pm, Starting April 6th
Description:
A 6-week online program to bolster your child’s resilience through mindfulness-based emotion regulation skills.
Embodying Our Sacred Essence
Group Therapist:
Jessica Garet
Time:
Saturdays 2x a month
Description:
This group offering uses guided somatic inquiry, intuitive movement and breath to build connection to your sacred self while grounding this learning in the 4 elements of the natural world.
Eating Disorder Recovery Support Group
Group Therapist:
Resilience Lab
Time:
Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 7:00pm ET, Starting Apr 12
Description:
This small group of womxn and nonbinary folks ages 18-40 will come together for support and education on key issues in recovery from a variety of Eating Disorders.
Queer Support Group
Group Therapist:
Resilience Lab
Time:
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET, Starting Mar 23
Description:
A weekly support group for queer folx looking for a safe and supportive space to connect and discuss their gender identity and experiences with discrimination and oppressive systems.
HERstory: Healing and Empowerment in Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
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.
Inside Out-LGBT Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Having a queer identity may carry with it a series of joys, sorrows, advantages, and disadvantages, confusion, clarity, shame and celebration.
Trauma: Learning, Resourcing, and Reprocessing
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
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 Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Mentalization is the way that we understand other people’s emotions, thoughts, desires, beliefs, and intentions.
Intimacy Unlocked
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
This process group will focus on identifying feelings related to romantic and sexual dynamics, as substances are often used in relation to or have an impact on experiences of intimate connection.
#Altsober
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
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.
Mixed Emotions Group
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Join other folks in recovery to talk about the role of emotion in recovery.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based treatment that has been specifically developed to help individuals struggling with trauma.
Health and Happiness
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
Health and Happiness is a group specifically designed for those struggling with chronic health conditions in the context of recovery from alcohol and substance use.
Refreshed Recovery
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
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.
GETTING THERE: BUILDING MOTIVATION TO ACTION
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
The group focuses on increasing internal motivation for making positive change and developing practical skills to aid the recovery process.
Next Chapter
Group Therapist:
Wholeview Wellness
Time:
Weekly
Description:
The Next Chapter is that period in life when one is transitioning from work, raising a family, and multiple daily pressures to retirement and enjoying one’s free time at a slower pace.
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).
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Group
Group Therapist:
Hugh Allan
Time:
Thursdays 6:00-7:30pm
Description:
The group is an alcohol and substance group for those that want to stop or moderate their drinking. The group will have a CBT focus rather than based on 12-Step principles.
This group is ideal for those that are looking for an alternative to AA.
Interpersonal Process Group II
Group Therapist:
Jayne Miller
Time:
Tuesdays 12pm - 1:15pm
Description:
This is a mixed gender, remote group. Must be based in NY. This group is for individuals looking to expand their awareness of themselves in relation to self and other. The goal of this group is to explore thoughts, feelings, and reactions to each other.
Interpersonal Process Group 1
Group Therapist:
Jayne Miller
Time:
Wednesdays 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Description:
Mixed gender, remote group with the potential for in-person. This group is for individuals looking to expand their awareness of themselves in relation to self and other. The aim is to explore thoughts, feelings, and reactions to each other.
Living With The Pressure To Be Perfect
Group Therapist:
Noni Vaughn-Pollard
Time:
Thursdays 4:00pm-5:00pm
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.
Adult DBT Skills Group
Group Therapist:
The Root Therapy NYC
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
This process-oriented Dialectic Behavior Therapy group is based on Marsha Linehan's DBT workbook of handouts & worksheets curriculum, covering the key areas of: Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance.
Early Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage Healing Support
Group Therapist:
The Root Therapy NYC
Time:
4th Thursdays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
A meaningful, safe space for those who want to process their first trimester / early miscarriages and losses. Join us to heal in community, find support and share stories with those who share our experiences.
Birth Trauma Healing Support
Group Therapist:
The Root Therapy NYC
Time:
2nd Thursdays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Description:
A healing space for those who've experienced a lost of safety, control, security in their birth experience. Connect with community in a safe space facilitated by trained birth and therapy providers.
Grief Group
Group Therapist:
Jennifer DiSomma
Time:
TBD
Description:
Going through a loss can make us feel very alone and isolated. It is important to know you are not alone through this journey. This group is designed to help create a warm, safe, and compassionate environment and help you get through this difficult time.
Dating and Relationships: Finding and Maintaining
Group Therapist:
Jennifer DiSomma
Time:
TBD
Description:
Are you having a hard time dating? Does dating feel sometimes like a chore or job interview for you? This group focuses on how you can create a secure attachment and have genuine meaningful relationships and look at dating as fun experience.
How to Stop Feeling Anxious
Group Therapist:
Julia King
Time:
Self-paced
Description:
This is a ** FREE * online masterclass. It is self-paced. It consists of five video lessons and a corresponding workbook. Anyone anywhere can take it as it is an educational, rather than a therapeutic offering.
Divorce Support Group
Group Therapist:
Jennifer DiSomma
Time:
Tuesday 8-9:30 pm
Description:
This group is for anyone contemplating divorce, recently separated, going through the divorce process, or recently divorced within the past year.
Relational weekly psychotherapy group
Group Therapist:
Irina Simidchieva
Time:
Monday 12:00 pm
Description:
Relational weekly psychotherapy group.
This is a group for people who are struggling with anxiety and depression, would like to improve/resolve relationships, gain support through major life events, and cope with stressors.
Social Re-entry and Collective Healing for Teens Virtual Group Therapy
Group Therapist:
Dwellness In-Home Psychological Services
Time:
Flexible
Description:
A safe and non-judgmental space for teens to share their unique social re-entry experiences.
Psychotherapy Process Group
Group Therapist:
Wayne Ayers
Time:
Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:30
Description:
This is a adult psychotherapy process group. Its members are committed to personal growth and telling the truth. It provides both supportive and questioning functions for group members. We are currently online but will return to face to face in September.
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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.
DBT Skills Group
Group Therapist:
Therapists of New York
Time:
Tuesdays 6-7:30pm
Description:
Therapists of New York offers a virtual Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills twice a year. The group has a class-like format and is designed to enhance your abilities to manage painful emotions and develop more effective coping skills.
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.
Single Parents Support Group with a Mindfulness Approach
Group Therapist:
Ann Smith
Time:
Wednesdays 9:00-10:30am via Zoom (Ann will consider other times during the week if this date does not work for prospective participants)
Description:
This virtual group utilizes group discussion and mindfulness exercises to help support single parents dealing with the added stress of COVID-19.
COVID 19: Parents of Children Under 12 Support Group
Group Therapist:
Ann Smith
Time:
Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:30pm
Description:
This online group provides support for parents struggling to cope with caring for themselves and their young children during quarantine.
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 Group
Group Therapist:
Rebecca Brown
Time:
Sundays 4-5 PM; starting on 1/19/2020
Description:
This 6-week process-oriented group offers support and guidance for individuals dealing with the complexities of body image and/or food issues in today's society.
Parents of Children with Autism Support Group
Group Therapist:
Rowena Talusan-Dunn
Time:
Friday evenings 6:45pm-7:45pm
Description:
This weekly group for parents of children with autism combines therapeutic support with creative art making to foster self-care and healing.
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.
10-Week Group for Sibling Survivors of Suicide and Overdose Loss
Group Therapist:
Rebecca Gerstein
Time:
Tuesdays evenings 6:00pm-7:30pm (starting January 7, 2020 and ending March 10, 2020)
Description:
This 10-week group run by Rebecca Gerstein, LCSW offers support and guidance for individuals who have lost siblings to 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.