Group therapy is an effective form of therapy in which a small number of people meet with the support of a therapist to address a specific topic or area of concern. While each group differs in approach and goals, all groups aim to create a safe, supportive, and cohesive space.
Clients can engage in group therapy along with individual therapy as groups can provide benefits that individual therapy may not. Groups can act as a support network that allows participant gain insight from fellow group members and feel less alone in their struggles.
Providing a non-judgemental place to vent feelings and discuss challenging life situations with people who have had hands-on experience coping with the same thing. Improving health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach full potential.
Start Date: January 7th
Day and Time: Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm
Facilitator: Kayla Raker, LMSW
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: People in recovery
Where: Telehealth Arizona
This group is a mix of psychoeducation and processing of grief and loss as well as life transitions, with a focus on adjustment disorders as a result of grief. The goal is to gain support and learn tools and perspectives to navigate through our grief and loss challenges. This group is best suited for those learning to live with new situations that grief and loss brings to our lives and struggling with adjusting to the new realities of the loss.
Start Date: March 4th, 2025
Day and Time: Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Facilitator: Larry Torgersen, LMHCA
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: People experiencing grief and loss
Where: Telehealth Washington
Groups are 60 minutes (1 hour) at 1:00PM – 2:00PM at length. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group is held every Saturday for up to 12 sessions. The first 15 minutes is providing information, establishing group guidelines, group member introduction, and meditation exercises. The remaining 45 minutes is education and “talk time,” in which group members share and talk with each other.
Start Date: February 1st
Day and Time: Saturdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
Facilitator: Latasha Lal, LSWAIC
Cost: $30
Who: Women 20+
Where: Telehealth Washington
The group is an opportunity for clients to explore their interpersonal tendencies and improve their social skills by practicing relating within the group.
Day and Time: Mondays 10:00am-11:30am
Facilitator: Miranda Nelson, CSWA
Cost: $50 per session
Who: People who struggle with relationships
Where: Northeast Portland Office Location
This closed group is designed for adults who are interested in learning Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills developed by Marsha M, Linehan. The group is held in three sections, each running for 12 weeks. Current section is Core Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation.
Future sections will be Core Mindfulness and Distress Tolerance followed by Core Mindfulness and Interpersonal Effectiveness. New members may join at the start of each section.
Start Date: January 16th, 2025
Day and Time: Thursdays 4:00-5:30pm
Facilitator: Katelyn Yam, LMHC
Cost: $45
Who: People interested in learning DBT skills
Where: Telehealth Washington
My name is Ivko Pejovic and I have been a mental health counselor for over 20 years, counseling both individuals and groups.
Please join our community of committed people dedicated to improving their lives and contribute something valuable to society and humanity.
This group is designed to help its participants learn valuable skills that are necessary to build meaningful and lasting relationships and ultimately for each individual to become happy and fulfilled.
Some topics include:
1 Developing effective communication skills.
2. Identifying, processing, describing and expressing your feelings.
3. Living a balance life.
4. Developing wisdom from within to build true authentic happiness.
5. A practical skills when you are in crises.
6. Balancing self-compassion with the compassion for others.
7. Practicing gratitude.
“True happiness is a life of continual self- improvement. “
Day and Time: Wednesdays 2:00-3:00pm
Facilitator: Ivko Pejovic, LMHC
Cost: $100
Who: Open to everyone
Where: Mountlake Terrace Office Location
This group therapy class is designed to help individuals understand and manage anxiety in a supportive, safe environment. Through guided discussions, psychoeducation, and practical exercises, participants will explore the roots of anxiety and learn evidence-based techniques to reduce its impact on daily life.
What to Expect:
Learn about the causes and effects of anxiety.
Practice effective coping strategies, including mindfulness, relaxation techniques, and cognitive-behavioral methods.
Share experiences and build connections with others facing similar challenges.
Start Date: February 4th
Day and Time: Tuesdays 6:00-7:00pm
Facilitator: Whitney McDonald, LSWAIC
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: Open to everyone
Where: Telehealth Washington
Virtual Expressive Arts Therapy, aimed at healing and exploring anxiety. Group participants are invited to share experiences, create, and process with others. Expressive Arts Therapy utilizes multiple modalities, such as poetry, writing, music, movement, and drama.
Start Date: January 5th
Day and Time: Sundays 4:00-5:30pm
Facilitator: Alison Fasolino, LMHCA
Cost: $600 for 8 sessions
Who: People with anxiety
Where: Telehealth Washington
Support for clients struggling with eating disorders at the outpatient level. Appropriate clients are actively working to achieve or maintain ED recovery. Using CBT, ACT, DBT, and expressive arts therapy, this weekly group explores weekly eating disorder behavior use goals, recovery motivation, and community support. This group will include group and private exploration.
Start Date: January 3rd
Day and Time: Fridays 5:00-6:30pm
Facilitator: Alison Fasolino, LMHCA
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: People struggling with eating disorders
Where: Telehealth Washington
This six week group will focus on understanding how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued in their romantic relationships. He says he loves you. So…why does he do that? Maybe you have asked yourself this question again and again. In our group sessions we will learn about:
*Early warning signs of abuse
*The nature of abusive thinking
*Myths about abusers
*Ten abusive personality types
*The role of drugs and alcohol
*What you can fix, and what you you can’t
*How to get out of an abusive relationship safely
Our conversations will be based off of the book Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft.
If you are questioning if you are in an abusive relationship, need validation for the experiences you are having or are struggling to find the strength to consider leaving your abusive relationship, this group will provide you with the tools you need to move forward. Through psychoeducation and a confidential community, you will begin to remember who you are, recognize your worth and find a sense of personal empowerment.
*To assist with safety, privacy and availability due to family dynamics, a variety of different timeframes will be offered. Please pick the series of sessions that will work best for your circumstances.
Start Date: January 21st
Day and Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 5:00-6:30 pm, Thursdays 2:00-3:30 pm
Facilitator: Julie Spada, LSWAIC
Cost: $500 for 6 sessions
Who: Women
Where: Telehealth Washington
Explore self-awareness and connection in “Navigating the Waves: A BPD Journey,” a focused 9-week group that delves into each key symptom of Borderline Personality Disorder. Every week, we begin with an engaging icebreaker, followed by a concise educational talk about the featured symptom, and finish with vibrant group discussions, allowing for personal reflections and shared insights. Join us to better understand each aspect of BPD, strengthen your coping strategies, and connect with others in a supportive space.
Start Date: April 1st
Day and Time: Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 pm
Facilitator: Portia Colbert, LSWAIC
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: People with borderline personality disorder
Where: Telehealth Washington
This is an educational program that may be required in the state of Arizona or by the court. There also may be individuals who recognize that they have a problem with substance use and attend this psycho-educational group therapy to gain insight into their substance use. We will be working from the “Stages of Change Therapy Manual” 12 sessions satisfies most court mandates. The class runs for 60 minutes. The class has a maximum of 6 clients per 12-week class.
Start Date: February 3rd
Day and Time: Monday 6:00-7:00 pm
Facilitator: Rebecca Henderson, LAC
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: Adults 18+
Where: Tempe Office Location
“Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken; it’s about embracing
every part of ourselves, wounded and whole, as sacred.” As a lifelong healer and guide in inner child work, I’ve
witnessed the extraordinary power of reconnecting with one’s inner child, seeing individuals embody their true selves with renewed love and compassion.
In this guide, you’ll step into the depths of inner child healing and play through guided exercises, mindfulness practices, art activities, and spiritual wisdom. You’ll learn how to embrace and heal past wounds, reparent yourself with kindness, and unlock the gifts of your inner child and your inner goddess. By learning and exploring your inner child archetype(s) we will be integrating your light and shadow aspects, awakening your innate power, and rekindling the playful spirit that lives within you.
The only requirement? An open mind and heart, ready to embrace healing.
Are you ready to meet your inner child?
Requirement: Liberating Your Inner Child: Living Your Best Life Unapologetically workbook. Ebook available on my website: www.innerchildplayretreats.com
Start Date: January 25th
Day and Time: Saturday 10:00am-1:00 pm
Facilitator: Isis Aki, LMHC
Cost: $175
Who: People looking to embrace healing
Where: Vancouver Office Location
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Grief is the normal and natural emotional response to loss, but most of the information we’ve learned about dealing with loss is intellectual. Although our Grief Support Groups involve some educational elements, effective Grief Recovery must deal with your broken heart, which requires emotional support instead of intellectual explanations. Our Grief Recovery Method Support Groups offer a safe, evidence-based environment for grievers to take effective and lasting action, no matter the type of loss experienced.
Our Grief Support Groups provide a safe environment for you to look at your old beliefs about dealing with loss, which losses have affected your life, and take actions that will lead you to complete unresolved emotions that may still be causing you pain. It’s an action-based group that involves reading and writing assignments outlined in The Grief Recovery Handbook – 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition. This is not a drop in group. You must commit to doing the 8-week program in order to have a lasting impact.
The Grief Recovery Method is a scientifically tested Evidence Based Program that provides grievers with a tried and true method that has been continuously refined and used time and time again over the last 40+ years, across multiple countries, and in multiple languages, to help them heal from loss(es).
Start Date: January 15th
Day and Time: Wednesdays 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Facilitator: Brittany Lane, LPCA
Cost: $495 for 8 sessions
Who: People experiencing grief and loss
Where: Telehealth Oregon
Most parents want to do whatever they can to protect their children from painful moments and events that my touch their lives. In trying to “protect” them however, we often do not realize that we are inadvertently passing on to them the same bits of “misinformation” on how to deal with grief that we learned as children.
This program is not only designed to help parents, but teachers, school counselors and everyone else who has contact with children. These skills can be of enormous value no matter what loss a child has experienced, including, but not limited to the loss a parent, grandparent, sibling, a divorce in the family, or even the loss of a pet.
Now you can learn tools that will not only help them today, but for the rest of their lives as well. They will also have to proper tools to cope with whatever grief may impact their lives and later to pass on to their children as well. Your participation in this program can make a real difference for generations to come!
Start Date: February 8th
Day and Time: Saturdays 9am-11am
Facilitator: Brittany Lane, LPCA
Cost: $250 for 4 sessions
Who: Adults 18+
Where: Telehealth Oregon
This group will offer the skills you need to free yourself from self-doubt, complex & childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, social anxiety, body image disorders, as well as eating disorders. This group utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Acceptance Therapy. What that means is your changing your thoughts about yourself, which in turn change your behaviors and habits, to create a thriving lifestyle with self-efficacy. These skills are simple concepts; however it takes lots of practice, a group can help you normalize your thoughts and accept the changes you are committed to make for your self-acceptance.
Day and Time: Mondays 7pm-8:30pm
Facilitator: Lauralie Huddleston, LMHC
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: Women looking for self acceptance
Where: Telehealth Washington
Join Big Self Energy, a 10-week group therapy program designed to support transgender and gender non-conforming adults as they are building a cohesive and compassionate sense of Self. Through mindfulness, artistic expression, and community, participants will learn together how to reduce stress, collaborate on how to address internalized self-criticism, and practice navigating social situations securely and authentically. The program combines evidence-based concepts and skills from Internal Family Systems, Mindful Self-Compassion, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In this group, TGNC folks can find the tools and confidence to move towards increased emotional stability and mental well-being in an environment that emphasizes their right to learn to love who they are.
Day and Time: Please call for details on location and time.
Facilitator: Shay Reynolds, LMHCA
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: Transgender and gender non-conforming adults
Where: Vancouver Office Location
“Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
― Howard Thurman
This group is for people searching for paths forward under oppressive conditions. How do we return to self when the self is devalued or made illegal?
Start Date: March 17th
Day and Time: Mondays 5:45pm-7:15pm
Facilitator: Max Zhvanetsky, LMHCA
Cost: $100 sessions
Who: Adults 18+
Where: Telehealth Washington
This group will be a healing and welcoming place for individuals who would like a faith-based approach to overcoming and managing trials and tragedies. Together, we will talk about what The Bible has to say about our mental health, and encourage and support one another as we walk through a faith journey. What does God say about depression, ,anxiety, and grief? There is hope and healing! Using an integrative approach of CBT and The Bible, we will work on coping skills and ways to manage daily living.
Start Date: March 6th
Day and Time: Thursdays 4pm-5pm
Facilitator: Melody McKibbin, LMHC
Cost: This group accepts insurance
Who: Adults 25+ looking to deepen their faith
Where: Telehealth Washington
Group sessions will be facilitated by a therapist who has successfully navigated the enduring impacts of childhood trauma, ultimately achieving peace and a gratifying life. Issues such as depression, social anxiety, PTSD, feelings of worthlessness, self-loathing, impulsive behavior, uncontrolled anger, self-blame, difficulties in connecting with oneself and others, challenges in relationships, and isolation; these are the barriers that hinder your path to a happier and more fulfilling life.
The goal of the group is to foster a safe space where members can candidly share their struggles without the fear of judgment from others. Participants will gain insights and support from each other’s lived experiences and shared understanding.
Start Date: March 18th
Day and Time: Tuesdays 7pm-8:30pm
Facilitator: Jay Zabinsky, LSWAIC
Cost: $60
Who: People looking for a safe space
Where: Telehealth Washington
Group sessions will be led by a therapist who has celebrated more than 50 years of sobriety. The aim of the group is to create a secure environment where participants can openly discuss their challenges without the fear of judgment from peers. It caters to individuals grappling with ongoing addiction, working towards lasting recovery, enhancing their overall well-being, and acquiring essential skills to live a life free from substances. Participants will benefit from one another’s shared experiences and mutual understanding.
Start Date: March 20th
Day and Time: Thursdays 7pm-8:30pm
Facilitator: Jay Zabinsky, LSWAIC
Cost: $60
Who: People struggling with addiction
Where: Telehealth Washington
This group will teach practical emotional regulation tools to enable group members to choose what to think and feel, no matter what is going on. When the emotional brain is in charge, it makes it difficult to manage many things in life. Challenges in life as well as many internal challenges such as health difficulties or mental health diagnoses make choosing how to think and feel very difficult and often leads to challenges in that person’s life. The power to choose is within us, and with practicing specific tools, this power can be found by anyone. This group will use a combination of cognitive behavioral concepts, somatic practices and polyvagal theory concepts so that members are able to learn and practice skills related to improving outcomes in many contexts. Individuals over the age of 18 with a variety of challenges could benefit from these skills that would enable them to lower their stress levels, improve their ability to feel positive emotions and decrease any challenges related to challenging emotions.
Start Date: April 1st
Day and Time: Tuesdays 11:30am-1:00pm
Facilitator: Charity Needham, CSWA
Cost: $50
Who: Adults 18+ looking to lower their stress levels
Where: Telehealth Oregon
Our Adolescent DBT Skills Group is a dynamic and supportive space where adolescents learn powerful skills to navigate intense emotions, build stronger relationships, and make healthier choices. Through interactive activities, real-life practice, and open discussions, teens gain tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and communication—all in a safe and encouraging environment. Led by a skilled DBT therapist, this group transforms personal growth into a team effort, helping teens feel more confident and in control of their lives. Perfect for those struggling with mood swings, anxiety, impulsivity, or relationship challenges, this group offers real support and lasting change.
Start Date: April 15th
Day and Time: Tuesdays 5:00pm-6:00pm
Facilitator: Anthony Darmiento, LCSW
Cost: $50
Who: Adolescents 14-18 looking for confidence
Where: Northeast Portland Office Location
