Group Therapy

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Sustainable Wellness offers various types of groups, including skills groups, support groups, and process groups. Each session typically lasts about 60-90 minutes and most groups meet weekly. We currently have both virtual and in-person groups available. For other Sustainable Wellness events such as our educational webinars, workshops, and other wellness-related events, visit our Events Page!

Types of Groups

Education/Skills Groups

Skills groups are typically more structured than process groups and have more of a workshop or class-like format than a typical counseling format. In skills groups, participants learn a particular skill and are encouraged to apply learned concepts to their everyday lives. Our skills groups are typically module-based closed groups, meaning they run for a specific period of time (i.e. 8 weeks).

Support Groups

Support groups allow participants who share a common problem or struggle area to come together to provide help, comfort, and guidance to one another. This happens under the guidance of a licensed therapist. Like our skills groups, support groups often last for only a limited predetermined number of sessions and may sometimes be combined with another type of group (i.e. a processing or skills group). It is highly encouraged that participants have an individual therapist when joining a support group.

Process Groups

Process groups encourage participants to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to collaborate and address, or "process", a particular issue. It is required that participants have an individual therapist when joining a process group.

Types of Membership

Closed Groups

Some of our groups are considered "closed" groups, which means we enroll a specific number of participants who are asked to attend all scheduled sessions.

Open Groups

Some of our groups are considered "open" groups, which means that new participants are able to join the group as space permits. Open groups will have a specific number of scheduled sessions. Because of the trauma-informed nature of our practice, we are always mindful about the way new participants join an existing group. In these cases, the group facilitator always discusses this with the current group first, and new clients are asked to join for a minimum of four (4) sessions.

Rolling Groups

Rolling groups typically have an open admissions policy, meaning new clients can join the group as long as there is space. Because of the trauma-informed nature of our practice, we are always mindful about the way new participants join an existing group. In these cases, the group facilitator always discusses this with the current group first, and new participants are asked to join for a minimum of four (4) sessions. While participants are expected to join each session, rolling groups often continue to "roll" and do not have specific end dates.