Group Therapy

For those with challenges managing their anxiety. This group focuses on empowerment through education and coping skills, and through the groups support. This is a non-judgmental, supportive learning environment for members to share their thoughts and feelings.

This group focuses on empowerment through education, coping skills, and group support for those with challenges managing their anxiety. It is a nonjudgmental, supportive, and learning environment for members to share their thoughts and feelings.

Group members will explore and recognize early warning signs to emotional escalation. Group members will reduce anger by learning to identify and respond with self-soothing strategies, using assertive communication skills, and practicing healthy boundaries and conflict resolution.

Using a combination of psychodynamic and CBT modalities, group members will gain insight into longstanding self-perceptions and behaviors that cause depression, anxiety, and various other symptoms. They can use this insight to build a healthier, more fulfilling life. Meets in person at the Newton Outpatient Center.

With an encouraging and empathetic atmosphere, using a combination of psychodynamic and CBT modalities, group members will gain insight into longstanding self-perceptions and behaviors that are at the root of depression, anxiety, and various other symptoms. They can use such insight to make changes where necessary to their goals and coping strategies in order to get what they want out of life.

A supportive group to learn and practice skills to increase your sense of well-being. Some of the skills include mindfulness, journaling, breathing techniques, visualizations, sound, art and more! Joining together to practice will be engaging and fun with inspiring instruction, stories, visuals, videos, quotes and more.

This in-person support group focuses on helping people with severe persistent mental illness to connect and socialize with others in a structured and nurturing setting.

Group members will be guided through grounding techniques and mindfulness explorations to explore positivity and emotional regulation tools. Utilizing a strength-based approach toward CBT and Expressive Therapies, group members will utilize journaling, movement, and are to expand their perspectives and share within guided group discussions. No artistic skills required, just an open mind and a willingness to try!

This open format group provides the opportunity for members to share current concerns about mental health symptoms and stressors. The group offers a sense of relief and belonging through sharing with others who understand what they are going through.

This CBT-based group focuses on sharing and developing coping strategies with peer support and feedback. Topics include self-care, personal emotional control, safety planning, identifying values and beliefs, and managing interpersonal relationships and boundaries. Hybrid group – meets in-person and online.

This is a group where people can discuss their mental health diagnosis and symptoms. Members will explore recovery concepts, increase self-awareness, and expand their practice of healthy coping strategies.

This group works on ways to help effectively handle symptoms, to learn about and discuss mental health diagnoses, increase self-awareness and explore recovery concepts.

No art experience is required for this in-person group. Individuals engage in self-exploration and self-expression using art materials in a safe and confidential group for survivors of intimate partner abuse. Materials provided.

Riverside offers support groups for children of all ages, focused on managing feelings and social skill-building. Older children have the opportunity to work through their experiences of intimate partner violence and family disruption.

This group provides a safe environment for children to explore their feelings and experiences and learn coping strategies.

This confidential, non-judgmental support group helps people take their next steps after separation or divorce.

This in-person group, led by peers, offers mutual support, conversation, arts and crafts, and more.

This online support group for survivors of domestic violence helps individuals manage trauma and form new connections.

This group is for young women who were exposed to domestic abuse growing up and may be experiencing partner abuse in their own lives. The purpose of the group is to educate, explore coping skills, promote self-growth, and raise awareness to help break the cycle of abuse.

A group for older adults (aged 60+) seeking change, engagement, and camaraderie. We’ll address topics such as loneliness, ageism, societal and systemic barriers, meaning and purpose, and coping skills. The group also focuses on creative ways to achieve optimal health and well-being in an atmosphere of support and mutual aid.

Concerned about your gambling? Feeling overwhelmed? We invite you to explore the benefits of Riverside’s gambling support group.

The goal is to provide you a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment as you navigate through your gambling challenges.

For members of the LBGTQIA+ community dealing with issues related to family and relationships, identity development, past trauma, and experiences of marginalization and oppression. Group members will practice skills such as effective communication, stress management and coping techniques, self-care, and identity exploration. Online group open to any adult who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, non-binary, intersex, ace, or who does not exclusively identify as straight and/or cisgender.

This ongoing support group for men focuses on relationships, health/wellness, stress management, and coping with anxiety/depression.

Open discussion group providing a space for a general mental health check-in, with opportunities for interpersonal processing of affect, peer support, and feedback regarding topics related to men’s mental health care and community resources.

Are you seeking a supportive community as you navigate experiences of trauma? The Navigating Trauma support group is a space to connect with other trauma survivors as we share the different effects trauma can have in our everyday lives. In this group we will have opportunities to learn more about what trauma is, how it impacts us personally, and what we can do to support ourselves and communities as we work to heal from traumatic events. To keep the space accessible to all, this group will not be processing traumas in graphic detail but instead will focus on group connection, education, and mutual support as we identify practical strategies to navigate our trauma. Please note that this group will be co-ed and open to trauma survivors of all genders and identities.

This virtual group is designed for parents to come together , learn different parenting styles through an ARC (attachment, regulation and competency) framework, share resources, and to find a source of support within other parents.

This group is for young adult to middle-aged women seeking support from other women to help manage anxiety, depression, grief, and social isolation.

This will be a safe space for women to discuss issues including body image, relationship dynamics, self-identity and trauma among other themes. This group is geared towards women who are in early adulthood to middle-aged women.

This ongoing group for older women with mental health challenges helps develop skills for coping with anxiety, depression, family issues, and trauma. We offer opportunities to practice new skills, receive support, and socialize in a safe environment.

This group provides a space to learn an practice the basic elements of the mind-body connection, together. Each week will offer a variety of tools and techniques that allow us to listen, feel, and understand how our body and mind are connected. We will learn how doing so allows us to better support our overall well-being by revealing connections between emotional and physical health.

Group members work on altering negative thought patterns by understanding the connections between thoughts, emotions and behaviors. The group will use CBT workbooks and members will participate in group exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns.

A drop-in group for people who want to practice mindful calming techniques while learning and creating. Explore relaxation and stress management with your senses and gentle movements and create your own object to take home.

DBT helps identify thoughts, beliefs, and assumptions that make life more challenging. Learn and practice DBT skills including distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.

This four-week DBT group will teach skills from the mindfulness module of DBT. Mindfulness skills help you slow down and focus on using healthy coping skills when you are in the midst of emotional pain. These strategies can also help you stay calm and avoid engaging in automatic negative thought patterns and impulsive behavior.

Please note registration for new enrollees closes one week prior to start date.

This group will provide psychoeducation surrounding the skills of mindfulness and meditation.  The focus will include the what and how of mindfulness; the what being observing, describing, and participating:  the how being; nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively.  The group will then practice these skills in the group setting with the intention and encouragement of using skills outside of the group framework.

Members learn DBT coping skills through a group format which includes homework assignments, the weekly completion of DBT Diary Cards, and worksheets. Group members are encouraged to practice implementing DBT skills daily to manage their symptoms. Consistent attendance is required to maintain the integrity of the group process.

Studies show that knitting and crocheting help us relax and improve focus. Other benefits include socialization, reducing stress and anxiety, boosts self-esteem, reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s by 30-50%, improve sleep, increase creativity, puts you in control, among other things.

This group uses a mandala as a visual aid to assist in meditation and mindfulness. It is a soothing activity that is helpful for mood regulation and can help in calming the body as well as be creative. We provide the mandalas and colored pencils for you to participate.

This is a group that teaches mindfulness, chair-based yoga, breathwork, and visualization exercises designed to promote a sense of well-being.

This group will integrate mindfulness and movement. We will work to build the window of tolerance using mindfulness and movement for enhancing awareness, curiosity, and flexibility.

This group will discuss mindfulness concepts and will incorporate guided meditation and gentle yoga practices. This group is a drop-in group and new members will be required to do a phone screen prior to enrolling in the group.

Knitting and crocheting are activities that have the potential to reduce anxiety and perseverative thinking while also providing cognitive stimulation and a sense of accomplishment. This group will provide a framework for individuals to learn mindfulness and build social connections while practicing fiber arts. Limited basic supplies (crochet hooks, knitting needles, and yarn) will be available on-site. No experience with fiber arts is necessary.

This group is for those who graduated the Y-CBT group for continued support.

This 12-week group will provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment to learn about addiction, why we do what we do, and take positive steps in recovery.  Focusing on a different concept each week with both an educational component and interactive group process, the group is built upon the concept that small changes have big effects on our lives. 

This forum provides an opportunity to work on empowerment by reducing shame and stigma.

This group is to provide participants in recovery with a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment to learn about addiction, why we do what we do, and take positive steps in your recovery.

We will employ psycho-education and interactive discussion related to a weekly recovery topic. The group will explore many of the myriad “programs” of recovery including but not limited to: 12 steps of recovery, recovery dharma, Refuge Recovery, SMART recovery. The focus will be on positive change to support a refreshed view of life in recovery.

A supportive environment to increase awareness of the symptoms of ADHD in folks who are traditionally under-diagnosed due to gender, race, or other social contexts. The group integrates emerging research and theory into our collective understanding of ADHD and will focus discussion on topics such as emotional regulation, impulsivity, late-in-life diagnosis, and grief. Open to adults who are interested in exploring how ADHD affects their lives (formal diagnosis not required).

In this group, people served will be immersed in a role-playing game where they will explore their attachments, use regulation skills to deal with stress and move forward to gain more competency. This group is based on the ARC (Attachment, Regulation, and Competency) modality and will intertwine forms of play therapy and psycho-drama. Displacement will be happening throughout the experience where you will go through different situations that may bring back certain feelings all while exploring a new way to integrate yourself into the table-top world and your life outside of the therapy room.

Clubhouse group is a collaborative support group, that will incorporate community building (strengthening friendships, improving communication and social skills) through art, games and discussions.

This is a virtual group for adults who have lost a loved one. When someone we love passes away, it is normal to feel a variety of complex, and often contradicting emotions as we grieve and mourn. In this group, a supportive nonjudgmental space will be created for those who need a safe and affirming space to process their feelings around their loss. All experiences with grief are welcomed. This will be a mix of psycho-education, reflective listening, and validation to facilitate a supportive discussion to process and heal.

Our ongoing groups are open to people who have completed the 26-week Hoarding/Clutter Treatment Group. The purpose is to provide a supportive environment while reviewing and reinforcing the skills and techniques that help with de-cluttering at home.

This group provides a place where people can develop, learn, identify, and discuss mental health symptoms related to childhood trauma. The group will help implement coping skills to manage emotions and personal healing, look at family dysfunction, which can be triggering at times, and help to reframe unhealthy behaviors and internal dialog.

A safe space for adolescents of color who are seeking support and peer relationships with a goal of feeling heard, seen, validated and empowered.