Group Therapy Sessions and Classes
Group therapy offers many benefits, including the chance to realize you’re not alone by connecting with others who share similar struggles. It provides exposure to different perspectives and coping strategies, helping you gain new insights you might not get in individual therapy. Group settings create a safe space to practice communication, emotional expression, and interpersonal skills, while also offering mutual support and accountability that can boost motivation and growth. Helping others in the group can build confidence and reinforce your own progress, and hearing shared experiences helps normalize difficult emotions. Additionally, group therapy is often more affordable and fosters a sense of belonging and connection that can be especially valuable for those feeling isolated.
Woodview Psychology Group offers group therapy sessions and classes for parents, teens and adults.
Classes for Parents
Parenting a Supersensor Online Class
This is an online class for parents of children diagnosed with ADHD, ODD or DMDD. Parents will learn strategies to increase positive behaviors and decrease maladaptive behaviors.
Group Leader: Hillary Blake, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: Parents of children 6 - 12 years
Group Days: Thursdays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1 pm
Length: 11 sessions
Cost: $95 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Parent Training Class: Module 1
Parents/caretakers learn how to rebuild fractured relationships using DBT skills specifically designed for parenting teens with big emotions and impulsive behaviors.
Group Leader: Pam Christy, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: Parent of teens
Group Days: Tuesdays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Length: 7 sessions
Cost: $100 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Parent Training Class: Module 2
Designed for parents who regularly use DBT skills (Module 1) to facilitate effective conversations with their teens and are ready to move into collaborative problem-solving.
Group Leader: Pam Christy, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: Parents of teens
Group Days: Tuesdays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Length: 5 sessions
Cost: $100 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
Moving from Failure to Launch to Independent Living
This class will explore ways to address the 6.5+ million 25- to 34-year old adults who live with their parents and are unemployed or underemployed. Parents will learn how to set healthy boundaries, encourage independence, and communicate more effectively without damaging the relationship. The class will provide guidance on creating realistic expectations, addressing motivation and mental health concerns, and developing a plan that helps adult children move toward greater responsibility and self-sufficiency.
Groups for Teens
DBT Interpersonal Group
Improve relationship effectiveness and social connections
Group Leader: Courtney Ward, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 14 - 18 years
Group Days: Tuesdays
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Length: 9 sessions (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Distress Tolerance & Emotion Regulation Group
Build skills to decrease impulsivity, tolerate intense emotions, prevent emotion dysregulation, and learn to change unwanted emotions.
Group Leader: Kelsey Quest, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 14 - 18 years
Group Days: Tuesdays
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Length: 12 sessions (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
Groups for Adults (18+ years)
RO-DBT Hybrid Group
Increase openness, flexibility and social connections.
Group Leader: Courtney Ward, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 18+ years
Group Days: Tuesdays
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Length: 26 sessions (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
RO-DBT College Online Group
Build social connections and flexibility in college.
Group Leader: Courtney Ward, Psy.D, HSPP
Age Range: 18 - 24 years
Group Days: Fridays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Length: Follows college semesters/breaks (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Skills Online Group
Online skills group for adults to understand and learn how to manage emotions, improve relationships, tolerate distress and increase mindfulness.
Group Leader: Jennifer Holzman, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 18+ years
Group Days: Thursdays
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Length: 24 sessions (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT-PTSD Online Group
Online skills group for adults with complex PTSD. Learn skills to help engage in the present moment, cope with high distress, manage intrusions, and understand trauma-related emotions more effectively.
Group Leader: Jennifer Holzman, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 18+ years
Group Days: Fridays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Length: 25 sessions (rolling entry)
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Distress Tolerance/Emotion Regulation Group
Build skills to decrease impulsivity, tolerate intense emotions, prevent emotion dysregulation, and learn to change unwanted emotions.
Group Leader: Kelsey Quest, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 18+ years
Group Days: Fridays
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Length: 12 sessions
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
DBT Interpersonal Group
Improve relationship effectiveness and social connections.
Group Leader: Samantha Ruxer, Psy.D., HSPP
Age Range: 18+ years
Group Days: Fridays
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Length: 8 sessions
Cost: $85 per session
For more information about this group, email the group leader by clicking here.
Registration required for all groups and classes. Check with your health insurance plan to see if group therapy is a covered service. Parent classes are not typically covered by insurance.