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Get Support. Grow Together.
Learn to Thrive.
Group Therapy
at NECOA
Our Services
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Our Group therapy program, led by our highly experienced therapists, is designed to be supplemental to your therapy goals. We provide support and therapy groups for Young Adults, Tweens, Teens, Parents, and Neurodiverse individuals.
Group therapy is a cost-effective way to get support, learn new skills, and connect with fellow travelers in a warm and vibrant community.
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Join us today!
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Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
(SPACE) Program
The online SPACE group serves parents/caregivers raising children and adolescents with OCD, anxiety, or related issues who are interested in learning evidence-based strategies to support their children and who are willing to learn from and support each other as they go.
Parents will learn supportive communication, how to handle difficult emotions, and specific, effective strategies for reducing accommodation so that they may encourage brave behavior in their children. Group is on Mondays at 3pm - 4:30pm and runs for 6 90-minute sessions. Cost is $600 for six sessions; one or two parents may attend.
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Group Leader: Gail Nunes (she/her) is a LMHC who specializes in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ERP, ACT for OCD) for anxiety and trauma-related disorders, as well as DBT and CFT. She is a recognized SPACE provider.
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Adult OCD Group – Virtual
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This group uses a blend of experiential practices of acceptance, mindfulness, values, self-compassion, and exposures processes and skills. It's open to all states and runs weekly on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm via Zoom. There are no restrictions on your location! If you will benefit from the support group, you can participate.
New group members are required to commit to four sessions at a time for $200 to maximize support. Beyond the initial four, it's $50 per session. Some people take breaks and rejoin the group later as needed. Sliding scale is available for those who need.
If you have clients or know of someone who may be interested in joining the group, please share our contact form with them: Contact Form
Group Leader:
Carlos Rivera (He/Him), Ph.D. is the Co-Founder and Director of the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety, New York (NECOA NY). He specializes in working with children, teens, adults, and families in the treatment of anxiety and OCD using evidence-based interventions (CBT, ERP, & ACT) as well as integrating from other techniques and approaches such as Buddhism and ancestral wisdom of the Americas.
Interested in Joining an Upcoming Group?
We are happy to announce that we are expanding our group offerings! We are starting to recruit for the sessions below:
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Tween Support Group
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Teen Support Group
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Gender Group
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ACT for Teens
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CBT for Young Adults
If you or your loved one would like to join the waitlist for any of the groups listed above, please click the orange button below to get started.
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Don't see the group you are looking for on the list? Click the button to let us know what type of group you are looking for or other ways our clinicians can support you today!
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