Our group sessions are designed to help you learn practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques that can support you in overcoming unhelpful thoughts and making positive changes in your life.
The skills and strategies you develop during the group can continue to benefit you long after the sessions have ended, providing tools that you can practice and apply independently at home.
A key benefit of group-based therapy is the opportunity to connect with others who may be experiencing similar challenges. Through shared experiences and learning, participants can gain valuable insights and develop effective ways to manage and overcome difficulties. Individuals can contribute as much as they feel comfortable.
We offer a range of group courses delivered both online and in person across Hertfordshire and Mid Essex. If you are interested in joining one of our groups, you can self-refer to the service online and discuss group-based treatment options during your initial assessment.
The support available may vary by local area. During your first appointment, we will work with you to identify the most suitable options for your needs.
The range of support can vary depending on availability in your local area. During your initial appointment we will help you to identify the most appropriate options.
Boosting Self-esteem group
This group helps participants understand low self-esteem and learn CBT strategies to manage negative thoughts and improve emotional wellbeing in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 10 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding low self-esteem and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are connected (CBT principles)
- Learning to recognise emotions and manage negative thinking patterns
- Developing practical strategies to improve mood and emotional wellbeing
- Sharing experiences and gaining support in a safe, confidential group setting with therapists
Better Sleep, Better Health
This group helps participants understand sleep difficulties and learn CBT strategies to improve sleep and wellbeing. The group is open to participants experiencing sleep difficulties as a result of common mental health difficulties or living with a long-term physical health condition.
Location: Online
Length: 8 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding how stress, low mood, anxiety, and physical health difficulties can impact sleep and contribute to ongoing sleep problems
- Exploring personal sleep patterns, habits, and factors that may maintain sleep difficulties in a supportive group setting
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques for sleep, including ways to manage thoughts, behaviours, and routines that affect sleep quality
- Developing practical strategies and healthy sleep habits to improve sleep and support overall wellbeing over time
Behavioural Activation Group for Depression
This group helps participants understand and manage low mood by exploring the links between thoughts, behaviours, and emotions, and developing practical skills to support emotional wellbeing.
Location: Online
Length: 9 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding the links between thoughts, behaviours, and emotions, and how these can maintain low mood
- Recognising common patterns in depression, including unhelpful thinking and behavioural withdrawal
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to challenge negative thoughts and support emotional wellbeing
- Developing practical strategies to increase activity, improve motivation, and manage difficult emotions
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
This group helps individuals experiencing or at risk of recurring depression to build awareness of depressive patterns and develop strategies for recovery and relapse prevention.
Location: Online
Length: 9 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding patterns of depression and recognising early warning signs of relapse
- Learning mindfulness practices, including breathing techniques and mindful movement
- Developing awareness of thoughts, behaviours, and everyday patterns that impact mood
- Building practical strategies to support recovery and maintain long-term wellbeing
Peri/Menopause & Emotional Wellbeing
This group helps participants to better manage peri/menopause symptoms and improve emotional wellbeing using evidence-based strategies.
Location: Online
Length: 6 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding how peri/menopause can impact mood, anxiety, stress, and sleep
- Exploring personal experiences and symptoms in a supportive and confidential group setting
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and low mood as they relate to peri/menopause
- Developing practical strategies to improve sleep and support overall wellbeing
Postnatal Wellbeing Group
This group supports parents and caregivers in the postnatal period to manage stress, low mood, and worry and improve emotional wellbeing.
Location: Online
Length: 8 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding the emotional and psychological challenges of the postnatal period
- Exploring how thoughts, behaviours, and emotions can be affected during early parenthood
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and low mood
- Developing practical strategies and coping skills to support emotional wellbeing and adjustment to parenthood
Stress Less, Live More Group
This group helps participants better manage stress and improve coping techniques by providing practical tools.
Location: Online
Length: 4 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding stress and how it impacts thoughts, feelings, and behaviour
- Identifying personal stress triggers and patterns of overwhelm
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) strategies to manage stress more effectively
- Developing practical coping skills to improve resilience and day-to-day functioning
Taking Control of Worry
This group helps individuals who struggle with excessive worry and anxiety by providing practical strategies to help manage thoughts and improve coping with uncertainty.
Location: Online
Length: 4 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding worry and anxiety, including how they develop and are maintained
- Identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and responses to uncertainty
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage worry more effectively
- Developing practical coping strategies to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning
Depression Group
This group helps participants understand depression and learn Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies to manage low mood and improve emotional wellbeing in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 5 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding depression and how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are connected (CBT principles)
- Learning to recognise and challenge unhelpful thoughts and behaviours
- Exploring the benefits of physical activity (e.g., exercise) for mental health
- Developing relapse prevention strategies and maintaining progress in a safe, confidential group setting with therapist support
Long Term Conditions Group
This group helps participants manage anxiety and depression in the context of long term health conditions using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies to improve emotional wellbeing in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 5 weeks
Session length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding the link between long-term health conditions, anxiety, and depression (CBT principles)
- Learning practical tools such as goal setting, relaxation techniques, and managing worry
- Developing problem-solving skills and challenging negative thoughts
- Reviewing strategies and building skills to maintain emotional wellbeing in a safe, confidential group setting with therapist support
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Group
This group helps participants understand and manage Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies to improve emotional wellbeing in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 9 weeks (+ follow-up session at 3 months)
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding OCD, including how obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours develop and are maintained
- Learning to challenge intrusive thoughts and reduce compulsive behaviours
- Developing skills to manage anxiety and gradually face avoided situations
- Building relapse prevention strategies and maintaining progress in a safe, confidential group setting with therapist support
Peri/Menopause & Emotional Wellbeing
This group helps participants to better manage peri/menopause symptoms and improve emotional wellbeing using evidence-based strategies.
Location: Online
Length: 6 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding how peri/menopause can impact mood, anxiety, stress, and sleep
- Exploring personal experiences and symptoms in a supportive and confidential group setting
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and low mood as they relate to peri/menopause
- Developing practical strategies to improve sleep and support overall wellbeing
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Group
This group helps participants understand and manage Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder using practical strategies to improve emotional wellbeing in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 4 weeks (+ follow-up call)
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding PTSD, including common symptoms and how they are maintained
- Learning practical techniques to manage sleep difficulties, nightmares, and flashbacks
- Using guided relaxation and grounding strategies to reduce distress and improve stability
- Building confidence to move forward and maintain wellbeing in a safe, confidential group setting without discussing personal trauma
Postnatal Wellbeing Group
This group supports parents and caregivers in the postnatal period to manage stress, low mood, and worry and improve emotional wellbeing.
Location: Online
Length: 8 weeks
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding the emotional and psychological challenges of the postnatal period
- Exploring how thoughts, behaviours, and emotions can be affected during early parenthood
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and low mood
- Developing practical strategies and coping skills to support emotional wellbeing and adjustment to parenthood
Self-Esteem Group
This group helps participants understand low self-esteem and develop healthier self-beliefs using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies in a supportive setting.
Location: Online
Length: 10 weeks (+ follow-up session at 3 months)
Session length: 2 hours
Key topics covered:
- Understanding low self-esteem, its origins, and its impact on thoughts, feelings, and behaviours (CBT principles)
- Identifying self-critical and anxiety-driven patterns and recognising unhelpful rules for living
- Challenging and modifying negative core beliefs to develop a more balanced self-view
- Building practical strategies to improve confidence and maintain progress in a safe, confidential group setting with therapist support
Taking Control of Worry
This group helps individuals who struggle with excessive worry and anxiety by providing practical strategies to help manage thoughts and improve coping with uncertainty.
Location: Online
Length: 4 weeks
Session length: 1 hours 15 minutes
Key topics covered:
- Understanding worry and anxiety, including how they develop and are maintained
- Identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and responses to uncertainty
- Learning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to manage worry more effectively
- Developing practical coping strategies to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning
