Group Therapy in Los Angeles, CA
Maybe you’re feeling stretched thin by your relationships – trying to give, trying to stay patient, trying to feel seen. Or maybe you’re craving deeper connection, but old patterns keep getting in the way.
It’s easy to believe you’re the only one struggling, the only one feeling disconnected or overwhelmed. But you’re not.
Group therapy offers a unique kind of healing, one rooted in the simple, powerful experience of being witnessed and having a sense of comradery. Here, you don’t have to explain everything. You don’t have to have it all figured out before opening up to others. You just have to show up, as you are.
At Grazel Garcia Psychotherapy & Associates, our groups are led by skilled, compassionate therapists who create a space where vulnerability is welcomed and growth is shared. Together, we listen, reflect, challenge gently, and learn. Group therapy is about practicing new ways of being, in real time, with others who get it.
Our group therapy sessions are held both in-person and online via a secure HIPAA-compliant teletherapy platform, broadcast from our offices in LA.
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Why Group Therapy Works
Healing doesn’t always happen in isolation. Often, the biggest shifts come from realizing you’re not alone in what you’re feeling. That’s the real power of group therapy: it invites you into a space where shared experiences become a source of insight, relief, and connection.
Group therapy offers more than simple peer support. It’s a space to try out new ways of relating, to notice your patterns as they show up, and to hear gentle feedback that helps you grow. You’ll be part of a small, consistent group of people who are navigating similar challenges; that understand the push-pull of intimacy, the frustration of miscommunication, or the exhaustion of managing differences that feel too big to bridge.
Unlike individual therapy, group work allows for dynamic, real-time interaction.
You’re experiencing things as they happen, in a safe and supportive environment.
Over time, these small moments of reflection, resonance, and repair begin to ripple outward, changing how you show up with others in your life.
Group Therapy at GGPA
At GGPA, we offer group therapy for people who are ready to explore new ways of relating in their partnerships including neurodiverse partnerships, friendships, families, and within themselves. Our groups are small, intentional, and led by licensed mental health therapists, creating a grounded space for emotional safety and meaningful connection.
What You’ll Learn & Practice
Every group at GGPA is designed to give you both inner awareness and action. That means you’ll get tools to use in your everyday relationships, and the support to help those tools stick.
In our groups, you’ll learn how to:
- Communicate more clearly and effectively, even when emotions run high
- Set and maintain boundaries with compassion
- Recognize and shift patterns like avoidance, reactivity, or people-pleasing
- Navigate ADHD-related challenges in partnerships with more clarity and empathy
- Navigate minority stress related to LGBTQIA+ challenges
- Develop emotional awareness and regulation skills
- Practice vulnerability and connection in real time
- Receive feedback that’s gentle, honest, and growth-oriented
Most importantly, you’ll get to practice these skills with others who are working through similar struggles. This is a space for doing, reflecting, and evolving together, not talking in circles.
How to Tell If Group Therapy Is Right for You
Group therapy might be right for you if you often find yourself repeating the same relational patterns, even when you’re trying not to.
Maybe you feel misunderstood in your relationship or constantly responsible for the emotional tone of your home. Maybe connection feels overwhelming, or out of reach. You might long for more satisfying friendships or deeper partnerships but feel unsure how to create them.
Some people come to group therapy because they’re tired of feeling alone in their struggles. Others come because they’ve done individual therapy and are ready to practice their growth in a more relational space. You don’t need to be in crisis. You don’t need a perfect story to tell. You just need to be curious about how you show up with others and open to the idea that healing can happen in connection, not just in solitude.
If you’re someone who reflects deeply, who wants real feedback in a supportive space, or who feels comforted by knowing you’re not the only one living with these dynamics, group therapy can offer you something powerful, sustaining, and real.
How It Works
All of our groups are small and therapist-led – they’re designed to help you feel connected and seen. Before joining a group, we’ll start with a brief intake session to get a sense of your goals and ensure that group therapy is the right fit for you. It’s important that every group feels cohesive and safe, so we take the time to get it right.
Each session runs for 90 minutes and is held weekly either in person or over a HIPAA compliant teletherapy platform. Groups typically include between 4-8 members: enough to foster dynamic conversation, while still allowing everyone to be heard. If you’re new to the ADHD or non-ADHD partner groups, you’ll begin with a 12-week skills-based group before being invited into our ongoing process group, which meets weekly for a minimum of six months.
Our current ADHD support group schedule includes three annual cohort start dates: April, September, and March. Groups pause for major holidays and we offer optional makeup sessions when available. Pricing is $100 per session, with intake consultations ranging from $100 to $200 depending on your provider.
Dr. Tyler Howard facilitates the ADHD partner groups, bringing clinical expertise in neurodiversity and relational dynamics. Grazel Garcia facilitates the non-ADHD partner group, creating a space that is both emotionally attuned and deeply practical. Both bring warmth, curiosity, and a commitment to helping group members feel both challenged and supported as they grow.
Our other therapists run our LGBTQIA+ Women’s Process Group and our Healthy Relationships Group and prices for these groups range from $65 – $85 per session.
When you join a group at GGPA, you’re stepping into a space that honors your story and holds space for your transformation.
Meet Our Individual Therapy Team
Grazel Garcia, LMFT
(Non‑ADHD Partner Support Group, Healthy Relationships Group, and LGBTQIA+ process group)
Grazel’s grounded warmth is rooted in her journey as a bilingual Filipino‑American and certified Emotionally‑Focused Couple Therapist, deeply informed by cultural wisdom and historical context. In group settings, she brings sensitive attunement to relational pattern, especially in the non‑ADHD Partner Support, Healthy Relationships and LGBTQIA+ process groups, helping participants feel seen and empowered to shift communication, boundaries, and connection. Grazel’s approach is inclusive of diverse relational identities (neurodiverse, LGBTQIA+, kink, polyamory), creating a thoughtful, culturally responsive environment that encourages growth and community.
Dr. Tyler Howard, PsyD
(ADHD Partner Groups)
Dr. Howard is a clinical psychologist and GGPA’s neuropsychological testing director, committed to LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse‑affirmative care. She skillfully blends psychodynamic approaches with CBT techniques to help ADHD‑identified partners in her ADHD Partner Skills and Process groups understand how neurodiversity shows up in relationship dynamics. Her warm yet structured facilitation helps group members build clear communication habits, regulate strong emotions, and rewrite unhelpful patterns, grounding neurodiverse couples in connection, clarity, and mutual understanding.
Ready to join a group?
You don’t have to do this alone.
Whether you’re trying to bring greater love and understanding to a neurodiverse partnership, rebuild how you connect with others, or simply want to feel more like yourself in your relationships, there’s space for you here.
Our groups are small, supportive, and thoughtfully guided. You’ll be met with warmth, clarity, and respect, every step of the way.
If you’re ready to explore what group therapy might offer you, we’d love to talk.