Group Therapy at Hanover CBT
Evidence-Based Groups That Combine Practical Support, Shared Learning, and Connection in a Thoughtful, Clinically Grounded Setting
Group therapy offers another way to access care at Hanover CBT. Groups bring people together around a shared concern or goal while providing structure, guidance, and support from an experienced clinician.
For some people, being part of a group can make difficult experiences feel less isolating. It can create opportunities to learn from others, practice new skills, notice patterns, and develop a more compassionate understanding of what they are navigating.
Group therapy is not about asking people to share more than feels appropriate or expecting everyone to have the same experience. Each group has a clear purpose and structure, while also making room for the different circumstances, strengths, needs, and goals that participants bring.
How Group Therapy Can Help
Groups at Hanover CBT are grounded in evidence-based care and shaped around the focus of each offering. The aim is not simply to provide information. It is to help participants connect what they are learning to their own lives and leave with ideas, strategies, or next steps they can use outside the group.
Depending on the group, participants can work toward:
Building practical skills
Understanding patterns more clearly
Trying new responses in a supportive setting
Learning from the experiences and perspectives of others
Reducing shame or isolation
Developing greater confidence, flexibility, and self-compassion
Moving toward changes that feel meaningful and sustainable
Current and Upcoming Groups
Intuitive Eating Group
This 12-week online group is for adults who want to build a more compassionate, flexible, and sustainable relationship with food and their bodies.
The group offers a supportive therapeutic space to explore patterns around eating, body image, dieting, emotional eating, and self-criticism while learning practical tools rooted in intuitive eating principles. Participants are supported in developing greater awareness, self-trust, and a less rigid or distressing relationship with food.
Group facilitator: Dr. Alye Brunkow, PhD
Meeting day and time: Mondays, 5:30–6:30pm
Format: Online
Total sessions: 12
Dates: September 14–December 14, 2026, excluding October 12 and November 23
Future groups: Additional start dates will be scheduled based on registration.
Cost: $75 per session, plus a one-time $25 charge for the required workbook
Group size: 8–12 adults aged 18+
CBT for Substance Misuse Group
This eight-week CBT-based online group is for adults age 21 and older who are noticing patterns in their substance use that they want to better understand and change.
The group can be a fit for people who use alcohol, cannabis, or other substances to manage stress, anxiety, mood, sleep, social situations, or difficult emotions and want practical support in finding a different way forward.
Sessions combine psychoeducation, skill-building, reflection, and individualized goal-setting in a confidential therapeutic setting.
Group facilitator: Maggie Hooker, LICSW, LADC
Meeting day and time: Mondays, 5:30–6:30pm
Format: Online
Total sessions: 8
Dates: October 5–December 7, 2026, excluding October 12 and November 23
Future groups: Additional start dates will be scheduled based on registration.
Cost: $80 per session
Group size: 6–8 adults aged 21+
Sleep Skills Group
This one-session, in-person group is for adults who want to better understand their sleep patterns and learn practical, evidence-based strategies for improving sleep.
The group can support people who have difficulty falling asleep, wake during the night, struggle with inconsistent routines, experience racing thoughts at bedtime, or notice patterns that unintentionally keep sleep problems going.
Participants will learn about factors that influence sleep and explore practical strategies that can support more workable routines and a healthier relationship with sleep.
Group facilitator: Dr. Alye Brunkow, PhD
Meeting day and time: Tuesday, 5:30–7:30pm
Format: In person
Total sessions: 1
Date: Based on interest and registration
Cost: $100
Group size: 10 adults aged 18+
Intimate Partner Violence Group
This therapeutic group is for people who have experienced intimate partner violence and want support understanding its impact on their well-being, sense of safety, and ability to trust themselves. Sessions combine psychoeducation, reflection, practical skills, and between-session practice to help participants strengthen self-trust, agency, supportive connections, and confidence in making choices that support their well-being.
The group also offers the opportunity to connect with others who may share aspects of the experience, while keeping each person’s circumstances and choices at the center of their care. Individual support, including safety planning when relevant, may also be recommended.
Group facilitator: Maggie Hooker, LICSW, LADC
Meeting day and time: TBC
Format: Online (and/or in person based on demand)
Total sessions: 4–5 sessions
Dates: Based on interest and registration
Cost: TBC
Group size: 8-12 adults aged 18+
Group structure: Gender-specific therapeutic group
If you are interested in joining one of our groups, please fill out the form below. A member of our team will follow up with next steps. If you have a question about group therapy you can reach out to us here.
