Group Therapy | Strengthened Heart Counseling

Group Therapy in Plano & North Dallas

With group counseling at Strengthened Heart Counseling, you can find support, connection, and growth alongside others facing similar challenges. Group counseling offers a unique and powerful setting to explore personal issues, gain new perspectives, and practice new coping skills in a safe, confidential, and supportive environment. It is a place where you realize you are not alone in your struggles.

With a compassionate yet direct approach, our group counseling services are designed to provide a supportive community and to grow personally while connecting with others.

Why Group Therapy Is Especially Beneficial for Men

Many men experience pressure to remain strong, self-reliant, and emotionally contained, even when navigating complex personal and professional challenges. Over time, this can lead to unresolved anger, communication breakdowns, strained relationships, and emotional disconnection. Group therapy provides a setting where men can step out of isolation and engage in meaningful, guided conversations that promote awareness, accountability, and growth.
In a group environment, men are able to openly process experiences that are often difficult to address alone, including relationship stress, parenting challenges, work-related pressures, and emotional regulation. The presence of peers who share similar struggles helps normalize these experiences and reduces shame, making it easier to engage honestly and constructively.

The Value of a Safe Space

A key benefit of group therapy is the creation of a consistent, confidential space where men can speak openly without judgment. This sense of psychological safety allows participants to explore emotions such as anger, frustration, grief, or uncertainty in healthy ways rather than suppressing or misdirecting them.
Within this space, men can:

Examine patterns in relationships and communication
Learn practical strategies for managing anger and stress
Address parenting concerns and family dynamics
Explore work-related expectations, burnout, and identity
Practice expressing needs and emotions more effectively

The group becomes a place to test new skills, receive feedback, and gain perspective in real time. These interactions often lead to improved emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and increased confidence outside of sessions.

Connection, Accountability, and Growth

Group therapy offers a balance of support and accountability. Members are encouraged to reflect on their behaviors, challenge unhelpful patterns, and take responsibility for personal growth while receiving encouragement from others who understand their experience. This shared process fosters resilience, empathy, and a greater sense of belonging.
Rather than navigating challenges in isolation, men learn that growth can occur through connection, honest dialogue, and mutual support. Over time, this can lead to healthier communication, improved self-awareness, and more fulfilling relationships at home, at work, and within the broader community.

Men’s Weekly Group Therapy:

Mondays: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesdays: 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Tuesdays: 5:45 PM – 7:15 Tuesdays: 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM

Men’s Group Therapy

Step into a circle of trust where men grow, heal, and work through life’s challenges together. Practice self compassion and build resilience with the support of others who truly understand.

Build healthier relationships
Learn how your Family of Origin has impacted you as an adult.
Break free from unhealthy patterns related to shame, anger, stress or addiction
Practice interpersonal skills in a safe space
Learn more about yourself by learning how others see you
Improve how to emotionally connect with others and express yourself.

Join Men’s Group

Depression and isolation
Trauma and PTSD recovery
Anxiety and stress
Addiction and recovery support
Life transitions (career changes, divorce, grief)
Relationships and interpersonal skills
Grief and loss
Self-esteem and boundaries

What We Address in Group Therapy

Group counseling at Strengthened Heart Counseling focuses on common life challenges and mental health topics. The specific content depends on the group’s focus, but one of the key features of the group setting is that you’ll begin to see how so many of the struggles we think are ours alone are actually shared by many people.

Why Choose Group Therapy?

You’re Not Alone

Perhaps the most immediate benefit of group counseling is the realization that you are not alone. Hearing others share similar experiences reduces feelings of isolation and shame.

Receiving Support & Giving It

Group members often find empowerment and enhanced self-esteem by offering support, feedback, and encouragement to others.

Interpersonal Learning

The group environment acts as a microcosm of the outside world, allowing you to practice new social and communication skills in a safe space and receive immediate, constructive feedback.

Modeling

Observing how others successfully handle a problem or challenge provides practical examples and inspiration for your own life. It provides a roadmap when you face similar struggles.

Group Therapy FAQs

While individual therapy is highly personalized, group counseling offers a unique therapeutic environment where you can realize you are not alone in your struggles. The group provides peer support, diverse perspectives, and a safe space to practice new social and communication skills in a real-time setting. It allows you to gain self-awareness by learning how you interact with others and receiving direct, honest feedback in a supportive community.

Strengthened Heart Counseling designs groups to address specific challenges. Potential groups may focus on areas such as:

Improving social or relationship skills
Managing specific mental health issues (e.g., anxiety or grief)
Building coping strategies for specific populations (e.g., parents, women, men, teens).

Please contact us to check our current schedule for active group offerings, topics, and start dates.

Group sessions typically meet weekly for a set duration, often around 90 minutes. Groups usually have a limited number of members (often 5 to 10 individuals) along with a trained facilitator. A small size ensures enough time for each person to share and participate actively in a safe and intimate environment.

Confidentiality is a fundamental rule for all group members. At the beginning of the first session, the facilitator will clearly explain and establish the group guidelines, which include the expectation that everything shared within the room must remain in the room. This commitment to privacy is essential for building the trust and safety required for the group to be effective.

Group therapy at Strengthened Heart Counseling is priced monthly: $400/month for weekly 90-minute sessions. To join a group, contact us directly. This initial conversation helps the counselor ensure the group is a good fit for your specific needs and goals before you commit to starting.

Healing Hearts, Strengthening Lives. Start Your Journey Today!

You don’t have to carry your struggles alone. Individual counseling can help you find hope, healing, and the tools you need for a stronger tomorrow. Contact Strengthened Heart Counseling today to schedule your first session.

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