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Redeemed Mental Health

Group Therapy in Newport Beach, CA

Group therapy at Redeemed Mental Health gives clients a structured place to practice skills, build connection, receive support, and work through mental health or dual diagnosis concerns with clinical guidance.

  • Updated June 17, 2026
  • Reviewed by Dr. Andrea Wagner, Chief Clinician and Psychologist
  • Newport Beach, CA
First, feel understood

When healing needs connection, not isolation

Mental health symptoms can convince people they are the only one struggling. Group therapy gently challenges that isolation by creating a place to practice honesty, skills, feedback, and support.

At Redeemed, group therapy is guided by clinicians and built around safety, structure, and practical growth.

What it means

What is group therapy?

The National Institute of Mental Health notes that psychotherapy can occur one-on-one or in a group setting.

Group therapy may focus on CBT skills, DBT skills, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, psychoeducation, trauma-informed coping, communication, or process-oriented support.

  1. A therapy format where clients meet together under the guidance of a clinician.
  2. A setting for skills practice, emotional support, feedback, accountability, and shared learning.
  3. A key part of many IOP, PHP, Virtual IOP, and dual diagnosis treatment plans.
  4. A way to practice coping and communication with other people in real time.
Is this right for me?

Who is group therapy for?

You feel alone in symptoms

Group can help people realize they are not the only ones facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or recovery challenges.

You need skills practice

Groups create space to practice coping, communication, boundaries, and emotional regulation.

You benefit from structure

A regular group rhythm supports accountability and treatment momentum.

You are in IOP or PHP

Group therapy is often a central part of structured outpatient care.

Group therapy should feel respectful and clinically guided, not chaotic or exposing. Safety and structure make connection possible.

Talk with a clinician-owned team before you decide

A short call can help clarify whether PHP, IOP, Virtual IOP, individual therapy, or another level of support is the right starting point.

Group therapy helps clients practice skills while receiving support from others who understand aspects of the work. It can reduce shame and increase accountability.

In structured outpatient care, groups also create repetition. Skills are taught, practiced, discussed, and strengthened across multiple sessions.

Group treatment fits within the broader role of psychotherapy: helping people change troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors with clinical support.

The Redeemed approach

The Redeemed approach to group therapy

Redeemed uses group therapy within PHP, IOP, Virtual IOP, and dual diagnosis care when clinically appropriate. Groups are designed to be structured, useful, and connected to each client’s treatment goals.

Clients are not asked to share more than is clinically appropriate. The emphasis is on support, skill building, honesty, and safety.

1

Create safety

Clinicians set expectations so the group can be respectful, useful, and boundaried.

2

Teach practical skills

Groups may focus on CBT, DBT, ACT, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, or communication.

3

Practice together

Clients apply skills, receive feedback, and learn from others' perspectives.

4

Carry it into daily life

The goal is to use what is learned in relationships, routines, recovery, and stress.

Questions

Group Therapy FAQs

Group participation is guided clinically. You will be encouraged to engage, but safety, pacing, and appropriateness matter.

Yes. Group therapy is often a central part of IOP, PHP, and Virtual IOP.

Groups may cover coping skills, emotional regulation, communication, relapse prevention, psychoeducation, and support.

Yes. Group therapy can help reduce isolation, practice skills, and build confidence around symptoms and relationships.

Confidentiality expectations are explained clearly. While clinicians maintain privacy standards, group members are also asked to respect the privacy of others.