The power of Group Therapy
Experience skills-based and process groups tailored for adults facing OCD and anxiety. Join us for interactive sessions that offer practical tools and insights to improve your mental well-being. Connect with others who share your experiences as we work together towards healing and resilience.
The Rationale
Why Groups Work
Groups offer something individual therapy cannot: a room full of people confronting similar struggles in real time. The research is remarkably consistent. For many conditions, group therapy produces outcomes comparable to individual therapy at a lower cost, while also providing normalization, peer learning, accountability, and live skill practice.
Groups also provide one of the most powerful therapeutic factors identified in the literature: universality. The moment a person realizes, “I’m not the only one dealing with this,” shame often loosens its grip. For people with OCD and anxiety, especially, that experience can be profoundly corrective. Members witness others resisting compulsions, tolerating uncertainty, and moving toward valued living despite fear. That is difficult to replicate in individual therapy alone.
There is something uniquely healing about watching another person say the thing you thought nobody else could understand.
There are three different kinds of groups, each with its own clinical purpose. They are often confused with one another, but they do different work.
Skills-Based Groups
Focused on teaching specific tools, exposure mapping, distress tolerance, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral activation. Structured curriculum. Time-limited (usually 6 to 12 sessions). Each session builds on the last.
Process Groups
Less structured. The group itself is the intervention. Members work on patterns of relating that show up in their lives by noticing how those patterns show up in the room. Typically open-ended.
Therapy Groups
A hybrid. Some structured content, some process work. A diagnosis-specific cohort (e.g., OCD, social anxiety) working through a treatment protocol together while also benefiting from peer connection.
Each format has clinical evidence behind it. The right fit depends on the concern, the goals, and where you are in treatment. A consultation call is usually the fastest way to figure out which of the three fits.
What’s Offered
Groups & Workshops Offered:
Three core offerings rotate through the schedule. Not every group runs every month. Cohorts are kept small for clinical fit and group cohesion.
ERP / OCD Group
A cohort-based group for clients who have been diagnosed with OCD and are ready to do exposure work. Combines psychoeducation, exposure hierarchy building, and supported exposure practice. Members watch each other do the work, which is part of why it works.
CBT Skills Group
Structured curriculum covering core CBT tools: cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, thought records, problem-solving, and relapse prevention. Useful as a stand-alone for mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, or as a complement to individual therapy.
Workshops & Trainings
Single-session and short-format trainings for clients, for other clinicians earning CEUs, and for organizations. Topics include ERP fundamentals, ACT for OCD, taboo-content OCD, treatment-resistant cases, and supervision-related topics.
How Groups Are Delivered
Telehealth only. Groups are run over a HIPAA-compliant video platform. There is no in-person component. Clients in Texas, Washington, and New Hampshire can attend. Florida telehealth participation is available only where Felix is legally authorized and clinically appropriate.
Schedule varies. Groups do not run every month. They open in cohorts when there is a clinical fit between waiting members. Workshops are scheduled as needed and announced separately.
How to find out the next start date: Email or call the practice. The practice will share what is forming, the expected start, the cohort focus, and whether you fit clinically. Can email fmurad@muradcounseling.com
Group size: Generally, 6 to 8 members for cohort groups. Smaller for specialized work; larger for didactic workshops.
Session length: 60 to 90 minutes per session, depending on the format.
Group Therapy Fees
Groups are formed based on demandGroups are intentionally kept small, with a maximum of 6 members per therapy cohort, to support individualized attention, participation, and meaningful group discussion.
Fit
Which Groups Tend to Fit
Groups are not the right starting point for everyone. As part of the intake process, each potential group member completes a clinical screening to ensure the group is an appropriate fit for their needs, safety, and treatment goals. We also recognize that many individuals with OCD, anxiety, and other mental health concerns may not feel immediately comfortable in a group setting. These groups are intentionally structured to create a supportive, respectful environment where participation can feel more manageable over time.
Groups often fit well when…
You have a clear diagnosis or focus. You can tolerate the structure of a cohort. You are not in an active crisis. You have done some prior individual therapy and want a focused next step. You learn well by watching others work.
Individual therapy is a better start when…
You are in acute crisis, have experienced recent severe trauma, or are actively suicidal. You need clinical stabilization first. Your concern requires a deeply individualized assessment before group fit can be evaluated.
Find Out When the Next Group Starts
The fastest way to find out what is forming and whether it is a fit: send a message or call.