The Group List
Metropolitan Los Angeles Outpatient Group Therapy Resource Directory
James J. De Santis, Ph.D., C.G.P., Editor, 138 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 300, Glendale, California 91203-4618
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August 15, 2008 Issue

341 facilitators, 915 groups
Indexed by Subject, Location, & Therapist

The Group List is a concise directory of therapy groups in Los Angeles county, edited by a licensed psychologist & certified group psychotherapist. Therapy groups below (1) are conducted in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, (2) are conducted in an outpatient setting, (3) are under the direction of a licensed mental health professional, (4) may be supportive, therapeutic, process, educational, or consultative, (5) are either currently running or in wait-list formation, (6) may or may not be open to referrals at this time. Please contact the listed facilitator for more specific information about professional qualifications, fees, openings, meeting times, and admission requirements. This directory contains three cross-indexes, (1) topic of the group, (2) geographic location, (3) facilitator name.

What is a Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP)?

"A Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) is a clinical mental health professional who meets nationally accepted criteria of education, training, and experience in group psychotherapy. A CGP is an expert in group psychotherapy and an ethical practitioner who is committed to group psychotherapy as an autonomous treatment modality." (American Group Psychotherapy Association, www.agpa.org)

Permission to Copy

Permission is granted to the reader to copy and distribute this list as long as the list editor's contact information is not removed. This list is available via mail or via download from the internet. We have received over 18,000 visits to The Group List since first posted on the internet in 2003. We have received feedback from facilitators that The Group List is generating qualified referrals to their practices. As a courtesy when contacting facilitators, please let them know where you learned about their groups. Copyright © 2008, James J. De Santis, Ph.D.

Submissions

A free, community service, professionals may list their groups on The Group List whether currently running or in wait-list formation. Submit on professional letterhead a brief description or title of each group, your name, degrees, license type & number, e-mail address, office address & phone. Groups by pre-licensed facilitators must be listed under their licensed supervisor's name and license number. Groups cannot be listed under an organizational name only. Direct any submissions, inquiries, or corrections to and request updates of this list from the list editor. There is never a cost to therapists or prospective group participants for The Group List. The directory is updated every few months. Approximately annually we confirm with all facilitators the accuracy of their listings. Click here to submit a listing.

Advertising

Premium advertising is now available to mental health professionals through The Group List. (1) We can mail out your own group flier, practice brochure, business card, announcement, or other special advertising to our readers, collated together with the printed edition of The Group List. (2) We can produce single-use mailing labels or a multi-use CD-ROM for you to customize your own professional mailings. (3) Your camera-ready display ad, from business-card size up to a full page, can be placed in either a printed edition or an e-mail edition of The Group List. Call for details. Click here to obtain advertising rates.

Understanding and Acceptance

While the editor makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of information presented in this list, the user is cautioned that this list could include typographical errors and/or technical inaccuracies.  Listings are subject to change without notification.  This list is provided with the understanding that the editor is not engaged in rendering a professional service in the form of a recommendation or an endorsement.  Groups have not been reviewed or evaluated.  The editor does not represent or warrant that any specific group is appropriate for any specific individual or specific purpose.  Groups are presumed to be either facilitated by or supervised by independently licensed mental health professionals; however, credentials have not been verified.  Links contained in our internet directory are provided for the convenience of the user; no approval or endorsement is implied, and links are opened at the users risk.  Use of this directory constitutes an understanding and acceptance of these conditions.  The Metropolitan Los Angeles Outpatient Group Therapy Resource Directory is not affiliated with any other professional organization or association.

Informational Links

About Group Psychotherapy
Mental Health Resources on the Internet
American Group Psychotherapy Association
Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California
Los Angeles Group Psychotherapy Society
Metropolitan Los Angeles Psychodiagnostic Assessment Resource Directory
Metropolitan Los Angeles Pediatric Psychiatrist Resource Directory
Local Sliding-Scale Mental Health Clinics

Subject Index
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