Gay Groups Therapy

Gay Men's Group Therapy NYC

Join an exciting opportunity to enter an on-going weekly therapy group for gay men in NYC. Led by an expert therapist, you will learn with and from other men, and better understand your own patterns of thoughts and behavior that may be holding you back from the life you want.
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Group Therapy for the LGBTQ Community in New York City

In group, you can learn how to develop and maintain fulfilling relationships while breaking your patterns of self-defeating behaviors. Many members of the group may be experiencing or grappling with some of the same issues you are—issues or frustrations that can be beneficial to share with others.

One aim of the Life at Your Best group may be to help you socialize better—and it can accomplish this—but that is not necessarily the main goal. Group therapy using the Life at Your Best Plan can help you identify and deal with your emotional blocks and limitations, enabling you to relate better to others, to gain more inner comfort, and to realize your own potential.

Each week in group session, you identify unhealthy patterns you may be repeating, and practice healthier alternatives with other members within the safer environment group therapy provides.

A group consists of 6 to 10 members meeting each week who have things in common and who can be helpful partners for each other’s growth. The therapist guides the discussion, providing a productive examination of the issues or concerns affecting each member. Group members are encouraged to talk with each other spontaneously and honestly. Much of the learning comes from the interactions between members as they work to defeat negative thoughts, manage emotions, and develop healthy behaviors.

  • Group therapy at the Life at Your Best Plan serves as a microcosm of reality and is an ideal place to solve real issues. Week after week, you create your own impasses in the group, in virtually the same ways as outside the group, blocking friends, lovers, associates, and relatives. Group therapy is a theatre of study and change
  • When you speak in a group, words can echo more loudly in your mind. You can also see how other members respond to your behavior
  • You may use group as a main treatment, or work simultaneously in both group and individual ther-apy to stimulate growth in mutually complementary ways

How Group Therapy Works at the Life at Your Best Plan

A group consists of 6 to 10 members meeting each week who have things in common and who can be helpful partners for each other’s growth. The therapist guides the discussion, providing a productive examination of the issues or concerns affecting each member. Group members are encouraged to talk with each other spontaneously and honestly. Much of the learning comes from the interactions between members as they work to defeat negative thoughts, manage emotions, and develop healthy behaviors. Group therapy at the Life at Your Best Plan serves as a microcosm of reality and is an ideal place to solve real issues. Week after week, you create your own impasses in the group, in virtually the same ways as outside the group, blocking friends, lovers, associates, and relatives. Group therapy is a theatre of study and change When you speak in a group, words can echo more loudly in your mind. You can also see how other members respond to your behavior You may use group as a main treatment, or work simultaneously in both group and individual ther-apy to stimulate growth in mutually complementary ways.

How Group Therapy in NYC at the Life at Your Best Plan Can Help You:

  • Understand your feelings of emptiness in your current relationships, and master how to get your needs met at home & at work
  • Confront ways you feel inferior—change your perceptions or improve yourself in those areas
  • Learn how to stop your overly critical thoughts of yourself or others, & confront people in a healthy way who are critical of you
  • Confront feeling inferior or different in group settings, and gain more confidence in social arenas (public speaking, parties, dating, etc.)
  • Learn how to avoid ambivalent, unstable romantic partners and stick with partners who are stable and committed without clinging or becoming jealous during normal separations
  • Balance your work and personal life to reduce the constant pressure you feel, and enjoy your successes
  • Master expressing and managing your emotions. Develop & deepen intimacy and connection you experience in your relationships

Clinically Proven to Help You Feel Better 
Group therapy is a widely used treatment option, practiced for more than 50 years, and is as effective as individual therapy. As you meet and interact with other group members, the whole group learns to work on shared problems–one of the most beneficial aspects of group therapy. Group therapy using the Life at Your Best Plan addresses feelings of isolation, depression, and anxiety, and can help you make significant changes to feel better.


  • Group therapy is affordable, and is reimbursable by most health insurance plans with an out-of-network benefit (Check with your insurance carrier for specific details)