Outpatient Therapy Groups

St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute offers a number of Outpatient Therapy Groups that may be beneficial to you or your loved one:

As a standalone treatment approach!

Outpatient group therapy can help you learn from different perspectives, create a sense of belonging and are a therapeutic tool which blends both professional guidance and peer support.

As a Bridge for Specialty Programs!

If there is wait time for the Specialty Program you are interested in, Outpatient Group Therapy can be a great bridge for treatment while you wait for an opening in your preferred Specialty Intensive Outpatient or Partial Hospitalization Program.

As Aftercare!

Once you complete your Specialty Intensive Outpatient or Partial Hospitalization Program, it will likely be helpful for you to continue your treatment journey by doing weekly or biweekly Outpatient Group Therapy to keep your recovery gains going!

As a Complement Services to Outpatient Individual Therapy!

Sometimes, individualized outpatient therapy treatment is not quite enough for the treatment goals you have. Outpatient Group Therapy can be a great adjunctive to add to your individual therapy services.

To see which Outpatient Groups we are currently offering, please call us today at 314-289-9411 or visit our New Patient page to learn more about how to request new services at St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute.

Advanced Parent Skills Training Group

“When Being a Good Parent Isn’t Good Enough”: A workshop for parents who have anxious and depressed kids. For most families, “good” parenting works. But for parents of children and teens who struggle with anxiety and depression “good” parenting is often insufficient. This workshop focuses on advanced skills to better address the needs of parents who have severely anxious and depressed kids. This workshop is not for parents of a child/teen whose primary problem is oppositional or conduct disordered behavior.

Exposure Therapy Group

Outpatient Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy Group, designed to help you to follow through consistently with Behavioral Homework assigned by Outpatient Therapist and to have a supportive space to practice Exposures.

Men’s Clergy Mental Health Group

Supportive/process-oriented group that provides psychosocial support, developments of coping skills, accountability to personal treatment goals, and often is an adjunctive treatment with individual therapy, all while attending to the unique socio-cultural dynamics of being clergy.

Radically-Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) Skills Classes

Is it possible to have too much self-control? This therapist-led weekly Radically-Open Dialectical Behavior (RO-DBT) Skills Class is for ages 15 and up who are looking for practical tools to increase flexibility and openness, reduce rigidity and perfectionism, express emotions authentically, and to learn skills to enhance social connectedness.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Foundations Group

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Foundations Group is for patients who have little knowledge of DBT and is an opportunity to prepare Adult patients for entry into DBT Intensive Outpatient Program and/or for DBT Outpatient Skills Groups.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Outpatient Skills Group

DBT Skills Group is a structured outpatient class-like group which helps patients learn Linehan-Adherent DBT modules within Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Multiple DBT Outpatient Skills Groups are offered at St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute and are designed to complement Individual Outpatient and/or as a step-down from our DBT Intensive Outpatient Program service.

OCD Support Group for Adults

Are you living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? You don’t have to face it alone. Join a supportive community where you can connect, share experiences, and take small, meaningful steps toward recovery. This group is open to adults living with OCD. No prior treatment required. Family and friends are not included, to keep the focus on members’ experiences.

We’re Only a Phone Call Away

If you would rather reach our Intake Team by phone, please call 314-289-9411 to discuss appointment scheduling, or get a head start on scheduling your appointment by filling out our online contact form.

In case of a mental health crisis, CALL 988 or seek the nearest emergency room.

Help and hope are closer than you think.

Personalized mental health treatment is ready for you. We are here to help.

Contact Us

New patients please call Intake Coordinators at:

314-289-9411

City of St. Louis, Missouri (Macklind)

1129 Macklind Ave,
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-534-0200 (returning patients)

Chesterfield, Missouri (West County)

16216 Baxter Rd. Stes 205 and 225,
Chesterfield, MO 63017
636-532-9188 (returning patients)

Fairview Heights, Illinois

331 Salem Place, Suite 225-A,
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618-825-0051 (returning patients)