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Group Therapy in Evanston

A supportive, therapist-led group experience that helps you grow through real connection.

Insurance & Access

We work with major insurance providers and offer flexible options to make care accessible.

What Group Therapy Feels Like

Group therapy feels like realizing you’re not as alone as you thought. In a carefully facilitated and emotionally safe environment, you’re invited to show up as yourself, not perfectly, but honestly.

Many people come to group feeling unsure, guarded, or worried about how they’ll be perceived. Over time, the group becomes a place where patterns emerge gently, feedback feels supportive, and connection replaces isolation.

As trust builds, participants often notice a reduction in shame and self-criticism. Emotions become easier to express, boundaries clearer to set, and relationships outside of group begin to feel more authentic and satisfying.

Phase 1: Safety and Orientation

This phase focuses on helping members feel grounded, respected, and clear about how the group works.

Phase 2: Exploration and Relational Awareness

As the group settles, members explore how they show up in relationships in real time.

Phase 3: Integration and Growth

Communication becomes more direct, boundaries strengthen, and relationships inside and outside the group shift in meaningful ways.

How Group Therapy Helps

LGBTQ+ therapy supports healing by addressing both individual experiences and systemic realities.

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Three easy steps

Talk with intake (free, 15 minutes).

Share what’s going on and what would feel supportive.

Get matched.

We’ll recommend one to two Living Well therapists who fit your preferences and schedule.

Begin care.

Start weekly sessions, build skills, and feel more like yoursel, in daily life and relationships.

Ready when you are

Overwhelm doesn’t have to define you. Together we’ll shift how stress shows up in your daily life.

(847) 558-7327

We believe in offering support even if you can’t be in-person. Traffic, weather, childcare, packed calendars, none of that should keep you from getting help. 
We help many people remotely who may feel anxious, stuck, or simply not like themselves. You deserve care that fits your life and treats you as a whole human, not a diagnosis.

Warm, human-first care

We see the whole you. Sessions are warm, collaborative, and paced to your nervous system—not a protocol.

Thoughtful matching (not an algorithm).

Our intake team listens first, then hand-matches you with a best-fit clinician based on goals, style, culture, and lived experience.

Holistic + practical.

We integrate talk therapy with somatic and experiential tools so change is felt, not just discussed.

Culturally responsive & affirming.

Inclusive care for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients; we meet you where you are with curiosity and respect.

Secure & convenient.

HIPAA-compliant platform, end-to-end encryption, evenings and lunch hours available, continuity when traveling in Illinois.

Insurance support

We’ll verify your benefits and outline costs up front, so there are no surprises.

Why Choose Living Well?

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