Are you looking for therapy that is affordable and effective? Groups can be an economical way to participate in counseling and provide a private a confidential and safe space in which to heal.

“People who are successful in group are successful in life.” – Louis Ormont, Ph.D.

We are part of groups on a daily basis, whether it be our family, work culture or some other community with which we are involved. Groups are not escapable. In fact, most people enter psychotherapy because of their inability to connect successfully in some way to another.

People show up in treatment for anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, parenting issues, stress, and addiction and many other concerns. When people show up in a relationship or a group they tend to recreate the same rules of engagement that have proved troublesome to them outside of the group. That is, they show up in a group how they show up in their world, or, in the words of yoga guru, Baron Baptiste, ‘how you show up on your mat is how you show up in life.’

Group therapy provides a microcosm of your existence and an opportunity to foster awareness and transform these patterns. It is a social laboratory and a unique arena in which to see oneself in the context of others. In a group you will experience others and learn how they experience you, the latter potentially quite different from how we view ourselves. Group counseling ultimately addresses such issues as vulnerability, boundaries, emotional and behavioral expression, insight, and trust. It provides a safe place to cultivate the recognition of the way you make your way in the world and a space in which you can try on new ways of being. A shift within the group often precipitates transformation within your world.

Contrary to individual or couple’s therapy, group therapy also provides a sense of universality, that is, the experience of greater connection when you join with others who grapple with similar issues.

While most people are often initially reluctant to enter group counseling, once engaged, their level of comfort increases exponentially. Further, in some instances, the level of change is even more powerful than in individual therapy.

Dr. Winter offering the following groups:

• Interpersonal Process Group
• Men’s Psychotherapy Process Group for those struggling with Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior
• Women’s Process Group for Victims of Betrayal
• Betrayed Partners’ Group for Women (10-12 weeks)
• Betrayed Partners’ Group for Men (10-12 weeks)

Dr. Winter has facilitated process groups for over 35 years. Originally trained and having published during her internship at Case Western Reserve’s Metropolitan General and University Hospitals, she has continued to lead groups in her private practice. She is certified in group therapy.

Process groups are a powerful way to experience yourself in a ripe environment for change. People enter a group with various issues, symptoms, or diagnoses such as anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, addiction, anger, parenting concerns etc.. Areas commonly addressed include vulnerability, attachment and connection, shame and guilt, control and submission, fear and anxiety and more. Members discuss elements of their lives and their relationships and process within the group are observed and examined in real-time, making way for deep exploration and change in their ability to regulate their own emotionally and gain a deeper connection with themselves and others.

Groups typically have 6-9 people and meet for 90 minutes. Interested participants need to be in ongoing therapy (at least monthly) and submit to an initial screening interview to determine eligibility to participate and decide if the group is for them.

Process groups are closed yet transitional and not time-limited; they can live on indefinitely. That is, on occasion, a member will leave and someone will join; the group is ongoing. Members are expected to make a three-month commitment to determine if the group is right for their healing.

Dr. Winter offers the following process groups for high-functioning individuals:

• Interpersonal Process Group
• Interpersonal Process Group for Young Professionals
• Men’s Infidelity Process Group
• Women’s Betrayed Partner Group

Psychoeducational groups are a mixture of education, brief experiential exercises, support, and homework. They are time-limited (10-12 weeks) and maintain the same group members throughout. These groups are built around a particular subgroup of individuals who have shared the same or similar experiences. The purpose of the group is designed to work through a particular trauma or traumatic set of experiences related to this event(s).

These groups have 4-5 members and meet weekly for 90 minutes.

Dr. Winter offers the following psychoeducational groups:

• Betrayed Partners Group for Women
• Betrayed Partners Group for Men

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This group is for high-functioning individuals who are looking to become more successful in their relationships and within themselves. Issues addressed typically include self-esteem, identity, attachment, sexuality, and address the experience of expression of all emotions such as anger, fear, sadness, shame, and joy.

This group is ongoing and meets for 90 minutes in the evening. Interested participants need to be in ongoing group therapy (at least monthly) and submit to an initial screening interview to determine eligibility to participate.

Process groups are closed yet transitional and not time-limited. That is, on occasion, a member will leave and someone will join.  Members are expected to make a three-month commitment to determine if the group is right for them.

This group meets weekly for 90 minutes.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability.

This group is for men and women who are recent college graduates and/or young professionals or those new to the job world who are looking to enhance their self-esteem, relationships, productivity, and overall effectiveness. Topics typically addressed might be social anxiety, dating/relationships, family issues and separation, transition, self-doubt, self-consciousness, perfectionism, and sexuality as well as emotional expression and regulation.

This group is ongoing and meets for 90 minutes in the evening. Interested participants need to be in ongoing therapy (at least monthly) and submit to an initial screening interview to determine eligibility to participate.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability.

This group is for high-functioning men who are healing from sex-addiction and out-of-control sexual behavior. These behaviors come in all shapes and sizes; everyone is welcome, including those who are or have experienced infidelity via an affair(s), pornography, sex addiction, and more. The group is open to men with a history of stepping out of their primary relationship in any intimate betrayal.

The purpose of this group is to help men understand how they show up . . . how they make their way in the world and how their unhealthy symptoms have been instrumental in this and how they can find other ways in order to survive and to live healthily. As such, interpersonal relationships and connection, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and triggers for acting-out will all be concurrent themes that run throughout. Within the safe space of the group and the support of other men, the ultimate goal is to embrace healthy sexuality.

This group is ongoing and meets for 90 minutes weekly. Interested participants need to be in ongoing therapy (at least monthly) and submit to an initial screening interview to determine eligibility to participate. Members are expected to make a three-month commitment to determine if the group is right for them.

This group meeting weekly for 90 minutes.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability.

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Infidelity, sexual and other, is devastating as it threatens the fragile bond between people; it shatters our world. This group is a process group for women who have been the victim of betrayal within their primary marital/couple relationship or close family relationship. It is for partners of infidelity, sex addiction, or other process addictions, betrayals, or out-of-control behaviors, such as financial deception and/or drugs/alcohol or food addiction.

This group not only offers supportive healing in a safe community but addresses topics such as self-doubt, shame, boundaries, self-esteem and various emotions. The relational-trauma-informed perspective is counter to the commonly held system of co-addiction, a role which has its merit’s yet also its shame. This is a process group where we examine patterns of attachment and use the lens of attachment to understand each other.

This is an ongoing group. New members are asked to commit for three months. There is a mandatory screening interview and participants are asked to participate in some form of ongoing psychotherapy.

This group meets weekly for 90 minutes.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability.

The pain of infidelity and deceit can seem unending. Yet the ending of an affair or the breaking of an addiction cycle is not the end of the betrayal, but often the beginning of healing for the partner, the infidel, and for the couple. Partners experience shock, disorientation, sadness, fear, anxiety, depression, confusion, rage, shame, and isolation as well as a host of other post-traumatic symptoms which fall into what is called complex partner trauma or sex addiction-induced trauma terms used to recognize the effect of the betrayal on the partner.

This group is designed to help those healing from the challenges and post-traumatic stress that accompanies being in a relationship with an addict or person who engages in out-of-control sexual and other behavior that is a violation of the marital/relationship bond. Groups designed specifically for betrayed partners, partners of infidelity, sex addiction, or other process addictions or betrayals, such as financial deception, offer supportive healing in a safe community.

The relational-trauma informed perspective is counter to the commonly held system of co-addiction, a role which has its merit’s yet also its shame. In this group, we focus on the trauma model yet support the use of co-addiction and 12-step work, as both are instrumental in healing.

Groups are done in 10-week increments with an option to continue for another 10 weeks. Each group has 4-5 members and meets for 90 minutes. Via a combination of psycho-educational and experiential exercises, members will improve awareness and insight of themselves and their intimate relationships with others.  There is an emphasis on the connection of family-of-origin and childhood experiences with present-day attachment patterns and dynamics.

This is a closed group; that is, participation remains the same throughout the term of the group. The group accepts partners betrayed via sexual, emotional, and/or financial infidelity. Interested participants are required to submit to a screening interview to determine eligibility to participate and are encouraged to be in concurrent individual therapy (at least monthly). This group is not for victims of domestic violence.

See what others are saying about this group below.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability. NOTE: Inquire about an online 10-week or intensive weekend group here. 

Get more details here.

Betrayal is not just for women. It’s not exclusive to just one gender. Men aren’t the only cheaters. Women cheat too. While their percentage is smaller when you add emotional and ‘friendship’, they run a close second.  Men incur the same trauma, hurt, and pain yet in a somewhat different way, particularly when we look at the hidden shame that so characterizes the men in our culture. This group is for men only.

Groups are done in 10-week increments with an option to continue for another 10 weeks. Each group has 4-5 members and meets weekly for 90 minutes.  Via a combination of psycho-educational and experiential exercises, members will improve awareness and insight of themselves and their intimate relationships with others.  There is an emphasis on the connection of family-of-origin and childhood experiences with present-day attachment patterns and dynamics.

This is a closed group; that is, participation remains the same throughout the term of the group. The group accepts partners betrayed via sexual, emotional, and/or financial infidelity. Interested participants are required to submit to a screening interview to determine eligibility to participate and are encouraged to be in concurrent individual therapy (at least monthly). This group is not for victims of domestic violence.

See what others are saying about this group below.

Inquire here for scheduling and availability. NOTE: Inquire about an online 10-week or intensive weekend group here. 

Get more details here.

I joined the group for betrayed spouses with some hesitation.  It turned out to be a helpful part of my healing process. From meeting other women that are experiencing similar pain and learning tools to help shift the pain.  We did self-reflective work in the group and at home that allowed me to learn more about my relationship and myself. I am still on my healing journey but highly recommend Dr. Winter as a therapist and group facilitator. She is knowledgable and understanding of the difficulty in recovering from betrayal. . . . Amanda    

I participated in Dr. Winter’s Betrayed Partners Group. Dr. Winter is knowledgeable, experienced, kind and caring. The group was amazing! It gave me a safe environment and opportunity to share my experiences with other women who have gone through similar situations. Dr. Winter guided us through a very tough time and helped with healing. I highly recommend the Betrayed Partner’s Group! . . . S