GROUP THERAPY

Meaningful Change Does Not Always Happen Alone

Group therapy creates a different kind of therapeutic experience—one where participants can learn, practice, gain perspective, build connection, and recognize that experiences that feel deeply personal are often shared by others.

Our groups are deliberately small and clinically focused, allowing enough structure for meaningful work while preserving the personal attention that can be lost in larger programs.

CURRENT GROUPS

Four Ways to Do Meaningful Work Together

Four Ways to Do Meaningful Work Together

Each group has a different focus, but all are designed around the same principles: small enrollment, clear therapeutic purpose, active participation, respect for privacy, and practical work that extends beyond the group session.

Each group has a different focus, but all are designed around the same principles: small enrollment, clear therapeutic purpose, active participation, respect for privacy, and practical work that extends beyond the group session.

Virtual DBT skills therapy group
Virtual DBT skills therapy group

01 — DBT SKILLS GROUP

Feel Less Overwhelmed. Respond Instead of React.

The DBT Skills Group is a practical, structured program for people who want more effective ways to understand emotions, tolerate distress, communicate clearly, maintain boundaries, and respond more intentionally when situations become difficult.

MINDFULNESS • EMOTIONAL REGULATION • DISTRESS TOLERANCE • INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS • BOUNDARIES • COMMUNICATION

12 Weeks • 90 Minutes Weekly • $60 / Week • Limited to 7 Participants • Virtual Group

02 — TRAUMA RECOVERY GROUP

Understand What Happened Without Having to Relive It

Trauma can continue to shape the way people experience safety, relationships, emotions, and the world around them long after the original event has passed. This group focuses on understanding trauma responses and developing ways to move forward with greater stability, connection, and choice.

Participants are never required to tell or recount their trauma story.

TRAUMA RESPONSES & TRIGGERS • GROUNDING • EMOTIONAL REGULATION • AVOIDANCE & HYPERVIGILANCE • RELATIONSHIPS & CONNECTION • SAFETY • RESILIENCE & RECOVERY

Virtual Trauma Recovery therapy group
Virtual Trauma Recovery therapy group
Virtual couples therapy group
Virtual couples therapy group

03 — COUPLES GROUP

Stop Having the Same Fight. Start Understanding the Pattern.

UNDERSTAND • REPAIR • BUILD

This structured couples group is designed for partners who want to better understand recurring relationship patterns, communicate more effectively, repair hurt, strengthen trust, and build a healthier relationship together.

COMMUNICATION • RECURRING CONFLICT • EMOTIONAL SAFETY • TRUST • FRIENDSHIP • CONNECTION & INTIMACY • HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIP PATTERNS. 12 Weeks • 90 Minutes Weekly • $75 Per Couple / Week • Limited to 6 Couples • Virtual Group. Both partners participate together throughout the program.

04 — THE FORGE

What Do You Want From the Next Chapter of Your Life?

PERSON • PURPOSE • PASSION

The Forge is a process-oriented group for men exploring identity, relationships, friendship, loneliness, belonging, responsibility, meaning, purpose, and what they want from the next chapter of their lives.

IDENTITY • RELATIONSHIPS • FRIENDSHIP & CONNECTION • LONELINESS & BELONGING • RESPONSIBILITY • MEANING & PURPOSE • WHAT COMES NEXT.

12 Weeks • 90 Minutes Weekly • $60 / Week

Limited to 7 Men • Virtual Group.

IDENTITY • RELATIONSHIPS • FRIENDSHIP & CONNECTION • LONELINESS & BELONGING • RESPONSIBILITY • MEANING & PURPOSE • WHAT COMES NEXT.

12 Weeks • 90 Minutes Weekly • $60 / Week - Limited to 7 Men • Virtual Group.

The Forge virtual men's therapy group

A DIFFERENT KIND OF THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE

Why Work in a Group?

Why Work in a Group?

• CONNECTION — Recognize that difficult experiences are often less isolating than they feel.

• PRACTICE — Use therapeutic skills in a setting that includes real interpersonal interaction.

• PERSPECTIVE — Learn from the experiences, observations, and feedback of others.

• ACCOUNTABILITY — Return each week with opportunities to reflect on what happened between sessions.

• GROWTH — Experiment with healthier ways of communicating, responding, connecting, and understanding yourself.

Group therapy may complement individual or couples therapy but is not necessarily a replacement for it.

BEFORE ENROLLMENT

Finding the Right Group Matters

Participation is voluntary. Prospective group members may complete a brief screening or consultation before enrollment so that clinical appropriateness, goals, scheduling, and group fit can be considered.

• Ability to participate consistently

• Appropriate clinical stability for a group setting

• Willingness to respect confidentiality and group boundaries

• Interest in the specific focus of the group

• Availability for the full program whenever possible.

Not every group is appropriate for every person. If another service would be a better fit, that can be discussed during the initial inquiry.

MULTI-STATE TELEHEALTH

Join From Home

Join From Home

TX • CA • FL • KS • OR • AL • VA • LA

Virtual participation is available to eligible clients located in states where Brannon La Force is licensed. Eligibility may vary by group, clinical circumstances, and the participant’s physical location at the time of service. All current groups are conducted virtually.

Virtual participation is available to eligible clients located in states where Brannon La Force is licensed. Eligibility may vary by group, clinical circumstances, and the participant’s physical location at the time of service. All current groups are conducted virtually.

Fall 2026 Groups at a Glance

Fall 2026 Groups at a Glance

• DBT Skills Group — $60 / week — 7 participants

• Trauma Recovery Group — $60 / week — 7 participants

• Couples Group — $75 / couple / week — 6 couples

• The Forge — $60 / week — 7 participants

All programs are 12 weeks. Sessions are approximately 90 minutes weekly. Groups begin the week of September 13, 2026.

CURRENT ENROLLMENT

Interested in One of the Groups?

Interested in One of the Groups?

If one of these groups sounds relevant to the work you are already doing—or the work you are ready to begin—reach out to discuss availability and whether the group may be an appropriate fit.

If one of these groups sounds relevant to the work you are already doing—or the work you are ready to begin—reach out to discuss availability and whether the group may be an appropriate fit.

Text 214-666-8127

• DBT • TRAUMA • COUPLE GROUP • FORGE

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