The same facilitator, the same group, so the work can go deeper.
Group therapy is the heart of every program day at Sunview: one continuous group, led by one clinician, where people with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions do real work together.
Many programs switch topics and facilitators every hour. We don’t. Your group runs from 9 AM to 1 PM with breaks along the way, and the same clinician leads it from start to finish. The group builds trust faster, and the conversation can keep going where it left off.
Group therapy happens within our outpatient programs, PHP, IOP and OP, not as a standalone service. If you’re looking for weekly private therapy only, we’ll point you to the right place.
Many people in group live with substance use and a mental health condition at once. See dual diagnosis treatment.
9 AM
Everyone checks in. Your facilitator already knows where yesterday left off.
Mid-morning
Topics draw on IFS, CBT, DBT and psychodrama. Real moments from home and work get slowed down and looked at.
Late morning
Skills, experiential exercises and honest feedback from people who know your story.
1 PM
Your afternoon is yours. What happens in it becomes material for the next session.
Carefrontation means being willing to have an honest, sometimes difficult conversation with someone because you care about them. The point is never to shame, attack or criticize. It’s to help someone see a pattern they can’t see yet. In group, you learn to give feedback from what you observed, not from assumptions about someone’s intentions, and to pause and listen when it’s your turn to receive it.
Instead of
“You’re being manipulative.”
We practice
“I noticed that when you were talking about that situation, it sounded similar to the pattern you described earlier, and I wonder if you might be doing something similar here.”
“We can be compassionate without avoiding accountability, and we can hold someone accountable without taking away their dignity.”
Every other Thursday, women meet together in one group room and men in another. The day follows the same structure as any other, but some experiences are easier to share with people who relate to them more closely.
We started with once a month. The feedback was so positive that we expanded to every other week.
Mon
Mixed group
Tue
Mixed group
Wed
Mixed group
Thu
Women · Men
Fri
Mixed group
Mon
Mixed group
Tue
Mixed group
Wed
Mixed group
Thu
Mixed group
Fri
Mixed group
Gender-specific days run every other Thursday
Shared out loud, shame loses its power.
Groups work by breaking secrecy. Someone admits something they’re ashamed of, finds that others in the room share it, and the shame starts to lose its power. Many people spend a long time trying to convince themselves they can manage on their own. In group, saying “I can’t do this by myself anymore” gets a little easier, and sometimes another person sees a pattern you can’t see in yourself.
Psychodrama is an important part of our group programming. When it’s clinically appropriate, groups also use hands-on, expressive activities that give you another way to process emotions and reach insight beyond talking.
Acting out a situation or relationship in the room, so it can be seen and worked through instead of only talked about.
A different way to reach feelings that are hard to put into words.
Picturing the life you’re building, and what stands between you and it.
Hands-on activities your facilitator brings in when they fit the group’s work.
Mornings in every program, evenings in IOP
Group runs on the same schedule as your program: every weekday in PHP, three days a week in IOP (day or evening), and one weekday in OP.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP: 9am–1pm, every weekday | Runs, 9am to 1pm | Runs, 9am to 1pm | Runs, 9am to 1pm | Runs, 9am to 1pm | Runs, 9am to 1pm |
| Day IOP: 9am–1pm, any 3 days | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm |
| Evening IOP: 6–9pm, Mon, Wed, Thu | Evening, 6pm to 9pm | No session | Evening, 6pm to 9pm | Evening, 6pm to 9pm | No session |
| OP: 9am–1pm, any 1 day | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm | Pick your days, 9am to 1pm |
Matthew L.
Gabe is awesome! I have had therapists before at other practices and he is one of the most empathetic and down to earth providers I have had. The group facilitators and other staff there are very kind and helpful as well. The support to get you back onto a good mental health path is amazing. Would recommend if you want more help than just a one on one therapist but want to still go home and/or work after.
Erica S.
I just wanted to express my gratitude, every single staff was so kind and compassionate. It took me a while to actually be receptive to the things they were teaching me and trying to help me. But once I was and truly understood and was willing to help myself too it was magic. I’m grateful for them. I’d recommend them to anyone! I also would recommend for Sunview to include same sex groups at least once a week, I believe it helps common issues and resolution insight and connection a more comfortable space for the same sex to connect to each other without feeling judgement or afraid to express their opinions and experiences in front of the other sex. (In my afternoon groups was primary female and it was an amazing experience) so much props to Sunview for giving me the tools and resources to believe myself and better myself! Thank for to every staff member there!!!!
Francina U.
I came to sunview on my own and um glad I came I hot the help that I needed they were very loving and kind to me they lived me when I didn't love my self and I am grateful...
Isaiah A.
Sun view wellness is amazing place supportive come here to get the best care they take care of all your fears and worries.
Angel V.
Very helpful and attentive people who care to see you get better through your rough time in life.
Stacey P.
If you are struggling with addiction, this is the place that will make you feel like home. The therapist are amazing in their own unique ways. Group sessions become your best friends in the circle. They are welcoming to any type of addiction, they are loving, and strong therapists.
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