Groups and programs

Courses, group therapy, support groups, workshops and webinars — how they run and how to join one.

Not everything works better one to one. Group programs are usually a fraction of the individual fee, and for some kinds of work the group itself is the point.

Browse them at Groups in the main navigation.

The five formats

Format	How it runs
Course	A fixed number of sessions building on each other, with the same people each week. You join at the start and finish together.
Group therapy	Therapist-led and therapeutic. The group is the treatment, not a cheaper way to deliver an individual session.
Workshop	One sitting, one topic. Nothing to commit to beyond the day.
Support group	Ongoing, drop-in and facilitated. Come when you need to and stop when you don’t.
Webinar	Free or low-cost information sessions online, usually with questions at the end.

Finding one

Search by topic, then filter by format, care type, whether it runs online or in person, price (free, under $50 a session, $50–$100, $100+), funding accepted, the month it starts, and whether places are still open.

Sort by starting soonest, lowest price, or most places left.

Cohorts

Programs run in cohorts rather than continuously, so what you book is a cohort, not the program. Each cohort shows its start date, its schedule — “Six Tuesdays from 4 March” — and either how many places are left or that it’s full.

A cohort with three or fewer places left is flagged.

Joining

1. Choose an intake

   Pick the dated cohort that suits you. A full one is still selectable — it becomes a waitlist request.

2. Your details

   Name, email and phone, plus an optional note for the facilitator: access needs, what you’re hoping to get out of it, or anything you’d rather they knew in advance.

3. Pay

   Either once, a week before the first session, or per session on the morning of each — the program page says which.

You’ll get calendar invites, and a video link for every session if it runs online, or the address and arrival notes if it’s in person.

Waitlists

If a cohort is full you can join the waitlist. Nothing is charged. If a place opens in that intake it’s offered to you first, and you have 48 hours to take it.

Withdrawing

Full refund if you withdraw before the first session. After the first session, the program’s own terms apply — they’re on the program page.

What you’ll see on a program page

About the program, who it’s for, what happens in a session, the dates and intakes, the facilitators, funding and rebates, and other programs like it.

Some programs are co-facilitated, in which case every facilitator is listed.

Cost

Group places are usually a fraction of the equivalent individual fee. Open Therapy+ members get 25% off group programs and courses — see Membership.