Adult Skills & Psychoeducation Groups: Build Resilience Together
Therapist-led group psychotherapy combining ACT, mindfulness, and trauma education to strengthen emotional regulation and self-compassion.
At a Glance: Skills for Resilience & Emotional Growth
I am Dr. Sheila Vidal, a licensed clinical psychologist in California and Virginia, and I lead these group psychotherapy cohorts for adults in both states.
These structured, skills-based groups are designed for adults who want to stabilize, strengthen regulation, and apply ACT principles between sessions. Each group blends mindfulness, values-based action, and psychoeducation in a supportive setting. No trauma disclosure is required.
Groups are offered live online across California and Virginia, with limited in-person availability in Folsom, CA for select cohorts by appointment.
Quick Facts
What This Group Looks Like (Skills, Safety, Community)
This therapist-led group is a structured, research-informed setting for learning and practicing skills alongside others. It is group psychotherapy with a strong skills and psychoeducation focus, paced for stabilization.
Who attends: adults (18+) navigating PTSD/C-PTSD, attachment wounds, anxiety, moral injury, caregiver or first-responder stress
What the sessions feel like: structured and predictable, with a clear weekly theme, room to practice, and no pressure to share more than you choose
Alongside the modules below, sessions also cover nervous-system education so your reactions make sense, grounding and breathwork, self-compassion and shame resilience, and practical ways to manage triggers, dissociation, and high-stress environments.
The goal is to help you build practical tools, language for your experience, and a clearer sense of next steps, whether that includes continued group work or individual therapy.
How the Group Works (Therapist-Led, Skills-Focused)
A structured, supportive space to learn trauma-informed skills with others, paced for stabilization.
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Onboarding & Safety
Individual intake, group agreements, and the option to step back from any sensitive exercise. Camera use is encouraged, but not required.
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ACT Modules
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills, including values clarification, willingness, and present-moment awareness, that translate to home and work.
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CBT Modules
Thought tools, behavior activation, routine building, and sleep strategies.
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CPT-Informed Modules
Gentle work with common stuck points such as self-blame, trust, and control. This work does not involve processing detailed trauma content.
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Exposure-Informed Coping
Everyday facing skills, such as riding out anxious sensations or entering avoided places with support. This work does not involve retelling trauma narratives.
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Attachment & Communication
Boundaries, secure requests, repair language, and self-compassion practices.
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Live Practice
Brief drills, guided exercises, and optional between-week assignments to build consistency.
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Skills, Not Trauma Processing
ACT-aligned regulation, values pacing, boundary language, and everyday coping. No detailed trauma narratives are required.
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Respectful Privacy
Group agreements are reviewed up front. Camera use is encouraged, but not required. Extra care is taken for clearance-sensitive members.
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When Groups Fit Best
Before or during individual therapy, for stabilization or to reinforce routines and momentum.
Is This Group Right for Me?
Group is often a fit if you want a structured, skills-focused space to practice grounding, mindfulness, and values-based action in community. It may not be a fit if you currently need crisis stabilization, detox, or intensive inpatient/outpatient care. If so, I can provide referral support.
How to Join (Enrollment Steps)
Free 15-minute consult to confirm fit and answer questions
Individual intake session to review goals, history, and safety preferences
Join the next cohort, which runs 8 to 12 weeks with weekly 90-minute sessions, online in California and Virginia, with limited in-person availability in Folsom, CA for select cohorts by appointment
Frequently Asked Questions
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This is group psychotherapy with a strong skills and psychoeducation focus. I focus sessions on stabilization, regulation, and values-based action rather than detailed trauma narratives.
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Adults (18+) seeking structure, skills, and community for PTSD/C-PTSD, attachment challenges, anxiety, or occupational stress, including clearance roles.
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6 to 10 participants, meeting 90 minutes weekly for 8 to 12 weeks. Continued cycles are optional.
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I review group agreements and privacy expectations up front. Camera use is encouraged, but not required. Because this is a group setting, I cannot guarantee what other participants will share outside the group. I also discuss privacy considerations with clearance-sensitive participants.
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$150 per 90-minute group psychotherapy session. A reduced fee may be available at my discretion, typically for non-profit, shelter, and community organizations. I don't bill insurance. Superbills are available upon request for out-of-network benefits, and reimbursement varies by plan. If you submit a superbill, it shares diagnosis and service details with your insurer.
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Start with a free 15-minute consult, complete a brief individual intake, then join the next cohort. Online cohorts run on HIPAA-compliant telehealth, with limited in-person availability in Folsom for select cohorts by appointment.
Have more questions? Visit my frequently asked questions about online trauma therapy page.