Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP, Psychotherapist
Just because it is hard to do, does not mean it is impossible to achieve
Group Psychotherapy
Group therapy offers something individual therapy can’t: the chance to understand yourself in real time through relationships with others.
In a well-facilitated group, you gain perspective—not just from your therapist, but from peers who reflect back how you are experienced. Over time, patterns become visible, understandable, and changeable.
Group psychotherapy can help you:
- Receive feedback from others, not just your therapist
- Understand why life or relationships aren’t unfolding as you hoped
- See yourself through the eyes of others
- Hear your own thoughts and feelings differently when spoken aloud
- Explore your inner world with openness and flexibility
- Find support from people facing similar struggles with intimacy or attachment
- Work through issues of trust, closeness, and connection
- Understand obstacles to friendship, romantic partnership, or professional fulfillment
Group therapy is not about being put on the spot or “fixed.” It’s about learning—together—how you relate, protect yourself, reach for connection, and sometimes get in your own way.
With time and support, the group becomes a safe place to experiment with new ways of being—more open, more grounded, and more authentic.
If you’re curious about whether group psychotherapy is right for you, I invite you to reach out for a confidential conversation.
Group Descriptions:
Difficult Liaisons
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm, ongoing, openings available
A group for professional single, divorced, or married men and women of all sexual orientations. (Ages: mid 20's - late 60's)
Unpacking Interpersonal Challenges: Whether you are searching for or are in a committed relationship.
Making the best out of the companionship and relationships you've found, despite your personal history. Getting a better understanding of your internal struggle which keeps you out of relationships. Learn to transform interpersonal challenges into something meaningful.
A group of smart, wise and compassionate men and women who find interpersonal relationships challenging. Learn to unravel family of origin issues so that you don't keep repeating the same past mistakes in the present.
This group is for you if you are having difficulty with:
- Married to a difficult partner
- Learning to be together and YET BE separate
- Feeling alone and wanting companionship yet fearing rejection
- Finding the courage to be vulnerable to put yourself out there to find a relationship
- Finding yourself in a mismatch? Gaining the fortitude to leave the relationship you are in
- Separating and Divorcing
- Grieving the death of a spouse, parent, or loved one
- Allowing yourself to live again
Interested? Do give me a call. Let's talk, and see if this group is for you.
Realizing My Best Self as a Person and a Professional
Coming October 2026
A group for professional single, divorced, or married men and women of all sexual orientations. (Ages: mid 20's - 60)
This group may be for you if you:
- See yourself as appearing outwardly competent, but struggle inwardly at times with feelings of incompetency, inadequacy, or being an "imposter"
- See yourself as having learned to become so self-reliant that you are not sure if you can connect with others emotionally or can "reveal your true self" without fear of being hurt, rejected, or humiliated
- Are not quite sure why you have been unable, so far, to achieve what you want in your career or personal life
Interested? Do give me a call. Let's talk, and see if this group is for you.
The Next Step — Moving On from Bulimianorexia
2026 Dates TBD for 12 consecutive weeks, on Monday evenings from 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. (no meeting Memorial Day)
Short-term group, 12 consecutive weeks (Ages: College students, young adults and beyond — ages 18 and up)
This group is for those in recovery who want to move on to the "next step" — beginning to live a life where your eating disorder no longer defines you. You will move on to gain a more comfortable relationship with yourself, with others, and with food.
This group will help you address fear of feeling different, inadequate, or potentially rejected. It will help you overcome concern you don't fit in or you are not being accepted or valued.
Cost for this 12-week group is $1,040, which may be paid in three monthly installments of $346. Participation in the group is subject to a pre-group 1-hr consultation. The fee for this consultation is $250.00.
Payment may be made by check or online here via Paypal using any credit card.
If you are interested in taking part in any of the above groups or have a question about a group, please fill out the contact form in my website or call me directly at 212.362.6019.
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