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THRIVING GROUP - join our next cohort on September 29, 2025!

About the Group

The Thriving Group is a therapy support group for folks who are stable in sobriety and seeking therapeutic support in exploring “what’s next.”


If you feel like you are merely surviving sober life and want to start thriving, then this group is for you! Maybe you miss the support you got from facilitated group therapy sessions, but don't need the intensiveness of an IOP or OP program anymore. Perhaps you’ve been participating in a peer support program like AA or SMART but are looking for something different. Maybe you simply want more support in strengthening your recovery.

 

Together, we will explore topics related to maintaining long-term sobriety and mental wellness, such as: emotion regulation, coping skills, distress tolerance, physical health, and navigating social situations while sober. Each week, clients will have the opportunity to individually check in with the group to provide updates on their ongoing recovery. Together, we will create a safe space to share about recovery-related struggles and collaborate to support one another. 
 

This group is facilitated by Paris Bienert, LCSW-C with the Baltimore Wellness Collaborative. Paris is passionate about working with individuals in substance use recovery and has several years of experience running groups.

Who is the group for?

​This group is designed for folks who are in recovery and sober from alcohol and/or drugs. Group participants must be committed to sobriety and have a demonstrated interest in furthering their recovery. 


Clients are strongly encouraged to participate in individual psychotherapy in conjunction with this group. If you are interested in joining the group but do not currently have your own therapist, we can provide referrals! 
 

Paying for Group

We are in-network with the following insurances:​

  • Aetna

  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna

  • ClaimDOC

  • Decent Health

  • Kaiser Permanente

  • Maryland Medicaid

  • Medicare

  • Optum VA

  • Oscar Health

  • Oxford

  • Partners Direct

  • Prime Health

  • Quest Behavioral Health

  • United Healthcare

  • Unity Health Care

  • Velocity​

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Depending on individual health insurance plan, clients may have a co-pay for group.

 
For clients who wish to pay out of pocket, we have a self-pay rate of $40/group session.

Joining the Group

If you are interested in joining the group, please fill out this interest form. After we receive the form, we will reach out to you to schedule an intake evaluation. During the evaluation, we will conduct screenings and ask you questions to assess whether this group is appropriate for you. 


This evaluation can be billed through your insurance as a diagnostic evaluation (CPT code: 90791). The self-pay rate for this intake evaluation is $100, and $50 for a re-admission intake.

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If you have questions about whether this group is right for you, please email Paris at paris@baltimorewellness.co. 

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