Group Treatment Programs

Some of the most powerful therapeutic work happens alongside others who understand what you’re facing. Our structured group programs combine evidence-based treatment with the support of people working toward the same goals.

How our groups work

Groups at Clinic Ovis are clinician-led, skills-focused, and organized around specific treatment goals rather than open-ended discussion. Each program follows a structured curriculum, and members are screened beforehand so every group is a good fit for everyone in it.

Group offerings change over time — contact us to hear what’s currently enrolling and whether a group is right for your situation, either on its own or alongside individual therapy.

Now enrolling: Authentic Living for Men

A weekly group for men who are tired of living two lives.

Authentic Living for Men is a weekly, in-person group for men whose use of pornography, sex, alcohol, or drugs — or a pattern of secrecy and infidelity — has started to cost more than it gives. Some men come after a partner found out. Some come because they’re tired of promising themselves it was the last time. You don’t need a diagnosis, and you don’t have to call it an addiction, to belong here. If part of your life has become something you hide, this group is for you.

What the group is like

Each 90-minute session pairs a short, practical lesson with honest discussion among men working on the same things. You’ll learn what the habit is actually doing for you, how craving behaves, and what to do when it shows up. Across a twelve-week cycle, the group takes on the rules men absorb about being a man; shame, faith, and secrecy; honesty and infidelity; slips and relapses; and building a life you don’t need to escape from. Admission is rolling and every week stands on its own, so you can join at the next session instead of waiting for a new cycle to begin.

One life, not two. A habit, not an identity. It works — that’s the problem. Craving passes, choice stays.

Four ideas the group returns to every week

Our approach

The group is direct and free of judgment. We won’t hand you a label, and you don’t have to commit to quitting anything before you walk in. You decide, behavior by behavior, what you want to change and what honesty looks like in your life. What we ask is that you come sober, on time, and honest, and that what’s said in the room stays in the room. Phones are checked at the door. Men of every background, orientation, and faith are welcome — masculinity, religion, and culture are part of the conversation, never the target.

When and where

Tuesdays at 6:00 PM · 90 minutes · In person at our El Cajon office

The group is led by Dr. Cody Gustaveson, Clinical Director of Clinic Ovis. A brief screening call comes first, so we can make sure the group is a good fit for you and you’re a good fit for the group; if it isn’t the right place, we’ll help you find what is. Call (888) 983-1531 or request an appointment and ask about Authentic Living for Men.