Group      Therapy

We all have groups in our lives (families, colleagues, friends, etc.), and we all at times face challenges with relating to others. Some people come to group in order to relate to others more genuinely or to increase feelings of being authentic with others. Some hope to work on developing better boundaries with others. Others want to get better at being more assertive with others. Group therapy with an experienced group therapist can aid in working on these sorts of goals. 

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Group is different from individual therapy in a number of ways:

1.     It is more affordable. 

2.     Group is more similar to everyday life. In a therapy group you are dealing with real people. When a group is healthy and emotionally-rich, you gain many different perspectives from the various members that can lead to helpful feedback, exploration, and experimentation.

3.     Group members can learn from watching others work on their own goals and issues. 

4.     Your therapist can see you in a social environment instead of relying on your perceptions of yourself alone. 

 

Just like individual therapy, however, group psychotherapy is ideal for people who would like to strengthen their abilities to cope with difficulties and challenges in their lives. Group will do so by focusing on the social interactions that happen in the group, and so relationship problems are well addressed through group work. An overall aim of group psychotherapy is to help group members in solving emotional challenges they face, all while focusing on the interpersonal interactions that are occurring, or not occurring, in the room.