Group Therapy

Working on Relationship Awareness and Skills in Group

Most people think of group therapy as a support circle where people take turns talking and offer support to each other with or without a therapist. If you are in group therapy, you will feel support from me and other group members, but along with support you will also receive honest feedback about what you do that is not working and what needs to change. In the groups I lead, you do not just talk about our relationships outside of group – you will actively work on relationships with others in the group. In group, you will receive feedback not only from me, but also from one another. This “surround sound” approach accelerates awareness, provides insight from many perspectives, and increases the rate of progress towards your goals.

In a group led by a skilled group therapist, you’ll gain powerful skills for navigating vulnerability, authenticity, connection, and conflict—all essential to creating and maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships. For most of us, the idea of doing group therapy instead of just individual is a scary proposition. When my individual therapist suggested I do group therapy, I immediately rejected the idea. The idea of doing personal therapy in front of strangers was scary and it was hard for me to see the value of group until I did it. The only reason I agreed to join a group was that I trusted (or mostly trusted) my therapist and he believed it would be good for me. To my surprise, I found group to be better for me in many ways and I learned that it was actually easier to open up to strangers in a therapy group than to people close to me. Group gives you the opportunity to broaden your awareness of yourself and others, to learn to be more authentic in relationships and to navigate the challenges of life with greater success.