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Group Psychotherapy is a powerful therapeutic tool for
many people. The main objective is to assist in the personal development
of each participant by providing a mutually supportive environment which allows
for the exploration of interpersonal relationship styles.
GROUP THERAPY F A Q's
- WHAT IS GROUP THERAPY?
- Group therapy is a professionally directed activity where
participants work collaboratively to resolve emotional and
interpersonal problems or issues. The therapist carefully selects participants
who can benefit from this therapeutic setting and work effectively
with other group members. In each session, participants are
encouraged to provide spontaneous and genuine feedback to each
other. Typically sessions last 90 minutes and meet weekly.
- WHY IS GROUP HELPFUL?
- A therapy group provides an opportunity
to learn from others as they openly share experiences
or issues that they are grappling with. It can provide significant
support during times of stress for it's members. The feedback
provided by other group members can be utilized to understand
one's own helpful and not so helpful patterns of relating. In this
way it can serve as a "social laboratory" for
experimenting with new styles of relating. The insights gained can
then be translated into more satisfying personal and professional
relationships
- WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM GROUP THERAPY?
- Essentially, anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal skills:
- business professionals who want to improve their "people
skills"
- those recovering
from addictions or grappling with the lingering effects of growing up in
a home with these issues
- individuals with depressive or anxiety disorders find the mutual support
aspects very helpful as do those with other serious medical
issues.
- single or married people who want to improve their "relationship
skills"
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