GROUP THERAPY
Benefits of Group Therapy:
Because so many of the difficulties people encounter take place in the context of relationships, group therapy can be one of the most effective formats for working on your concerns. In a confidential setting, group members encourage, support, and challenge each other to explore habitual patterns and to move towards developing and maintaining ongoing satisfying relationships. Group therapy has many benefits, which include:
- improved communication and social skills. The group provides an opportunity to try out new ways of expressing yourself and relating to others, and to receive feedback on new behaviors in a supportive, confidential setting.
- reduced feelings of shame and isolation. Learning about the concerns that other members are facing helps you to realize that you are not alone and that others, including people you like and admire, are working on similar struggles.
- greater sense of belonging and acceptance. Over time, members come to know and trust one another. The experience of having others know you and be invested in your wellbeing results in feelings of validation, belonging, and acceptance.
- increased self-esteem and self-confidence. As members come to recognize ways in which they are helpful to one another, they also become more aware of areas of strength. Greater awareness of personal strengths leads to heightened self-esteem and confidence.
- better understanding of oneself and others. Receiving feedback from group members provides you with a greater understanding of yourself and your impact on others. You are also helped to express and explore your thoughts and feelings, which deepens self-awareness and understanding.
Adult Mixed-Gender Process Groups:
Mondays from 4:30pm-6pm CT
Tuesdays from 5:30pm-7pm CT
Wednesdays from 11:45am-1:15pm CT
These groups are designed for individuals wanting to improve their relationships with themselves and others. The groups provide a space for members to gain support and varied perspectives, develop a greater understanding of their patterns of interaction and coping, and recognize their impact on others and others' impact on them.
I co-lead the Monday and Tuesday groups with my friend and colleague Allen Lambert, LCSW-S, and I lead the Wednesday group alone. If you’re interested in exploring whether one of these groups might be helpful to you, call for a consultation.
Modern Analytic Training Group:
Thursdays from 2pm-3:30pm CT
This is an ongoing training group for psychotherapists interested in learning more about Modern Analytic Group therapy, learning more about themselves both as psychotherapists and as people, and getting case consultation and support. Theory and technique are imparted through the facilitation of interpersonal process and here-and-now exploration. The insight and intra-psychic change that group members experience powerfully impact the way they work with their own clients. One need not be a group therapist (or even interested in leading groups) to join and benefit from this kind of training group. I co-lead this group with Allen Lambert, LCSW-S.
If you’re unsure whether a psychotherapy group or the training group would better suit your needs, I'd be glad to talk with you to help you determine which would be a better fit.