Group Therapy
By the group we are wounded and by the group we are healed - Gary M. Burlingame
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Why Group Therapy Worked
I first entered individual therapy in the late 1980s, in Manhattan. Once a week for six years I strolled happily northward up Columbus Avenue from my apartment to my therapist’s office in the West 90s. Our sessions were a high point of my week. And why not? I got 50 minutes of undivided attention from a smart, empathetic professional, there to help me find out who I was and to address the old malaise that brought me to her door. “Narcissistic injury,” I learned to call it.
My therapist helped me understand how and where the early breakdown in parental “mirroring” had occurred that led to my condition. I felt I was on an important adventure with her. Like a skilled research librarian,…
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The Tribe
The road to mental health begins with you; but it helps to know you’re not alone. At TherapyTribe, we believe that individuals become empowered to help themselves and others when they feel a part of something larger. Our free online support community offers members a convenient and safe place to connect
Could Group Therapy Get a Boost From Psychedelics?
Researchers are beginning to investigate whether ‘group dosing’ could help patients connect more deeply
Let’s Connect: Five Benefits of Group Therapy
A counseling group is a safe and confidential environment that provides a sense of community, normalizes your traumas and challenges, and fosters a greater sense of self-awareness.
Author Explains How Group Therapy Saved Her Life
Christie Tate had just graduated first in her law school class, and from the outside looking in, things were seemingly going well. But the truth was, she was grappling with a number of issues within that had her frighteningly close to the brink. The Chicago based writer talks about her life and her new book, Group, How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life.
Drug rehab and group therapy: do they work?
Regardless of the philosophy, all rehab programs operate in similar ways. The main feature is an extended period of abstinence from drinking and drug use.
How the pandemic forced mental health care to change for the better
Teletherapy is the future of mental health services. But it won’t be enough to solve America’s mental health crisis.
No Joke: Group Therapy Offers Savings in Numbers
Group therapy has long been the Rodney Dangerfield of mental-health services. It is used mostly in institutions. In private practice, relatively few psychotherapists are trained in it.
Online Therapy, Booming During the Coronavirus Pandemic, May Be Here to Stay
Psychotherapy sessions—like so very much else—have become virtual, conducted on-screen, at a remove, riding the electrons of Zoom or Skype or Google Meet.
The Curious Comforts of a YouTube Show About Group Therapy
The bite-size series Group is the latest entry in a genre that has found particular resonance in recent months.
What is Group Therapy and How Can It Help You?
Hollywood loves to depict group therapy a certain way: always held in a large, sunny, open room, like a church or a community center, with a ring of folding chairs. There’s always coffee. Someone will come in late, and be warmly welcomed — and then immediately lay all of their worries bare. If that’s what you expect going into your first group therapy session, you might be surprised.
What’s So Great About Group Therapy, Anyway?
People may dismiss group therapy because it’s a therapeutic approach more often utilized in hospitals and treatment centers than in private practices. It can be difficult to find private practice therapists who run groups. Sometimes, it requires a lot of research and phone calls to find a group. However, plenty of therapists do run groups in their private practices, and this unique experience is worth the effort it might take to find it.
When Support Groups Make You Feel Worse
Support groups are meant to offer the insight of others who "get it," but for some people, they can be terrifying—or depressing.
Which Type of Therapeutic Group is Right for You?
If you’ve thought about participating in a therapeutic group, good for you! Group treatment is an effective modality for helping people heal from emotional difficulties as well as helping people learn new skills and enhance overall wellness.
Why You Shouldn’t Just Skype Your Therapist
It’s time to abandon the couch in your therapist’s office—at least for the time being—in favor of remote therapy.
Why Group Therapy Worked
Why did group therapy work when individual didn’t? Part of it was that having nine different mirrors reflect back my problematic behavior brought into brilliant and incontrovertible light what I had been able to avoid confronting in a one-on-one exchange.
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Group Therapy Associates
Together, we help you write the next chapter of your life. At Group Therapy Associates, you’ll find creative and compassionate professionals who are committed to helping you reach your goals. We offer individual, couples, and family counseling, and groups for kids and adults.
Group Therapy Central
We provide high quality ONLINE group therapy training for mental health clinicians. Additionally, we offer ONLINE group therapy services to people located in the state of Minnesota.
My Group Guide
Are you drowning in paperwork? Feeling overwhelmed & overworked? Let My Group Guide help.
American Group Psychotherapy Association
The American Group Psychotherapy Association is the foremost professional association dedicated to the field of group psychotherapy...
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