Group Therapy

I meet with each participant. We discuss the person's goals in joining the group.

• I describe how the group works.

• The groups consist of a mix of people who learn from each other. Some group members have similar circumstances to you, but it's not necessary for all to be dealing with exactly the same problem.

• People with different strengths and difficulties are often in the best position to help one another.

It is normal to have questions or concerns about joining a group.

Some people feel uneasy or embarrassed when first joining a group, but soon develop feelings of trust and belonging. Most people find that group therapy provides a great deal of relief because it allows them a chance to talk with others in a safe, private, confidential setting.

New group members should take enough time to feel trusting and comfortable in the group.

• Group therapy lets you practice real change with real people in real time.

• AI can be a supportive tool along with group therapy.

In the initial meeting, I will describe the group.

• You should talk about what issues you want to address in the group, your goals, and your experience in other groups.

• Ask how you think the group would work for you.

• It is important to talk about any reservations you might have in joining a group.

• You can ask me about my training and experience running groups.

Individual therapy is a one-to-one relationship with a therapist. It’s private, focused, and paced entirely around you. Individual therapy helps you understand yourself.

Individual therapy provides privacy and focus: Everything centers on your story, your history, your goals. You and the therapist control the depth and pacing: You can slow down, zoom in, and work intensively on personal material. It provides safety for very tender material: Especially helpful early on or during crisis.

Group therapy brings together several people with a therapist, meeting regularly to work on shared or overlapping concerns.

Change happens in real time, with real people

In group therapy, the patterns you struggle with in life—avoidance, people-pleasing, anger, withdrawal, feeling invisible—show up in the room.

You don’t just talk about relationships; you experience and work with them live. That “in-the-moment” learning is hard to reproduce one-on-one.

You learn how you impact others—and how they impact you Group members gently reflect how they experience you:

• “When you went quiet, I felt pushed away.”

• “I felt closer to you when you said that.”

This kind of honest, human feedback is rare in everyday life and transformative when held safely.

You discover you’re not alone (and not uniquely flawed) Hearing others articulate thoughts you’ve never dared to say out loud can be profoundly relieving.

• Shame softens.

• Self-blame loosens.

• Compassion—for yourself and others—grows.

This isn’t reassurance from a therapist; it’s recognition from peers.

You practice new ways of relating—with support

Group therapy is a laboratory:

• Setting boundaries

• Expressing anger or vulnerability

• Asking for help

• Tolerating closeness or difference

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You get to try, stumble, repair, and try again—with guidance and support.

The group becomes a powerful source of support and motivation Over time, members matter to one another. People notice your growth. They miss you when you’re absent. They challenge you when you retreat. That sense of belonging—and accountability—can accelerate change in ways individual therapy often can’t.

Individual therapy helps you understand yourself.

Group therapy helps you experience yourself in relationship—and change there.

The combination of group and Individual therapy is especially powerful: insights from individual therapy come alive in the group, and group experiences deepen individual work.