By accessing group therapy, members can begin to feel—a sense of belonging, less lonely in their distress, and more heard and seen. This ensures a safe space where personal concerns and conflicts can be explored in an atmosphere of trust and confidentiality, and where new solutions to old problems may be found.

The group experience is an opportunity to explore how we as individuals affect and are affected by one another, in our group contexts – families, friends, workplaces, communities etc.

A group is often the ideal place to explore relationship problems. It can provide multiple perspectives and the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others.

This format is best suited for individuals who are curious about themselves and wish to work on their concerns in a safe and genuine environment along with others that may be facing similar difficulties.

While individual therapy creates an exclusive safe space between two people, it is an ideal setting that’s very different from our everyday encounters.

Group work can also help challenge the self-absorption that can accompany long-term individual therapy and offers the opportunity to explore the interpersonal aspect of our lives.

Indeed it does. A persuasive body of outcome research has demonstrated unequivocally that group therapy is a highly effective form of psychotherapy.

Doing the work of therapy in a group is a challenging yet rewarding way to try and understand our deeply layered selves better, and to learn about how we develop in our relationships with others..

Most people can benefit from either group or individual therapy and there is no evidence that one is more effective than the other overall. However, either group or individual therapy may be best for an individual at a particular time. This is something that you should discuss during your individual consultation in order to establish what is the best way forward for you.

It is quite a common concern to feel uneasy or embarrassed at the thought of sharing one's difficulties & feelings with others. Especially when first joining a group. This is a good reason to explore group therapy as it is difficult to remain invisible in a therapy group. It takes time for a sense of trust to develop. but this usually happens quite quickly, followed by a sense of relief at finding that one is not alone. It becomes the task of the group to explore your difficulties with you and offer perspective. Through this process, the sense of closeness that develops can be immensely empowering and supportive.

Being in group settings brings to the surface some of our deepest and most primitive emotional wounds around attachment, belonging, survival, power & control, exclusion, separation & loss. These are the painful parts of the process of becoming an individual. Perhaps that’s why so many of us would rather avoid them. These experiences when left unprocessed further alienate us from ourselves and others. And one may find themselves left alone to make sense of them. In a therapy group, these feelings are re-experienced in a safe and confidential space. The goal is to offer its members the opportunity and support to use otherwise isolating experiences to connect with others and to work through them in a way that individual therapy simply cannot. So yes, it can cater to your deeper issues, but only if you show up for yourself and others in the group.

Presently, I am looking for new members for an online therapy group that meets weekly - every Wednesday from 4 PM to 5:30 PM,

If you are interested, please fill out the form below. I will get back to you to schedule an assessment.

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**Your presence means a lot to other people who are counting on your presence & support, so please join the group only if you can commit to attending almost every meeting.