Group Therapy

Group therapy is a powerful way to learn about ourselves and our relationships with others. I offer interpersonal group therapy which generally consists of a group of 6-8 people who meet weekly to work through relational issues that lead to psychological symptoms or dissatisfaction in relationships. Each group session lasts for 75 - 90 minutes depending on the specific group.

People who join an interpersonal therapy group usually want to be able to relate better with others and to feel better about themselves. Reasons a person may join an interpersonal group include:

Feeling angry, frustrated, or dissatisfied in relationships
Having difficulty trusting others
Struggling to forge meaningful relationships
Feeling that one often must please others
Relying on alcohol or drugs to socialize
Struggling to communicate one’s thoughts, feelings, and needs directly
Feeling that one’s relationships are shallow
Experiencing anxiety in social situations
Frequently experiencing loneliness
Manipulating others to get one’s needs met

Interpersonal therapy groups are unstructured groups in that there is no formal agenda for each group meeting. We do not begin the session with a question and group discussions are not topical in nature. Instead, members are asked at the beginning of each meeting to: (1) mindfully pay attention to your thoughts, feelings, and reactions as they occur moment to moment as the group takes place and (2) report on what you notice in the group as these thoughts and feeling arise in real-time.

By paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and reactions as they occur in group, and sharing these with the other group members, we:

Notice more clearly the emotional patterns and thoughts that guide our behavior.
Learn about the relational patterns we are prone to creating with others and why we create these patterns.
Develop greater flexibility in how we relate to ourselves and others.
Deepen our empathy for others’ experiences.

Through our experience in the group, we also come to understand that it is healthy to experience the range of our emotions without having to respond automatically to what we feel. We become more able to notice our emotions without acting upon them. Over time we become free to choose how we respond in various situations, and this freedom helps us to create the outcomes we desire in relationships. We learn how to react less and respond more in the group, and then take these learnings and apply them in our daily lives.

We are not currently running any groups, but when we do, we will list those here. If you are interested in potentially joining a group, please complete the Contact Us Form so we can add you to our list.