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WHY WOULD SOMEONE CONSIDER GROUP THERAPY? We live our lives in groups—whether in our family, a relationship with our partner or spouse, or with our colleagues at work. When we experience emotional issues, those relationships become disconnected and create intense emotional pain. Group therapy is an environment where you can develop your capacity to interact, connect, learn from, and give to others.
SOME TOPICS ADDRESSED BY GROUP THERAPY: |
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SOME TOPICS ADDRESSED BY GROUP THERAPY:
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In the group, we create a supportive context to be more open with others, to become comfortable with the discomfort of relating to others, and to become aware of the impact you may have on others. Group therapy can help you relate to others more effectively. |
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![]() ONLINE THERAPY IS NO PASSING FAD. GET THE SAME BENEFITS WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF GOING TO THE OFFICE. Over the last few years, more and more clients have requested to do their sessions online rather than come to the office. They cite the convenience and privacy of doing therapy from the comfort of their own home or workplace. They report that online therapy saves the time and hassle of driving, parking or traveling on public transportation. And they say that the intimacy of the Face-to-face therapeutic work quickly brings us together, making it feel like we are in the same room. FREE INTRODUCTORY ONLINE THERAPY SESSION. FACE-TO-FACE, CONVENIENT, AND PRIVATE.
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People have found group therapy to be enormously helpful in renewing connection to life and rediscovering a sense of purposefulness. The alienation we experience in our many relationships is challenged by the intimacy of the group setting, providing you an opportunity to create new meaning in your life. |
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Intimacy in relationships is often hard to create. Group is an environment where intimacy is the activity, where you learn to support others and are supported by them. In the process of building the group, you develop important skills that enable you to have closeness with others. |
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People often engage in anger as a way to deal with shame, hurt, and the ramifications of painful life experiences. Group helps you learn something about your impact on others and how to share what you are feeling in a way that brings people closer to you rather than pushes them away. |
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Many people find group therapy helpful to break out of the intense isolation that accompanies and generates feelings of anxiety and panic. In group, you learn how to ask for help, to communicate honestly, directly, and openly in all your relationships, and develop a greater sense of connectedness with others. |
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Exploring the experience of being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender in a diverse, heterogeneous group will help you to grow. Here you can find support to be more direct and honest, to be less concerned with how you are viewed by others, and to create an environment for producing more meaningful and powerful relationships in your family, community, and workplace. |
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Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in roles, habits, and attitudes in our families. This dynamic becomes a trap when trying to change and improve our family relationships. In group, you learn new communication skills, making it possible to interact with your family in new and different ways. |
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We are taught to contain painful feelings when we experience trauma or loss. In group, you learn how to share your painful feelings and experiences in ways that build intimacy, create connection, and nurture you and others. |
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People often find themselves stuck in a rut at work, finding it difficult to use their creativity or passion professionally. Group teaches you how to create environments where you can ask questions, clarify what’s expected of you, recognize the positive aspects of others’ work, and have better working relationships. |
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Once you have made the life decision to eliminate destructive behavior, such as drug or alcohol abuse, group therapy supports you to learn more about your relationship to others and with yourself. You will develop your capacity for more intimate involvement with others and personal, emotional, and spiritual growth. |
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Shelley Karliner and Tricia Bassing, Licensed Psychotherapist 4115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20016 202-244-044— info@growandfeelbetter.com |
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