Group Psychotherapy

Back on Track Psychotherapy now offers Group Therapy!

What is Group Psychotherapy?

Group psychotherapy or group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group. The term can refer to any form of psychotherapy when delivered in a group format, including Cognitive behavioral therapy or Interpersonal therapy, but it is usually applied to psychodynamic group therapy where the group context and group process is explicitly utilized as a mechanism of change by developing, exploring and examining interpersonal relationships within the group. The concept of group therapy can be taken to include any helping process that takes place in a group, including support groups, skills training groups (such as codependency, anger management or social skills training), and psycho-education groups.

Our Current Group Offerings

1) Women’s Issues Group

Group meets 4 consecutive weeks each Wednesday evening at 6:30 - 7:45 PM starting July 14 through August 4

Is your mood dictated by the acts of others?
Is your life getting more and more out of hand?
Are you overworked and under appreciated?
 

This group is designed to deal with the vast range of issues facing today’s modern woman including codependence, relationships, career, motherhood and others.  The group is designed to assist women to learn ways to develop a healthier lifestyle at work, home and elsewhere. In these group sessions, women will examine the things around them that are contributing to the issues they are dealing with. Women will learn to love themselves for who they are and take the steps that will help them start enjoying their lives like never before. If you would like to get on with your own life and feel free to enjoy life, this is the group for you!

Group will meet for 4 weeks at a fee of $20 per person per group session.  All groups will be held at the New Tampa/ Wesley Chapel location. Participation in all 4 groups is required.  See our Payments tab for complete details. Call today at 813-909-1777 to sign up for the next available group.

2) Families that suffer with loved ones who have an Addiction

Group dates and time To Be Determined based on response

Have you stopped enjoying your own life due to the addiction of a loved one?
Do you feel responsible at times for the behaviors of someone else in your life?
Are you aware that many people who suffer with addiction also suffer with a mental illness as well?

Do you want to become aware of the latest treatments out there for addiction?

If you want to learn how you can experience your own life without being affected by the addiction and/or mental illness of someone you love, this is the group for you. This group will help you understand the real truth regarding both addiction and mental illness. The purpose of this group is to provide education regarding this topic, give you time to relate to others that are experiencing the same issue and leave you with an alternative that will help you learn to live your life for you, your other family members as well as to understand what you can really do to help your loved battling with addiction and /or mental illness.

Group will meet for 4 weeks at a fee of $20 per person per group session.  All groups will be held at the New Tampa/ Wesley Chapel location. Participation in all 4 groups is required.  See our Payments tab for complete details. Call today at 813-909-1777 to sign up for the next available group.

 3) Couples Group  (Great New Group coming early Fall 2010)

Learn simple ways to improve your communication with your mate, set priorities in your relationship, deflect anger, understand where your mate may be coming from, not take things so personal and increase intimacy and self confidence within the relationship.

Group Characteristics

Group psychotherapy is typically made up of a small group (6 – 10) of individuals meeting on a regular basis to discuss both private and group issues. The group typically meets weekly for a 1.5 hours. The duration of the group varies based on the group subject but typically lasts 4 to 8 weeks.

Group Therapy Benefits

The primary advantage to group psychotherapy is the emphasis on multiple relationships with particular attention to the way in which individual personality dynamics play out in a wide range of life situations.  In individual therapy, the therapist is the primary object of client transference. In group therapy, transference is more diverse since issues and situations are likely to invoke various reactions in the individual members of the group. This permits the client to receive various perspectives about the way others perceive the client. Group therapy works well alone as well as in conjunction with individual psychotherapy. Additionally, group psychotherapy tends to be much less expensive than traditional one on one psychotherapy.