Friday, February 15, 2013

Group therapy

In homeopathic treatment we utilize the observation that underlying, essential themes pop up anywhere and everywhere in one's life and we use this fact to explore the person's life, different areas of their interests, fears,  difficulties and find so called global themes of their sensitivities.
In group psychotherapy, the same idea plays out in an experiential way. I have found the power of process among the participants gives a different flavor and angle to look at the very themes that lay at the bottom of one's difficulties  Since we, humans are social beings, our interpersonal communication and relating style accounts for a great majority of the struggles we face in our day to day life. It is just one aspect of one's life but it is a very important aspect. In group therapy these struggles come to surface with surprising ease, as if every relational interaction would be an opportunity for growth and healing. With a skilled and compassionate group leader, the therapy group can be the most personal and experiential laboratory to find one's underlying themes and experience one's own reactions and responses to the outside world as they respond to their difficulties.
This is what I strive to help my patient experience in the groups I lead.

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