This eight-week group therapy course offers a transformative journey using Gestalt therapy techniques for growth and connection. If you're looking for a powerful way to deepen self-awareness and build meaningful connections with others, group therapy might be the perfect fit.
What is Gestalt Therapy?
Gestalt therapy is an experiential and humanistic form of therapy that focuses on present-moment awareness and personal responsibility. Rather than analyzing the past, Gestalt therapy emphasizes experiencing the "here and now" and understanding how our current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect our lives.
Key principles of Gestalt therapy include:
- Present-moment focus: Attention to what's happening right now
- Awareness: Developing insight into thoughts, feelings, and sensations
- Personal responsibility: Taking ownership of our choices and actions
- Holistic view: Understanding the whole person, not just symptoms
- Contact and relationship: The importance of authentic connection
Why Group Therapy?
While individual therapy offers valuable one-on-one support, group therapy provides unique benefits that can't be replicated in a private setting:
- Connection: Realize you're not alone in your struggles
- Diverse perspectives: Gain insights from others' experiences
- Social learning: Practice new ways of relating in a safe environment
- Feedback: Receive honest, caring feedback from peers
- Support network: Build connections that can extend beyond the group
The Eight-Week Journey
Our group therapy program is structured as an eight-week course, allowing participants to build trust and go deeper together over time. Each week builds on the previous, creating a progressive journey of self-discovery and growth.
Topics and experiences may include:
- Building awareness of present-moment experience
- Exploring patterns in relationships
- Working with emotions in the body
- Understanding unfinished business from the past
- Developing authentic self-expression
- Practicing healthy boundaries
- Integrating insights for lasting change
What to Expect
Group sessions typically last 90 minutes and include a mix of:
- Check-ins and sharing
- Experiential exercises
- Process work (deeper exploration of individual issues)
- Group discussion and feedback
- Integration and closing
Confidentiality is paramount—what's shared in the group stays in the group. This creates the safety needed for authentic exploration and connection.
Is Group Therapy Right for You?
Group therapy can be beneficial for people dealing with:
- Relationship difficulties
- Social anxiety
- Low self-esteem
- Depression or anxiety
- Life transitions
- A desire for deeper self-understanding
If you're curious about group therapy, we encourage you to reach out. We can discuss whether our current group offerings would be a good fit for your needs and goals.