| A Place Called 'There' Counseling Autumn Austin MA, LPC, BCETS, NCC, CGP, LCAS 1135 Four Lakes Dr. Suite A Matthews, NC 28105 704-651-0668 Specializing in Helping People who have been Hurt. |
| Evening Appointments Available. Most Insurance Companies Accepted. Sliding Scales Available Email Questions or Comments to: aaustin@aplacecalledthere.com |
Group Psychotherapy Joining a group is useful because it provides opportunities to learn with and from other people, to understand one’s own patterns of thought and behavior and those of others, and to perceive how group members react to one another. We live and interact with people every day and often there are things that other people are experiencing or grappling with that can be beneficial to share with others. In group therapy, you learn that perhaps you’re not as different as you think or that you’re not alone. You’ll meet and interact with people, and the whole group learns to work on shared problems -- one of the most beneficial aspects. The more you involve yourself in the group, the more you get out of it. Group Works! In studies comparing group psychotherapy to individual therapy, group therapy has been shown to be as effective sometimes more effective. Who Can Benefit from Group? * Difficulties with Interpersonal Relationships * Codependency * Past Abuse * Self Esteem * Eating Disorders * Depression and Anxiety * Loss * Trauma * Lifestyle issues within a traditional Culture * Personality Disorders * Mental Illness / Problems facing Adolescents (such as divorce, peer issues, self image problems) * Addictive Disorders What's Group Like? In a typical session, which lasts 90 - 120 minutes, members work to express their own problems, feelings, ideas and reactions as freely and honestly as possible. Such exploration gives the group the important information needed to understand and help one another. Members learn not only to understand themselves and their own issues but also become ‘therapeutic helpers’ for other members. |
| Group Works! In studies comparing group psychotherapy to individual therapy, group therapy has been shown to be as effective sometimes more effective. |
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| "You might be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try." B Sills |