I’ve never met anyone who eagerly skipped into their first group session — most people feel nervous, even terrified, at the thought of joining group therapy. Rest assured, that’s completely normal.

While support naturally happens in my groups, the focus is on relating to one another rather than simply supporting one another. Members may share experiences from their family of origin or current relationships, but our primary emphasis is on the “here and now” — what’s happening in the group as it unfolds. This way of interacting can feel unfamiliar or even awkward at first, but it’s through these new experiences that we begin to create lasting change in our old patterns and stories.

WHO WOULD BENEFIT MOST FROM A PROCESS GROUP? 

​People who struggle with social anxiety, attachment issues, feeling identification and expression, relationship dissatisfaction, challenges with general connection and authenticity and those who feel an overall sense of emptiness as if going through the motions with little or no joy.

To get started, we’ll schedule 2-3 intake sessions to assess fit and explore whether group therapy is a good next step. After joining group, I ask members to commit to four months, since it takes time to get comfortable and see how the process unfolds.