![]() ![]() If Practioners have clients who could benefit, would you consider referring them? Trevor is happy to discuss this with you to ascertain whether this could assist, as an adjunct to their 1:1 work.įor potential group members, he first offers a free introductory phone consult, followed by some individual sessions to build rapport and to discuss whether the group could be helpful for them. Struggling to make progress in 1:1 therapy.Are not sure what they want out of life/work/therapy.Are willing to practise relating skills and learn from interacting with their group members. ![]() Have relationship difficulties, particularly interpersonal struggles, social anxiety.Improve relationships with partners, friends, family and at work.Practise effective ways of relating to others.Build self-esteem, resilience, and self-acceptance.Trevor’s approach values here-and-now work balanced by sensitivity to clients’ past experiences and provides holding and acceptance of past issues that may be evoked by the group process. This fosters spontaneous interpersonal behaviour between members in ways that may mirror how they relate to others in their lives. Yalom’s constructs, the ‘group as a social microcosm’ and ‘working in the here and-now’, are important anchors of Group Therapy.Ī social microcosm occurs in a ‘safe enough’ group environment where free-flowing interaction between members is gently encouraged. Although many people find groups challenging, we all are often in a group – family, friends, school and work, and many people may not know how to best express themselves whilst also feeling valued and belonging in groups. Group therapy is a powerful setting where clients can learn about and enhance the way they relate to others. The groups are designed to help clients process and heal their relational difficulties and is aimed at those who are motivated to change and have achieved relative emotional and psychological stability. The groups are mixed and have a maximum of 8 members. Trevor Armitage, a highly experienced PACFA registered psychotherapist and group therapist, is currently running fortnightly Group Therapy. ![]()
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