Why Group Therapy?
Therapy
Groups
for Youth
"There is no human deed or thought that lies fully outside the experience of other people."
--Irvin Yalom
Why Group Therapy?
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Because it reduces isolation.
Groups allow participants to provide the kind of mutual understanding and support that can make all the difference in a young person's life.
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Because it boosts communication.
Group feedback and learning help teens develop the ability to listen well and respond appropriately to their peers today, and to their associates and loved ones for the rest of their lives.
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Because it expands insight.
When group members share their experiences and listen to others who are grappling with their own struggles, they benefit from offering their own as well as hearing variety of others' perspectives and approaches.
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Because it's a bargain.
Group therapy is generally a significantly less expensive alternative to individual therapy.
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Because... it works!
Research has shown group therapy to be at least as effective as individual therapy. In fact, due to its very group-ness, it is able to offer some benefits that 1:1 therapy simply cannot.