group therapy

This type of therapy can focus on treating problems of loneliness, depression, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem, breakups, losses, etc.; helping the person to perform important changes to improve their quality of life.

In our centers Vertices Psychologists de Madrid and la , in Las Rozas, Majadahonda, Pozuelo, Torrelodones, Villalba, Galapagar, Boadilla and El Escorial, we provide group therapy, using various methodologies depending on the disorder or type of problem to be treated, according to the profile of the patients.

Types of treatment

In Vertices Psychologists we use group therapy to help resolve conflicts and promote self-improvement. Essentially, we apply this type of psychotherapy in those cases in which:

  • There are difficulties in relationships with other people
  • The individual is immersed in a chronic or serious illness
  • Situations of depression or anxiety occur
  • The death or abandonment of a loved one has occurred
  • Trauma coping is intended
  • There are personality disorders
  • Members are addicted to some substance, gambling or paraphilia
  • There are situations of extreme shyness
  • The patient has a deep self-esteem problem

Group therapies are shown to be an excellent complement to individual treatments for certain pathologies. Similarly, they are a good method for increasing patient awareness, improving relationships interpersonalunderstanding the reactions of others, overcoming emotional blocks and abandoning addictions.

Group therapy methodology

The group therapy session is a task based on the collaboration of all the members, assuming the therapist the clinical responsibility of the group and of each individual. The most common meetings usually last between 75 and 90 minutes, taking care of the members to show their problems, feelings, ideas and reactions in an honest and free way. This exploration provides the members of the group with the tools to understand and help each other in a fed back. The “magic” of this type of therapy is based on the fact that the members not only learn from themselves and their own problems, but also act simultaneously during the sessions as “therapeutic assistants” of the other components.

See also  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

The purpose of group therapy sessions is to talk with other members in a way spontaneous and honest. The psychologist acts as a guide, so that the most significant issues are addressed in the sessions according to the profile and problems of the participants.

Group therapy goals

Group psychotherapy can coexist with individual therapy, being a complement to it, at the discretion of the psychologist and the patient. It can also be used as maintenance, once the individual therapy is finished.

The psychologist will select the groups according to the various pathologies, traumas and conflicts that the patients present and their personal profile.

The ultimate goal of this type of therapy is to recover the inner freedom and promote the growth of the person, increasing the sense that the individual has of his own well-being and helping him to be able to discover their possibilities by interacting with the other members of the group, who will also help them to overcome their problems.

The main objectives sought are:

  • Reduce unnecessary suffering in the person, increasing their freedom inside.
  • Help to properly manage emotions.
  • Increase the capacity to assimilate the situations daily, strengthening the conquest of freedom.
  • help making decisions healthy and correct with greater security, both personally and in relationships with others.
  • promote the increase personal, overcoming barriers and helping the individual to abandon inappropriate beliefs and feelings and, enhancing positive qualities, such as joy, self-esteem, self-care and love.
  • Foster a better understanding of the person and the environment that surrounds them, looking for new ways to achieve positive changes in the most important areas of life, on a personal, work, social, vocational and family level.
  • increase the confidence of the individual in himself, strengthening the self-concept of the person and therefore improving his self-esteem.
  • Quit addictions or bad habits that harm and harm you, both in your health and in your relationships with the social group.
See also  mistreatment