Group therapy within ‘Therapy for You’ is a type of support wherein a group of people meet with 2 qualified therapists to learn how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours impact our mental wellbeing and what skills and techniques we can use to change this. This is carried out in a friendly, supportive and confidential environment.

When you attend a group therapy session, you can listen and share the impact of the difficulties you are facing, with others who are dealing with similar concerns or challenges as you. However, there will never be any obligation for you to speak in the sessions. Through these sessions, our aim is to help you develop lasting techniques that will aid your mental health long after your sessions have ended.

Working in a group can also be a very supportive environment and may help encourage you to practise the techniques you learn during treatment, empowering you to effectively manage your wellbeing now and in the future.

Finally, group therapy is a welcoming, safe environment that tends to encourage people to be more open and honest about how they are feeling. As well as helping you on the path to feeling better, this can boost your confidence in other areas of your life, and potentially even form friendships with your peers.

During group therapy, you will never be asked to share any information you are not comfortable with and will never be forced to talk. We do recommend that everyone engage with the group as much as possible, to get the most benefit from it, but there will be no pressure for you to speak in the sessions, if you would prefer not to.

Group therapy generally can be described as focusing on the impact of your experiences, rather than your experiences themselves, so you will not need to discuss these in detail. We find that having a space to discuss how you are coping and the changes you have begun to make as the therapy progresses can be hugely motivational and supportive.

We currently run a range of groups to support people with different mental health needs, including:

• Managing Worry
• Managing Low Mood
• Managing Low Self-esteem
• Managing the Impact of Long-term Conditions
• Managing Pregnancy / Peri-natal Period

To create a safe and inviting space for all, privacy is an essential part of group therapy. All participants enter the group with the understanding that they must respect the confidentiality of others during and after treatment.

Everyone’s path to recovery is different. If our group therapy sessions do not provide the outcome you are seeking, we provide a range of alternative mental health therapy services for our patients in Essex:

• Access face-to-face help with mental health
• Start right away with free online CBT courses
• Chat to your therapist with mindler text-based therapy
• Talk to your therapist on a video call
• Call your therapist on the telephone

Get in touch with us today and let us help you find your path to feeling better.