Group Therapy

There are therapies that treat peolpe in groups rather than individually. Group therapy techniques do not allow patients to experience the intimacy of individual therapy. However, they do have some advantages. They allow more people to be treated at lower fees. This is important because the cost of private therapy can be very high. The chief advantage of group therapy, Though, is that it concentrates on improving people's relations with other people. Certain problems that do not respond to individual therapy seem to respond group therapy. Possibly, the emotional support of the group helps more than the expertise of a single therapist. This seem especially true if the members all have a similar problem, such as drug dependence or alcoholism.

Self-help group are not strictly therapy groups as they are not led by a professional. usually, they are groups formed by people who share common problems. there are groups for alcoholics, widowed people, single parents, cancer patients, and many others. thay can be extremely effective in helping their members cope with their specific problem.