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IN THIS EPISODE:\nEpisode 7: What is Group Therapy and 5 Reasons You Should Try It\nShow Notes\n\n* Group therapy is often stereotyped and definitely overlooked as a way to deal with challenges in your life, this episode goes into this is a fun way\n* It offers a chance to experiment with real emotions and aspects of your life.\n* It helps you notice issues and habitual patterns in your life\n* You can try different responses and different behaviors in group that you might not feel comfortable doing in your everyday life and relationships.\n* The other people in the group can offer a variety of different views and perspectives to help you work through things.\n* You can say things honestly to others with the knowledge that everyone will return next week, and you can continue to work through difficulties.\n* Group provides you with a sense of community and belonging. It can really help with issues of social isolation.\n* Group can provide stability that is not always present in personal life.\n* Group is relatively low compared to other therapy, and it can last for longer.\n\n\xa0\nRESOURCES:\nAdditional resources for this episode:\n\n* Austin Group Psychotherapy Society: Organization that promotes group therapy and provides training for clinicians\n* American Group Psychotherapy Association: \xa0National organization that promotes group therapy as a cost effective and clinical valuable treatment.\n* Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy Scott Rutan Walter Stone and Joseph Shay.\xa0These are masters of group. Excellent text for therapists and others eager to learn about group. You can trust these authors.\n* These and other resources have been collected for you on our Resources page!\n\n\xa0\n\nTweet