Group Analysis

Day: Wednesday Evenings

Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Cost: £30 per session

Format: Ongoing

Facilitator: Sue Griffin (UKCP) - Group Analyst, Psychotherapist & Art Psychotherapist

Please fill in the ‘Enquiry Form’ if you are interested in applying. Sue will invite you for an interview before joining the group.

Group Analysis

Group analysis is a therapeutic technique that focuses on understanding and addressing group dynamics, interpersonal connections, and the unconscious processes that develop in a group context. It is founded on the assumption that individuals are profoundly influenced by their social environment and that group interactions can provide useful insights into their personal and relational patterns.

A certified group analyst facilitates a therapeutic group comprising a small number of people who meet on a regular basis in Group Psychotherapy. The group becomes a microcosm of society, providing a safe and supportive environment for self-reflection, discovery, and personal growth.

Group Analysis - Key Concepts:

1. Group Anaysis regards the group as a complex social structure with its own dynamics, roles, and conventions. The emphasis is on comprehending how people interact with one another and how these interactions shape their thoughts, feelings, and behaviour.

2. Unconscious Processes: Group psychotherapy highlights the unconscious processes that shape the experiences and relationships of group members. Transference, countertransference, projective identification, and parallel processes are examples of unconscious dynamics.

3. Interpersonal Relationships: Group Psychotherapy therapeutic practise focuses on investigating and understanding the interpersonal relationships that form within the group. Participants can observe and reflect on their interactions, express their views towards others, and receive feedback from both the group analyst and other members of the group.

4. Group-as-a-Whole Perspective: The group-as-a-whole perspective is important in group psychotherapy. This means that the emphasis is not just on individual members, but also on the group's overall experience and functioning. The group analyst observes and works with the group to study and comprehend group dynamics, themes, and patterns that emerge.

5. Therapeutic Elements: Group Psychotherapy acknowledges specific therapeutic factors that contribute to the group's effectiveness, such as universality (realising that others are experiencing similar difficulties), interpersonal learning (gaining insight through interactions with others), and group cohesion (a sense of connection and support within the group).

Benefits of Group Psychotherapy:

• Greater self-awareness and comprehension of interpersonal dynamics.

• Better communication and interpersonal skills.

• Possibilities for resolving unresolved difficulties from the past.

• A supportive environment for personal growth and development, as well as the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others and obtain new views.

• Increased empathy and social connection.

Group psychotherapy provides a one-of-a-kind and powerful therapeutic experience that uses group dynamics to encourage individual growth, knowledge, and transformation.

Current Groups Offered at New Road Psychotherapy, Hove:

Wednesday evening 6.30pm to 8:00pm with Sue Griffin - Group Analytic Psychotherapist.

This is a new group and will hopefully begin in Autumn 2023 – but before if enough members have applied.

If you are interested, please contact fill in the Group Therapy Enquiry Form.