Group Therapy Helps

Most of us learned how to be in relationship in relationship—and we heal the same way.

Group therapy offers something individual therapy cannot fully provide: a living, relational field where patterns emerge in real time, are witnessed by others, and can be gently transformed through experience rather than insight alone. In group, we do not just talk about our lives—we practice being ourselves with others.  Which can greatly enhance the work in individual therapy.  If desired, I can collaborate with individual therapists to help you benefit from both.  In today’s increasingly disconnected, polarized world, having a regular, reliable community all with the shared goal of supporting, healing, and growing together is rare and priceless.  In professionally facilitated group therapy, you have a space to relate to people through similarities and differences, where there is not a set religion or modality you need to adopt to belong.

Chucks office and Group Therapy roomRather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, group therapy works at the level of belonging, meaning, and relational repair. Participants often discover that what they thought was uniquely “their problem” is, in fact, deeply human.  People feel less lonely or isolated through meaningful connections with others whom they might not have met any other way, inspiring hope and support through difficult times.

Over time, the group becomes a microcosm of the wider world—one where honesty, accountability, compassion, and mutual influence can be explored safely and intentionally.


 

 

Evidence-Supported Benefits of Group Therapy

Research across decades consistently shows that group therapy is as effective as individual therapy for many concerns—and uniquely beneficial in key areas.

 

Group therapy has been shown to:

  • Reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety at rates comparable to or better than individual therapy

  • Decrease feelings of isolation and shame by normalizing shared human struggles

  • Improve interpersonal functioning, including communication, boundaries, and emotional expression

  • Increase emotional regulation and distress tolerance through relational feedback and support

  • Enhance self-awareness by seeing oneself reflected through the eyes of others

  • Build secure attachment experiences, particularly for those with relational trauma

  • Strengthen empathy and compassion, both for self and others

  • Improve long-term treatment outcomes, especially for relational and personality-based concerns

  • Provide cost-effective, high-impact care without sacrificing depth or quality

Clinical research highlights that factors unique to group—such as universality, interpersonal learning, cohesion, and corrective emotional experiences—are among the strongest predictors of therapeutic change.


What Makes Group Therapy Especially Powerful

  • You are not alone. Hearing others voice experiences you’ve carried privately can be deeply relieving and reparative.

  • Change happens in real time. Patterns that repeat in your life show up in the group—and can be worked with directly.

  • You learn by doing. Insight becomes embodied through lived relational experience.

  • Multiple perspectives support growth. Feedback comes not only from the therapist, but from the group as a whole.

  • Belonging itself is healing. Many participants report that simply being part of a committed, thoughtful group is transformative.


Is Group Therapy Right for You?

Group therapy can be especially helpful if you are:

  • Interested in deeper self-understanding

  • Struggling with relationships, intimacy, or belonging

  • Navigating life transitions, grief, or identity questions

  • Seeking meaningful connection alongside psychological growth

  • Drawn to experiential, relational, or depth-oriented work

Group is not about fixing or performing—it is about showing up, being met, and discovering that change is possible in connection.

 

Current Group Offerings Include

 
All genders welcome ages 28+
Thursdays 11:30-1:00 MST (Primarily in-person with Zoom hybrid option)
Wednesdays 12:00-1:30 EST/ 10:00-11:30 MST (Zoom Only)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For male identifying folk ages 25+
Two groups are currently running in-person in Midtown Fort Collins:
Tuesdays 5:00-6:30 MST
Thursdays 4:30-6:00 MST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Past Groups

These groups have been offered in the past and could be offered in the near future if there is interest.  Contact us to express interest and be notified if there is enough interest to start a group. 

Depth Psychotherapy Learning Community – Education and case consultation for therapists

Grief Ritual Group  – Based on the work of Malidoma Some and Francis Weller’s Wild Edge of Sorrow

 

Additional Resources

If you are new to group therapy and would like to learn more about how and why groups are beneficial, take a look at these external resources: