Group therapy Barcelona

Group therapy are sessions in a group of between 5 and 10 people, led by one or two therapists, who meet regularly to treat a common problem. The therapist is the one who guides the group and the members play the role of co-therapists. Group therapy takes advantage of group dynamics to help participants mobilize some of the issues that are most difficult to bring up in individual therapy.

In group therapy, it is important to establish some set rules and goals before you start. Groups can be either open (admitting new members) or closed (where mutual commitment of members is very important).

It is useful for people who are in individual therapy to complement the treatment.

However, before joining the group, a prior assessment is necessary to decide if group therapy is an appropriate option. Moreover, individual therapy at our clinic, apart from group therapy, is, in most cases, a requirement.

Our support groups are designed for people who don’t want to go through things on their own — who want to share what’s happening, listen to others in similar situations, and feel held by a community. Unlike our therapeutic groups, support groups don’t go as deep into personal material; instead, we focus on:

• creating a safe, respectful space,

• normalizing what you’re experiencing (“I’m not the only one”),

• learning practical day-to-day coping tools, and

• strengthening your support network.

They’re a good option when someone is already in individual therapy or doesn’t need a very intensive group process right now, but does need a place to talk, organize what they’re feeling, and receive emotional support.

As with all our programs, we choose the group together with you. In a brief clinical orientation session we look at your current situation and goals, and we tell you whether this format is the best fit right now or if a more in-depth therapeutic group would be better. After that session, you’ll get access to our psychoeducation material so you know how we work before joining.

The group therapy at the Art Clinic is carried out according to the concepts of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT). The capacity to mentalize is the ability to see oneself from the outside and others from the inside. In other words, it is a tool for being in relationships that generates fewer difficulties and helps to depend on others healthily. Most problems or symptoms, and therefore the suffering, stem from relationships. Furthermore, one can find relief through healthy, constructive and fulfilling relationships. Understanding the other’s intentions and one’s own without assuming that one is right, curiously exploring the other’s psychic world, and mental and relational flexibility are the traits and benefits of the ability to mentalize.

Therapeutic groups bring people together with a common theme, however, regardless of the theme of the group, the objective is to work on the ability to mentalize. Since the topics that generate strong emotions are the ones that make us lose our mentalizing ability and mental flexibility, it is exactly there where we want to intervene with MBT. 

• If you want to join a therapuetic gorup, you will take a free Psychoeducation Course on the groups to understand the process and conditions and thus take care of all participants.

• After the course and before starting both therapy and support gorups, you will do a pre-treatment clinical orientation session with the group therapist to assess your participation in the group and clarify any doubts about the psychoeducation course.

• Frequency: once or twice a month, some groups can be weekly
• Duration 90 minutes if the group is small (5-6 persons) or 120 minutes if the group is large (7-10 persons).
• Language English/Spanish/Polish
• Price 40€ per person
• Group sessions cannot be canceled and are non-refundable. If you decide to resign, please inform us 7 days before the next group meeting.
• Want to sign up? Contact us to receive more information.