Group therapy

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 both for people who are in individual therapy (to complement the treatment) and for people who only want to participate in group therapy.

However, before joining the group, a prior assessment is necessary to decide if group therapy is an appropriate option and if individual therapy apart from group therapy may be a necessary requirement.

The group therapy that we do 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 in a healthy way. Most of the problems or symptoms, and therefore the suffering, stem from relationships. Furthermore, it is through healthy, constructive and fulfilling relationships that one can find relief. 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.

The 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. 

• Frequency: once or twice a month
• 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 35€ per person
• Group sessions cannot be cancelled and are non-refundable. If you decide to resign, please inform us 7 days prior to the next group meeting.
• Want to sign up? Contact us or schedule an informative session here