Treatments · Therapies
Group therapy — what it is good for, and what it isn't
The American Group Psychotherapy Association on a modality that is consistently undersold and often more effective than people expect.
American Group Psychotherapy Association6 min read
Group therapy has comparable outcomes to individual therapy for most conditions and is dramatically more available and affordable. AGPA's overview is the standard public introduction, including the distinction between process groups, skills groups, and support groups.
Particularly useful for readers who have been on long individual-therapy waitlists and have not been told a group option exists.
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