Welcome
to the website for Auckland Group
Psychotherapy.
Being part of a group allows us to see the world and
ourselves through other people’s eyes and creates an
environment where we can experiment with ways of being in
the world.
Group psychotherapy is a serious alternative to individual
psychotherapy, and in some cases a more appropriate choice.
Group therapy offers a different experience from working
one-on-one, where the group itself becomes the therapist to
its own members, guided by the knowledge and insight of the
conductor. We all grow up and live out our lives as members
of groups, whether family and friends, school groups and
employment. Group therapy enables us to find the freedom to
be ourselves as we participate in those groups.
Sometimes group therapy makes psychotherapy available to
people who would not normally be able to undertake it -
whether because of the expense, or because of work
commitments (the groups generally are in the evening and
are less expensive than individual therapy).
The groups are set up thoughtfully so the unconscious of
the individual members and the unconscious of the group can
be observed and understood. Over time the group takes on a
life of its own that can stand for something vital in the
minds of its members, making use of our fundamental human
ability to have one thing stand for another.
These groups meet in Grey Lynn, Auckland and are a mix of
men and women with a wide range of issues.
Auckland Group Psychotherapy
