Written by: Gunborg Palme, certified psychologist and certified psychotherapist, teacher and tutor in psychotherapy.
First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest revision: 22 Jan 2013.
What is best, group therapy or in individual therapy?
Answer:
Advantages with Group Therapy:
Group therapy usually costs much less. One therapist charges, for example,
100 /month for group therapy 90 minutes once a week, and
charges 80 /month for one 45-minute session.
Meeting other people with problems can give a wider perspective of your
own problems.
Listening to other people helps you understand that you can view and
handle problems in more than one way.
Other people can give encouragement and emotional support; a general
feeling for the human condition: "We are all in the same boat."
Advantages with Individual Therapy:
No one except the therapist will know your secrets.
The therapist gets more time to handle your particular problems.
You can often penetrate deeper into your inner problems than with group
therapy.
You do not have to listen to other people, which may feel better if you
have lots of your own problems.
You can arrange a time which suits you and you do not have to co-ordinate
your calendar with other people and available group therapy slots.
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