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What is group therapy?

Joining a group of strangers can be intimidating at first, but group therapy has many benefits that individual therapy may not. In fact, psychologists say that group members are almost always thrilled by how rewarding the experience of group therapy can be.

Groups give patients a network of support as well as a sounding board. Other members of the group will help each other come up wit personal ideas to improve a life challenge or difficult situation. Group members, along with your therapist, will hold you accountable along your journey.!

Some other benefits of group therapy include:

Perspective: regularly listening and talking with others can help you put your own mental health into perspective.
Inclusivity: you may feel like you are the only one struggling - but you're not! When you hear others discuss what they're going through, it can be quite a relief to realise you're not alone.
Diversity: this is perhaps the best benefit of group therapy. In a diverse group, people have different backgrounds and personalities that help them to look at situations in a variety of ways.

By seeing how other people tackle problems and make positive changes, you can discover a whole range of strategies for facing your own concerns.

What is individual therapy?

Therapy sessions are a safe place to work through problems in a relaxed, comfortable setting. Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, usually requires many visits to work through problems, so don’t expect any instant solutions to your problems during the first day. Therapy will give you life-long tools to deal with problems, and it’s not a “quick fix.”

All of our therapists are trained and registered with appropriate bodies (AHPRA predominately). Engagement is based on Rogerian principles of unconditional acceptance of the person.

During your first session, your therapist will ask you:

Why have you decided to come to therapy?
What do you feel could improve in your life?
What symptoms do you experience?

We will talk about your history, including your childhood, education, relationships, your current career and living situation. A good way to consider this process is that we are building a map of you and your life context. Your first session with the therapist will be different from following visits. The first visit is a period for you and your therapist to meet, grow comfortable with one another and get an idea of how to proceed. You’ll be able to see if your therapist is a good fit. During future visits, you’ll be able to begin working through problems and developing strategies.

You and your therapist will come to an agreement about:

The frequency of your sessions
The modalities to be used
The ins and outs of patient confidentiality

When the therapist finishes, they will ask you if have any questions. After all Therapy is a collaborative process – something that we engage in together rather than something that is done to you.

Is this service right for you?

Starting with our Administration staff who will discuss some of your needs with you to ensure that you are serviced by a clinician with the right skills and passion for working your particular difficulty. Every time you engage with Administration staff they will take on your challenge and push to get the best outcomes for each interaction.

Right Therapy

After we meet, our therapists will determine the best therapy to assist with your challenges. Using an evidence base of thousands of research efforts we understand what is the best 'text book' solution and then find a way to fit that to you - not you to that.

Right Person

Therapeutic alliance or rapport is absolutely vital to any form of therapy and we want to get it right. After the first session with your therapist they will ask you about if you feel you can trust them enough to confide in them. If you do, wonderful! things are off to a good start but if there is something in your gut that just doesn't gel, dont worry - we will not be offended and will try and find you the right person in or out of our organisation.

Right Intensity

Some people are ready to take charge and zoom like they drive a Lamborghini - seeking maximum intensity for rapid progress. Other people and their challenges require a steady and progressive approach over time. Again, no simple answer but we will work with you to balance out your needs and desires against the treatment modality and severity of the challenges to find the right fit.

Right Plan

So when we have put these together to obtain the Right Person, Right Therapy and Right Intensity we will start implementing the Right Plan.

Using a combination of clinical judgement, sophisticated measurement tools and your judgement we will track the plan and ensure it stays on target to meet your goals.