Why do (our) Groups work so well?

Groups are a best way to better.

 

Sections:      • from Sara      • Benefits      • FAQs   

 

  from Sara.

  SARA ROSS  LCSW,   CEO

Groups.   You’ve discovered the place where your voice resonates.
 
Here, people truly know how you feel. As we explore our experiences together, we gain new insights from each other’s wisdom and find solace in our shared mistakes. Collectively, we are more experienced, more knowledgeable, and better prepared for the present moment.
 
This is your safe space. Here, healthy conversations are supported and protected by the expertise of licensed professionals. You will learn new strategies, gain fresh perspectives, and perhaps even find a friend.
 
Sara

 

Benefits of a Group

Here's why Groups are better than individual therapy.


 

1. Groups are highly effective for long-term therapy.

In a recent series of 11 meta-analyses encompassing 329 studies comparing group with individual therapy, Group therapy was found effective for depression and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, substance use disorders, and chronic pain (Rosendahl, J., et al., The American Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol. 74, No. 2, 2021).

2. Groups optimize social support, often lacking in individual therapy.

Social support is not the same as merely being in the presence of others. The critical issue is reciprocity: being truly heard and seen by the people around us, feeling that we are held in someone else's mind and heart. For our physiology to calm down, heal, and grow we need a visceral feeling of safety. No doctor can write a prescription for friendship and love: These are complex and hard-earned capacities."- Bessel van der Kolk

3. Groups assist in removing "blame".

"Social support is a biological necessity, not an option, and this reality should be the backbone of all prevention and treatment. Recognizing the profound effects of trauma and deprivation on child development need not lead to blaming parents. We can assume that parents do the best they can, but all parents need help to nurture their kids. Nearly every industrialized nation, with the exception of the United States, recognizes this and provides some form of guaranteed support to families." - Bessel A. van der Kolk

4. Groups provide recovery options not available in individual therapy.

According to SAMHSA, "trauma-informed peer recovery support utilizes a strength-based framework that emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety and creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense

5. Groups optimize the social impact of therapists at times of great therapeutic need.

6. Groups provide significant financial opportunities for qualified therapists.

FAQs

For Groups

Licensed Clinicians create Groups. Most aspects of a Group are decided by the Clinician, including when it will meet, for how long, when folks can join, the Rules and expectations. Evey Group is made up of Members. There are usually 6-12 Members in each Group. The Clinician may decide to limit participation in a Group to very specific demographics, such as Young Mothers.
The Clinician is always in complete control of ever Session. Members are never out of view and the Clinician can instantly mute, cut video, or instantly remove any Member(s) with the touch of a button. A disruptor can be instantly sent to a "Time Out" room where s/he waits (alone) until joined by the Clinician.
Using the Better Together© platform is not complicated. Like most things, practice makes perfect. We hold periodic training sessions at convenient times. We also have a recorded library of explanatory videos.
Better Together© is an adjunct to your practice. It's a great way to provide your potential patients with a safe place until an individual slot opens up. No more overflow problems. Have exhausted individual therapy options? Create Groups to retain patients.
This is proprietary to us. Oversight Mode allows you see every Member in real time including "sub-Sessions". This powerful feature means no Member is every out of sight. You are always 100% in control of your Session.
You are paid instantly when the Session begins. All Members payments are locked in 24-hours before the Session begins. If the Member has not requested a "Skip" then the Member is charged for the Session. A "skip" allows a Member to not attend 1 Session a month - the Member's subscription in the Group is automatically extended by one Session. There are no refunds, except for the 1st meeting of any Group.
Whatever type of Group you feel competent to run. We ask that you limit your Groups to professional experience you have had. However, we encourage therapists to create multiple Groups for multiple needs. For example, instead of a single "Anxiety" Group, a therapist might want to create several; one for "Anxiety for Women", "Anxiety for Men", "Anxiety for Teens"
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