How does an Interpersonal Therapy Group differ from other kinds of groups?
There are many different kinds of groups, including support groups, psychoeducational groups and therapy groups. An Interpersonal Therapy Group differs from other groups in one important way. In an Interpersonal Therapy Group there is no specific focus, such as divorce or bereavement, nor is there a particular symptom that everyone shares. Instead, group members are there because they recognize that they have developed some long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling or behaving that don’t work well for them in their lives. These patterns are usually related to symptoms and can be made worse by a life crisis, but it is the patterns themselves that group members are there to try and change. Due to the fact that these patterns have usually been present for a long time, it is expected that it will take a while to change them. For this reason, when you join an Interpersonal Therapy Group there is no time limit for how long membership will last.
