Group Therapy

Facilitator Led Fortnightly Process Group

The group is designed to help clients process and heal their relational difficulties and is aimed at those who are motivated to change and have achieved relative emotional and psychological stability.

Group therapy is a powerful setting where clients can learn about and enhance the way they relate to others. Although many people find groups challenging, we all are often in a group – family, friends, school and work, and many people may not know how to best express themselves whilst also feeling valued and belonging in groups.

Yalom’s constructs, the ‘group as a social microcosm’ and ‘working in the here and-now’, are important anchors of Group Therapy.
A social microcosm occurs in a ‘safe enough’ group environment where free flowing interaction between members is gently encouraged. This fosters spontaneous interpersonal behaviour between members in ways that may mirror how they relate to others in their lives.

My approach values here-and-now work balanced by sensitivity to clients’ past experiences and provides holding and acceptance of past issues that may be evoked by the group process.

• Practise communication skills 
• Experience non-judgmental support 
• Build self-esteem, resilience and self-acceptance 
• Practise effective ways of relating to others 
• Improve relationships with partners, friends, family and at work

• Have a desire to work on interpersonal issues
• Struggle with confidence, speaking up, taking up space, setting boundaries and codependency
• Want to work through past relational issues that may be impacting the present
  want to develop communication skills including assertiveness, being clearer and more direct, asking for what you want
• Are willing to practise relating skills and learn from interacting with their group members
• Struggling to make progress in 1:1 therapy in regard to relational issues

Nina Vucetic is a PACFA registered psychotherapist and group therapist with experience in both public and private hospital settings, private practice and works within a psychodynamic interpersonal and relational approach.

Location:

TBC
Time: 6pm – 8pm on every alternate Wednesday evening.
Cost: $65 per session.

Each member of the group leases a seat for the duration of their attendance. Any unattended sessions will require a payment. The group will have a maximum of eight members. As members leave new members will be introduced into the group.

If you have clients who could benefit, would you consider referring them? We are happy to discuss this with you to ascertain whether this could assist, as an adjunct their 1:1 work. 

For potential group members, we offer a free call to discuss your needs and whether the group could be helpful for them. 

For more information please contact me.
Nina at 0417 082 000, nina@ninavucetic.com.au