One of the unfortunate byproducts of mental health issues is that you can feel you are the only one in the world who’s suffering and you feel lost, alone, and isolated due to that. If you have only considered 1-on-1 therapy sessions to help heal your mental health, then you are missing out.
There are so many benefits of group therapy that you should definitely avail yourself of this counseling tool. Keep reading to find out more about how group therapy works in improving mental health.
1. Build a Support Network
If you have been dealing with mental health issues on your own for a while, you might have isolated yourself to the point where you have no one around you. You might have broken off relationships with your family, friends, and everyone else by this point.
Whatever the reason for your isolation, group therapy can help alleviate that. This is because during group therapy sessions, you will be surrounded by folks who are in the same boat as you. They are suffering from mental health problems as well, which means that you will be able to relate to them in a positive way, and vice versa.
You can reach out to these individuals whenever you are going through a tough time, especially if you have formed strong bonds with one or two people in the group therapy sessions.
2. Improve Your Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Being isolated and alone when suffering from mental health issues can result in long periods where you don’t talk to anyone or interact with anyone, except perhaps the delivery driver.
That’s why group therapy sessions are so beneficial because they force you to interact with other humans in a formal and informal setting. And this can help you improve your communication skills.
3. Relate to Others in Healthier Ways
If all your relationships until now have been tainted by your mental health problems, then you might not have had a healthy relationship to date. That’s okay, because, with group therapy sessions, you can start building healthy relationships again and begin relating to others in positive, non-toxic ways.
4. Find Your Voice and Learn to Use It
Haven’t used your voice in a while? You might have forgotten how to use it or even what it sounds like. And we don’t just mean that in a literal sense.
Rebuilding your voice takes time, but with group therapy sessions, you can at least start the process again. You can figure out again what you are all about and what your aspirations, goals, and desires are.
Benefits of Group Therapy – Are You Ready for Them?
There’s no need to give up your 1-on-1 therapy sessions if they are working for you. But adding weekly therapy sessions with a group therapist will complement your one-on-one sessions perfectly.
Contact us for a free consultation if you are searching for licensed group therapy in California.
Honor Your Emotions is a professional therapy & counseling practice in Dublin, CA and serves the East Bay Area including Pleasanton, San Ramon, Livermore and Danville.
Call (925) 577-4732 today for a free consultation!
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