Guide
Group therapy can offer something individual work cannot: the experience of being understood by people who are working on similar questions.
Group therapy brings a small number of people together with a clinician to meet regularly around a shared theme. Members speak, listen, and reflect together. Peer perspectives sit alongside clinical guidance, so you can learn from other people's challenges and progress as well as your own.
The setting is thoughtful and structured. It is not a lecture or a class, and it is not a place where anyone is pushed to share more than they want to. It is a conversation with a purpose, held with care.
Groups run as cohorts of 6 to 8 sessions. Each session lasts 90 minutes, and the fee is $110 per person for each session. Groups meet in person in Southwest Austin or by secure telehealth within Texas.
Each cohort is a closed group: the same members stay together from the first session to the last. That continuity matters. Trust has room to build over the weeks instead of starting over each time someone new arrives.
Three groups are currently taking names on an interest list: Human Spirit & Social Skills, Life & Purpose, and Dating Challenges & The Digital Era. No dates have been set yet. Adding your name places you on the list for the next cohort and commits you to nothing.
You can read more about each group and how they are composed on Group Counseling, or join an interest list from Work With Me.
Every prospective member speaks with me individually before joining, so the group is composed with care. That conversation is a chance to talk about what you hope to gain, ask questions about the format, and decide together whether this group is a good fit for you right now. It also helps ensure that each cohort has a balance that supports everyone in it.
Each group is organized around its theme, and within that theme the work can take many forms. You might explore how you connect with others, how you handle disagreement, or what gets in the way of asking for what you need. You might reflect on purpose and direction, or on the pressures of dating and relationships in a digital world. The theme gives the group a shared focus, while the conversation stays grounded in the real experiences members bring. You will not be asked to follow a script, and you do not need to prepare anything before a session.
Before the work begins, every participant agrees to strict confidentiality and clear interpersonal protocols. In the first session, the group sets its agreements openly: confidentiality, attendance, and how members speak to one another.
Confidentiality in a group depends on each member honoring that agreement, which is why it is discussed directly and taken seriously from the start. You remain in charge of what you choose to share.
A session may begin with a brief check-in, move into a focused conversation around the group's theme, and close with a few minutes of reflection. Some weeks, one member's situation may become the focus, and everyone learns from it. Other weeks, the conversation may move around the circle.
The clinician's role is to keep the space safe and purposeful: guiding the conversation, making connections, noticing patterns, and making sure every voice has room. Listening is a real form of participation, especially in the early sessions.
In individual therapy, you talk about how you relate to others. In a group, you can practice it in real time. You may notice how you respond when someone disagrees with you, how easily you ask for attention, or how quickly you step in to help. With care and feedback, those moments become chances to try something different.
Groups can also ease isolation. Hearing someone describe an experience close to your own can be a relief, and seeing others work through a challenge can make your own feel more manageable.
Group work often continues between meetings. You may notice a conversation replaying in your mind, or catch yourself responding differently to a colleague or a friend. A small reflection or practice may be suggested for the week. Bringing what you noticed back to the group becomes part of the work, and it helps everyone learn from real experience rather than theory. Over the course of a cohort, those small observations can add up to a clearer picture of your own patterns.
Individual therapy offers private, in-depth attention to your history and goals. Group therapy offers shared learning and the chance to practice new ways of relating with others. Neither is better in general; each suits different needs at different times. The free consultation can help you decide which format fits you now. You can compare both on Services.
It is natural to feel uneasy about speaking in front of people you do not know yet. You decide how much to share and when. Many of the benefits of group work come from simply being present, listening, and noticing your own reactions. If relationships are part of what you want to work on, Relationship Patterns describes how that theme can be explored individually as well.
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Group counseling is $110 per person for each 90-minute session. Cohorts run for 6 to 8 sessions.
Groups meet in person in Southwest Austin or by secure telehealth within Texas.
No dates have been set yet. Adding your name to an interest list places you on the list for the next cohort and commits you to nothing.
Monthly superbills are available on request for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement depends on your plan and is not guaranteed.
A thoughtful first step
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