Dear Seeker of Healing,

Thank you for considering group therapy as part of your healing process.  This may be a new idea to you.  We recognize that there are few therapy groups offered in Kansas City and are honored to provide this service to you to compliment and even speed up your recovery.   

Group requires a commitment to the process.  Why?  Because you are part of a group, not simply an individual.  You are a valuable part of it!  When one person is gone, the entire group is affected.  You are one of a whole. 

Why is group recommended?  How can you recover more quickly by being in a group than by going to individual therapy alone?

Below is a list of possible benefits of group participation¹.

• An incredibly cost-effective method of treatment
• Re-creation of our social world--it can be powerful to see how we act and how group mirrors our life in a safe, smaller setting 
• Instillation and maintenance of hope as you see others journey through the healing process
• Sharing of a common experience and realizing that you are not alone in your struggles
• Imparting information to others
• Doing something for someone else without expecting anything in return and getting to experience how good this feels!
• Forming safe relationships in the group context that do not require commitment outside of group
• Development of social techniques
• Increased interpersonal learning
• Improved ability to communicate effectively
• Expressing emotions in healthy, adaptive ways
• Seeing and being able to imitate healthy behaviors
• Identifying undesirable behaviors and choosing to not imitate those behaviors

Welcome to Renew.  We look forward to journeying with you as you continue to heal.

¹Adapted from The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom.