Group Therapy

The Garnethill Centre continues to offer group therapy as a means to achieve a healthier integration as an individual in your network of relationships.

About group therapy

Group therapy offers an opportunity to explore issues, conflicts and problems in a safe and confidential environment. Groups provide a chance to learn from each other and to receive feedback and support. There is an opportunity for members to understand themselves and their relationships with others more deeply and to discover new solutions to old problems. The centre has two groups that meet each week and are run by an experienced Group Therapist

Regularity and Scope

The groups meet once weekly. Each group session lasts 90 minutes. The groups meet every week except for breaks at Easter, the summer holidays and Christmas. The experience of group therapy has been found to be most useful for people who intend to work on a thorough understanding of themselves and their situation.

Fees: Sessions are weekly but the cost is £100 per month (i.e. the fee covers up to 4 sessions). A subsidy within certain limits can be considered where the cost is prohibitive.

FAQs

The experience of group therapy has been found to be most useful for people who intend to work on a thorough understanding of themselves and their situation. Should you wish to consider joining one of our groups, the process ordinarily requires attending an initial (assessment) session with one of our therapists after which, if you wish to join a group, a free consultation with the group conductor who facilitates our therapy groups is arranged with a view to exploring group therapy more fully and to consider whether it may be of benefit to you. If you already have significant experience of undertaking therapy, it may be possible to proceed directly to the free consultation without the need to attend the aforementioned initial assessment session which costs £55.
Group sessions last 90 minutes.
The groups meet once weekly. The groups meet every week except for breaks at Easter, the summer holidays and Christmas.
Ordinarily, the group would be regarded as a place for longer term therapy and so usually an initial commitment of 6 months is required.
Our staff are trained practitioners with a range of experience who maintain the highest possible professional standards at all times. They are committed to undertaking regular professional supervision as a way of checking and monitoring the quality of their work. Members of the Institute of Group Analysis are involved in the supervision and delivery of the groups.
In order for the group to be most effective as a therapeutic setting, it is essential that all group business is kept within the group and is not discussed with anyone else.
Participants pay a monthly fee of £100 to cover the cost of sessions.
The costs are negotiable, within certain limits, for anyone who would experience difficulty in meeting this level of payment.
Enquiries about joining a therapy group can be made by telephoning (0141) 333-0730. An initial session can be arranged within a week of getting in touch. If you are already undertaking individual counselling at the centre, you can propose joining a group at any point. This can then be explored with your counsellor.
If you raise your complaint with the Group Conductor in the first instance, they will respond and seek to resolve this. If you feel that your complaint is more serious and you wish to make a formal complaint, you can do so following the steps outlined in our complaints procedure.