A thrill in Connection and Comfort
The Harvest Clinic offers Group therapy sessions facilitated by our Provisional Psychologist Mr John Jia who has a special interest in group therapy.
Group therapy can be attended either in addition to or in place of individual therapy and we welcome any person who would like to attend.
Who is Group Therapy for?
People experiencing a wide range of issues can benefit from group therapy, including the following:
· Relational difficulties
· Depression and anxiety
· Loss
· Trauma
· Adjustment to change and challenges
· Coping with illness
· Parenting support
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Our group therapy aims for character change, which is a long-term work. Our group does not seek rapid symptom relief.
What's Involved?
A group therapy session lasts about 90 minutes, and it is a collaborative effort to express and benefit from the therapeutic experience.
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To make the group a safe and cohesive place for long-term work, a prospective member attends 6 individual sessions to assess and prepare for a group. Once a member joins a group, research finds a minimum of 12 sessions ensures a positive outcome.
COST
To make these services accessible, the costs for these sessions are:
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$27.77 per session if paid upfront ($500 for the entire 18-session package)
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$30 per session if paid for every 6 sessions ($180 per block of 6 sessions).
We encourage participants who begin the process to commit to seeing it through until the end in order to build a sense of connection and familiarity among the group.
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In the group, we invite people to share as much as they are comfortable about their current concerns, challenges, thoughts and feelings and encourage all members and receive each person's sharing with openness. All you need is a willingness and desire to attend.
Research has found that group therapy is an excellent place for:
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Finding hope
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Relating the human condition
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Information exchange
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Helping other people
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Corrective emotional experience
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Social skills Development
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Imitating useful behaviours
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Interpersonal learning
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Catharsis