You may be surrounded by people and yet, feel lonely. You might long for closeness, but at the same time fear that if you show your true feelings, you will be judged, rejected or hurt.
Perhaps you have learned to adapt, to look after others and to keep your feelings to yourself. To always appear strong and calm, to constantly give or to never ask for anything. You might avoid conflict, find it hard to set boundaries, or pull away whenever a relationship becomes closer.
Perhaps you already understand a fair bit about yourself, but within relationships you fall back into the same familiar roles.
In group psychotherapy you do not have to choose between being who you truly are and belonging. You can gradually discover a different way of connecting, without losing your voice, your boundaries and your needs.
Group psychotherapy offers you a stable and safe space where you can share your struggles and meet people who, although they have different stories, may recognise something of their own experience in yours.
Within the group you do not just talk about your relationships. You have the opportunity to observe the way you connect as it happens: how you approach other members, when you withdraw, what you find difficult to express and what you need to feel safe.
The other members can act as different mirrors, helping you to see sides of yourself that are difficult to recognise without help.
Gradually, therapy can help you
- to discover that other people also experience fear, shame, anger or loneliness
- to recognise the roles and patterns you repeat in your relationships
- to express your needs and feelings with greater freedom
- to ask for and accept support without feeling that this is a weakness or that you are becoming a burden
- to set boundaries and handle disagreements without losing connection
- to hear how other members experience you and get to know yourself more deeply
- to build more authentic, safe and fulfilling relationships
The goal is not to always feel comfortable or to have all members agree with you. It is to be able to remain in a relationship, even when differences, fear or vulnerability arise, without abandoning either yourself or the connection.
At Reconnect Therapy, we ensure that the group provides a space of connection, confidentiality and respect, where each member can progress at their own pace. There is no pressure to speak about something before you feel the right moment has arrived.
The therapist coordinating the group looks after the process, protects its boundaries and helps members understand what is happening between them. The therapeutic process is supported by Reconnect's shared scientific framework, regular supervision and collaboration among all psychologists.
The groups consist of 6–7 members and meet once a week. Each session lasts 100 minutes. Before joining the group, individual psychotherapy takes place and you prepare at your own pace for the transition to group psychotherapy.
It is natural to feel awkward or uncertain about the idea of a therapeutic group. You do not need to know in advance whether it is the right choice for you.
Get in touch with us to discuss what is on your mind, to explain how our groups work and to explore together whether one of them might suit you.
Frequently asked questions
Group psychotherapy is a consistent therapeutic process in which a small group of people meets regularly, coordinated by a therapist or sometimes two therapists. Each person brings their own story while simultaneously observing how they relate to the other members at the moment the relationship and group dynamics are formed.
In the group, you don't just talk about your relationships. You can see in practice when you draw close, when you pull away, what you find difficult to express and what you need in order to feel safe and connected.
The group can help you recognise roles and patterns that repeat in your relationships, express your needs more freely, ask for and accept support, and manage differences without losing connection.
The other members act as different mirrors. Through their reactions and feedback, you can get to know sides of yourself that are difficult to make visible through thought or individual therapy alone.
In individual therapy, the primary therapeutic relationship develops between you and your therapist. In a group, a broader relational field is created, where you can observe and process in real time the way you connect with different people.
One form of psychotherapy is not better than the other. The choice depends on your needs, your readiness, and the stage of your therapeutic journey.
At Reconnect Therapy, individual psychotherapy and preparation come before joining the group. The average duration of this preparation is about six months, although this is not a rigid rule or a guarantee of joining a psychotherapy group.
The timing depends on your needs, your sense of safety, your ability to make use of the group setting, and the phase the specific group is in. The transition happens at your own pace and through joint discussion with your therapist.
Before joining, your request, your needs, your readiness for group work, and the composition or phase of the group are explored. The goal is to protect both the new member and the therapeutic cohesion of the group.
If a group is not suitable at this time, further preparation, a different group, or another form of support may be suggested.
No. There is no pressure to talk about anything before you feel the right time has come. Initially, you can simply observe and get to know how the group operates.
Participation, however, gradually becomes part of the therapeutic work. The difficulty in taking up space, speaking, or trusting is not treated as a failure; it can be explored respectfully within the group. Most of the time, members feel safe to express their thoughts and feelings after the first few sessions.
The fear of exposure is one of the most common reasons for apprehension before joining a group. It does not need to disappear before you start. It can form an important part of the therapeutic process itself.
The setting is created so that each member can progress at their own pace, without coercion, and gradually try out a different way of connecting.
Therapists are bound by professional secrecy and ethics. At the same time, each member agrees that what is heard in the group is not taken outside of it and that the identity and story of the other members are protected.
It is important to be precise: a therapeutic setting can set clear rules and process them systematically, but it cannot offer an absolute guarantee regarding the behaviour of every member. Therefore, confidentiality is a core and recurring part of the therapeutic contract.
If you recognise someone or know beforehand that they are participating in the group, you need to inform your therapist. The existing relationship may affect freedom of expression, boundaries, and the safety of both parties.
There is no single answer for every case. Suitability is examined before participation continues, with priority given to protecting all members.
Your therapist takes care of the process, protects boundaries, and helps members understand what is happening between them. They do not dictate what you should feel or say, and they do not act as judges of the relationships that develop.
They intervene when necessary to maintain a framework of respect, safety, and therapeutic direction, while the process is supported by Reconnect's shared scientific framework and supervision.
Reconnect Therapy groups consist of 6–7 members and meet once a week. Each session lasts 100 minutes.
Consistent attendance is an essential part of the process, because a member's absence affects not only their own progress but also the entire group.
The possibility of concurrent individual therapy is assessed on an individual basis. There needs to be a clear therapeutic rationale and coordination, so that the two processes work complementarily rather than fragmentarily or competitively.
The decision is discussed with the therapists responsible for both settings and is not an automatic prerequisite for everyone.
You have the right to stop your participation. Therapeutically, however, it is important for your departure to be discussed rather than happening abruptly, so that we can understand what is leading you to this decision and allow space for goodbyes and closure.
The manner of departure is part of the therapeutic framework and affects both you and the other members.