Groups That Grow You

When most people think of therapy, they picture a quiet office, just one client and one therapist. And while individual therapy offers deep personal insight and tailored attention, there’s a kind of growth that only happens when you bring others into the room.

That’s where group therapy becomes powerful.

In a group, you don’t just talk about your patterns, you start to see them play out in real time. The way you withdraw, please, over-explain, or minimize? It gently shows up in how you relate to others in the circle. And in that shared space, you get the rare opportunity to witness, and practice, something different.

What Group Work Offers That Individual Therapy Can’t

1. Mirroring:
   When someone else puts words to a feeling you’ve been holding silently, it’s like seeing yourself from the outside for the first time. Group members often reflect experiences back to one another, helping each person feel seen in ways that one-on-one work can’t replicate.
2. Interpersonal Feedback:
   In groups, feedback isn’t theoretical. It’s relational. You get to hear, with compassion, how your words, tone, and energy land with others. This kind of awareness builds emotional intelligence and confidence that carry into relationships beyond the therapy room.
3. Relational Coaching:
   With a skilled facilitator, the group becomes a live laboratory for connection, a place to test new ways of communicating, setting boundaries, and expressing vulnerability. You learn not just how to understand your emotions, but how to bring them into relationship safely.

Real Growth, Beyond the Room

What happens in group therapy doesn’t stay in group therapy.
The confidence you build in speaking up translates to more honest conversations with loved ones.
The safety you experience in being seen without judgment teaches you that connection doesn’t have to cost self-protection.
And the empathy you develop by witnessing others’ healing expands your capacity for compassion for yourself and those around you.

Groups That Grow You

At our practice, we offer several specialized groups that help individuals heal in community:

• A Safe Place for Larger Bodies — a body-affirming space for individuals exploring body image, self-acceptance, and belonging.
• Eating Disorder Therapy Groups — for those seeking recovery support through shared experience and understanding.
• Empowering Mental Health Professionals — a process group designed for clinicians to explore their own emotional worlds and prevent burnout.
• Interpersonal Process Groups — ongoing spaces for anyone ready to deepen self-awareness through real-time connection.

Each group is led by licensed therapists who understand that healing happens in relationship, not isolation.

The Takeaway

Individual therapy helps you understand yourself.
Group therapy helps you experience yourself in connection with others.

That difference, being seen, known, and supported in a room of peers, often leads to some of the most profound, sustainable growth our clients experience.

If you’re ready to explore how connection can become your greatest teacher, we invite you to learn more about our current group offerings.

Ashley Paige

Ashley is the blog writer and social media manager for JLewis Therapy.