group therapy

noun

: therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems

called also group psychotherapy

group therapist noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Her practices offer services of individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, group therapy, immigration evaluations, intimacy coaching, psychiatric services and medicine management, and serve children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023 In some instances, family therapy, group therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy can help. Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 28 Nov. 2022 The fullest version of the program, which can take six months to a year to complete, has four components: individual therapy for the teenager; group therapy; training for teenagers and their parents to teach emotional regulation; and phone access to a therapist to help during a crisis. Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The university provides confidential individual counseling sessions, couples therapy, group therapy, a number of workshops as well as a campus-wide suicide prevention program led by Dr. Wei-Chien Lee, a psychologist with the counseling and psychological services department, Strader-Garcia said. Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022 Later, when Dena brings her mother to group therapy—and after Maysa, having had enough, storms out—the therapist asks two other patients in the group to role-play as Dena’s mother and father. Yasmine Alsayyad, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2022 Persons said that in addition to seeding the 5/14 Survivors Fund, Tops continued to pay its workers at the Jefferson Avenue store during the two months the market was closed following the shooting and provided counseling and regular group therapy sessions at a library near the store. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2022 The actors and Genaro agreed months later to participate in group therapy with a therapist who also counseled Genaro individually, the document says. Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 In group therapy with other parents, Rhonda and Norm were encouraged to draw their focus away from their teenager’s symptoms. Azeen Ghorayshi Amber Bracken, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of group therapy was circa 1925

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“Group therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20therapy. Accessed 30 May. 2023.

Medical Definition

group therapy

noun
: therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems
group therapist noun

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