Cons Of Group Therapy

Group therapy is when more than one person is together in a room in search of help or some type of treatment. Group therapy is good at focusing on a specific issue they are dealing with, such as drug addiction, anger, or alcohol abuse. These types of situations can be nerve wrecking for the individual, especially if they are coming out in front of other people. That is why normally the other people in the group encourage or provide support emotionally when the individual is speaking. It gives them a sense of belonging. Group therapy can also help the individual learn from others in the group. For example, they may learn some of the mistakes other people have made, which will help them avoid in the future. Or find out how their problems relate similar to another, which will make them not feel alone in the struggle they are dealing with. In …show more content…
Sometimes people need counseling help, but prefer it to be one on one. Not everybody is going to comfortable around other people. In fact, they might be holding something back, which will damage the progress of recovery. Plus, group therapy does not focus on one person throughout. Some may need special attention. For example, the person seeking help may be sky, nervous or has trouble socializing. In addition, specific issues may need to deal with behind doors one on one, especially if the issue is a lot more severe than everybody else in the group. Another con is that it is possible that someone in the group is not encouraging and may be rude which won’t help the situation. It really depends on how the counselor controls his group. The group could get quite frustrating at times, out of hand or not progressing. Another issue is the relations people build in group therapy. They may have a lot of similarities which is a good thing, but eventually will find out that people go their separate ways after therapy, which could upset the person that was enjoying the