Human beings have always gathered around the campfire for warmth, light and community.

Travelers after the long day's journey would pause fireside to rest and nourish their spirits, contemplating where to go next. Tribes would come together to celebrate victories, honor transitions, mourn losses, and make decisions for their families. Spiritual seekers would look into the flames for meaning and wisdom. Artists and musicians would create song and dance by firelight.

People would gather around the campfire to tell stories, to make sense of the world and the past, to share emotions, and to learn from one another's experiences. And, from time to time, they would look up at the stars above to guide them as they let their hearts speak freely together.

Group psychotherapy builds upon this traditional communal activity of gathering around the fire to seek connection, healing & inspiration.

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What is Group Therapy?

Group psychotherapy (also known as group therapy) is a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic intervention. Scientific research has demonstrated that group therapy results in significant improvements in mental health and interpersonal functioning. In group, a small number of people come together under the guidance of a mental health professional to help themselves and each other heal and grow.

Group is a supportive, empowering space where members can find the safety and courage to explore interpersonal and identity issues, overcome obstacles to intimacy and belonging, and create a new template for more fulfilling relationships. Group therapy led by specialized professionals has the potential to change lives. 

Group can offer a powerful complement to previous or ongoing individual therapy by providing an interpersonal space for people to accelerate intrapsychic therapeutic development. Group can lead to profound, lasting benefits when led by a skilled clinician with specialized training and expertise in interpersonal process.

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About My Groups

For optimal therapeutic benefit, I integrate the best of various evidence-based approaches and theoretical orientations into my work, including psychodynamic, relational, liberation psychology, somatic/body-focused, gestalt, existential, Jungian, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Our groups are all informed by attachment, trauma and social justice theories (including critical race, queer and feminist theories). Groups are based in neuroscience and developmental and clinical psychology research, best practices, and participant-driven, collaborative models of community engagement.

My groups humbly draw upon both indigenous wisdom and the latest thinking in anti-oppressive, anti-racist frameworks. Group members work to overcome the harmful impact of systemic societal forces, including white supremacy, cisheteronormativity, and patriarchy, on all of our emotional and spiritual well-being, and on all of our relationships. Members discover more liberation and empowerment as they explore issues of social location and identity and come together to create a space to dismantle oppressive forces. Groups focus on overcoming dehumanizing hate and bias, and imagining a new way of being in connection with our full humanity and the full humanity of others. Led by a long time New Yorker, my therapy groups also help members navigate the unique challenges of living in New York City and New York State.  I also offer online interpersonal process groups & Women's Groups open to individuals anywhere with sliding scale fees.

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Group Therapy Benefits

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My groups provide a supportive therapeutic community and an interpersonal laboratory to practice new relational skills and learn more about yourself,  your relational templates, and what holds you back from a more fulfilled life. In your free consultation, ask us about potential benefits of group therapy for you, including: