In my last two posts I reflected on the phenomenon  of “The Little World”, that is generated  through the metamorphosis of group therapy participants becoming intimates and developing a unique community devoted to their  healing growth. I included  a photo that I made to illustrate this concept, which was composed of  symbols that I collected […]

This photograph I created for my last post, Little Worlds, about the uniquely personal  society generated through  an ongoing group therapy experience. The image stayed with me, caught me unaware.   The photo both playful and shadowy  invited a tale. I will begin this story here as a   way to illustrate how the creative process can […]

I write this  post just before my new group begins . We have met only a short while but already it has impacted me.   Initially I am the catalyst.   I gather the people. I meet with  them and take the time needed  to to prepare them for the deeply evocative nature of  creating group intimacy.  […]

It was originally a simple quest.  I was initiating a new group process and in my narrative, inviting those interested in group therapy to consider my new group, as well as providing a context for colleagues to offer appropriate referrals. Not untypical of me, this led me to a much more intricate experience which I […]

       In this post I continue to search for the roots of my current expression as a group psychotherapist. Although my work has been informed by contemporary psychoanalytic theory and  Jungian psychology and  reinforced with attachment theory and inter- relational dynamics, this eclectic mix  was influenced by my training an experience in  expressive creativity as […]