In this episode, Trish Thompson shares about the depth and complexity of working with groups. With a focus primarily on group therapy. 

Trish shares honestly about the beauty and challenge of group work ~ where healing doesn’t come from advice, but from being witnessed, impacted, and changed in relationship with others.

In this episode we explore: 

~ the different types of groups ~ support, psychoeducational, and psychotherapy

~ how group spaces become a microcosm for real-life relationships

~ the influence of Irvin D. Yalom and working in the “here and now”

~ why vulnerability in groups can feel both confronting and transformative

~ the role of the facilitator in holding process, not control

~ endings, integration, and the quiet grief of group closure

Trish brings decades of experience across education, counselling, and psychotherapy, with a deep love for the power of people coming together in shared space. Her work spans individual therapy, couples work, and therapeutic groups, with a particular passion for group dynamics and relational healing.

This episode is an invitation to soften into the messiness of being human together ~ and to consider what becomes possible when we stay present with what is real.

In this episode you will find:

02:10 Trish’s Path Into Groups
04:33 Types of Group Therapy
07:22 Facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change Groups
12:26 Psychotherapy Groups and Safe Process
32:25 Preparing for Endings
34:25 Closing Rituals That Land
37:07 Facilitator Role and Group Field
42:30 Supervision Groups and Safety
56:13 Ending with Gratitude and Poem