Resources
What does group therapy actually look like?
Sometimes it helps to see it before you try it. The following offers a window into what experiential and process-oriented therapy can look and feel like.
Group — The Series
Dr. Elliot Zeisel, a leading group psychoanalyst, leads a group of improv actors given character sketches but no script. What unfolds is actual group process. Real dynamics, real emotion, real work. It is one of the clearest filmed portrayals of what happens in a group therapy setting.
Dr. Bob Unger on Group Psychotherapy
A tribute to Dr. Bob Unger, an influential figure whose decades of teaching and practice helped shape how a generation of therapists understands and leads group therapy.
What is ISTDP and how does it work?
ISTDP — Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy is a research-supported, experiential approach that focuses on what is happening emotionally in the moment. Rather than talking about feelings, we work with them directly. Dr. Allan Abbass, one of the leading figures in the field and one of my own teachers, offers a clear introduction below.
Allan Abbass on Understanding ISTDP
Dr. Allan Abbass walks through the core ideas behind ISTDP in plain language.