ABSTRACT
The author has found the intervention to be quite effective in facilitating the training of the beginning group therapist. This intervention is recommended to draw out the developing group therapist who is in his or her head. Typical traits of this type of therapist in the making include anxiety, perfectionist tendencies, and a preference for structure. These qualities can often be roadblocks to the novice group clinician. However, the intervention can assist in removing these obstacles and facilitating growth. The interventions are given for the trainee and for the supervisor. Trainees typically think they are on an island when it comes to their self-evaluation of their own anxiety. They often place supervisors on a pedestal and assume that they are perfect. Similarly, this intervention is contraindicated for the over-functioning novice group therapist, who says too much too quickly and needs to get back in his/her head and be more intentional about his or her role as a group therapist.
