ABSTRACT

Therapy in pairs or groups is always going to be a bit of an experiment—and sometimes a more volatile experiment than one-to-one work due to the greater conflict of interests. Group therapy is far from simply being a cut-price version of the real thing. It can be incredibly fascinating—and hard. Like one-to-one therapy, group, family, and couples therapy loosely falls into several camps. Going into therapy as a family, or any other kind of group, is a very interesting, risky business. It’s not so strange that some children develop odd symptoms to help get themselves through difficult moments. Much of the psychology practised in schools is very child-led. Pupils who are having trouble with anything from schoolwork to friendship might be offered sessions with a child psychologist. These people interact with the child through speaking, playing, and possibly drawing or painting.