ABSTRACT
Transference to the group-as-a-whole is one of the important factors distinguishing individual therapy from a group setting. In f2f groups, in addition to the regular transference and countertransference towards the therapist, people experience also the horizontal transference toward one another, but also transference towards the entire group. H. Weinberg included online groups as an example of “impossible groups that thrive and flourish in leaking containers,” as Cyberspace is a huge, boundless, unlimited container, which threatens the sense of safety, privacy and confidentiality. He claimed that these groups succeed due to the secure presence of the group conductor, holding the reflective space in his/her mind, and the group members having a fantasized invisible group in their mind. It might take more time and become more complicated to do so online, but it is possible.
