adding a social perspective: The advantages of group analysis as a complementary location of cure
Abstract
In this brief essay, I discuss how the “group turn” is one way of exposing students to the rich experience of growing through reciprocal resonance, as well as the question of self-leading large groups. Authentic communication in groups furthers the elaboration of autonomy, dependency, and relations with both external as well as internal authority. Group work may also fill a general gap in the relational psychoanalytic approach.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Cultural Differences and Values
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Psychoanalytic Perspectives
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 60–66
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN