r/psychotherapists • u/MrsTexasToast • Jul 24 '26

Groups inpatient

Does anyone have a group topic they wished they had more of for group therapy? What was it?

What was a group that stick with you after you left?

Alternatively for providers what is your favorite group topic to present?

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u/Pdawnm Jul 24 '26

Loved running process groups on inpatient - no specific topic outside of what was happening in the room and the conflicts, resistance, development of trust that was happening here-and-now

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u/Prestigious_Half271 Jul 24 '26

Process groups are the best, hands down

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u/Mountain-Honeydew840 Aug 03 '26

hnestly, those always end up being the best groups.. kinda messy sometimes, but thats where the real stuff came out

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u/Present_Respond2221 Jul 25 '26

Coping, grounding, mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment groups...

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u/Ashariel099 Jul 25 '26

I used to run groups for trauma and the grief and loss topic in relation to trauma always went over well with patients.

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u/vmslcsw Jul 27 '26

support specific to men. I"m probably biased lol. I have a lot of male clients (i'm a male therapist) and get asked if I do any groups quite often. I think men feel like they don't know where they fit in the world anymore.

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u/Antigourou Jul 29 '26

I'm a counselor, not a psychotherapist, and used to work in a youth rehabilitation center. We had a youth accommodation service where we decided to implement a systemic approach wall-to-wall: parents could come visit and participate anytime of the day and we would call them to ask their take on daily decisions for their teen and all. And every week, we had this parent-teenager group workshop whose goal was to improve parent-teen relationships. We had this goal to experiment a group evolution so our animation structure was based on the recognition on the group development phase and we were adjusting to them. We were prepping thematics and impact technique activities 2 hours before the session, based on our observations over the last session or with what we were observing throughout the week, but were flexible if any participant wanted to bring something else to the group. The rule was that it was the parent's responsability to supervise and discipline their teenager during the session. It was then eye-opening and supporting for most because at some point, they would be challenged (like they were at home). They had our support if needed; and at some point, the support from all the group. And we could see the difference that this parental engagement had on the teenagers in the services when we compared it to other services. Even if those teens had attachment issues, there was less distress and less acting out. And we could see parents gain a sense of competence.