The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 6th Edition, is a clinical textbook designed for students, trainees, frontline practitioners, supervisors, and teachers across mental health disciplines. The work provides a structured framework for understanding group therapy mechanisms and guiding group interactions.

Coverage synthesizes essential therapeutic factors, including the instillation of hope, universality, imparting information, altruism, and the corrective recapitulation of the primary family group. The authors examine how interpersonal learning and group cohesiveness operate, while detailing the therapist's role in directing the here-and-now process focus during clinical sessions.

This sixth edition includes a new chapter devoted to online psychotherapy groups. The text supports formal clinical instruction, practitioner training, and institutional supervision across mental health programs.