How Group Psychotherapy Can Help Overcome Social Anxiety

Group Psychotherapy offers support for people with social anxiety to help build a better social network and attract romantic relationships
Group Psychotherapy is a supportive place to learn and practice new relationship skills and change shy behavior.
Group Psychotherapy can help socially anxious people become more comfortable and at ease when meeting new people.
In group psychotherapy, healthy assertiveness and self-expression of feelings and life issues are learned, leading to greater closeness and connection with others within and outside the group.
Connection is modeled by other group members in group psychotherapy and there is the opportunity to learn about healthy relationships from others.
The group members in group psychotherapy help apply relationship skills to outside relationships.
Group Psychotherapy is a team approach that includes support, feedback, and direction by peers.

Nancy Wesson, Ph.D.