SACRAMENTO CENTER FOR PSYCHOTHERAPYPsychotherapy Agreement • August 28th, 2022
Contract Type FiledAugust 28th, 2022This agreement adds to the information and agreements from my Informed Consent and Office Policies form which you have already read and signed. It provides additional information specific to group psychotherapy which we have decided is an appropriate mode of treatment for your particular problems and concerns. Group psychotherapy gives you the opportunity to learn with and from other people and to understand your own and others’ patterns of thoughts and behavior. The group can become a safe place in which to share your past and present experiences, to obtain valuable feedback, and to experiment with new ways of being and relating to others. As with all types of psychotherapy, group therapy involves change, which may feel threatening not only to you but also to those people close to you. Groups can be very powerful and effective and also carry some specific risks such as group pressure (not always in a positive direction) and scapegoating. In any psychotherapy group, conflict and confro