Offering therapy services for adolescents and adults in and around Marlow, England
Group therapy can be very powerful because we can learn from each other. Being in a group challenges you in many ways and pushes you to examine your internal family system and beliefs. Who are you in the group, and who do you become?
Group work in therapy can powerfully help people recognise they are not alone in their experiences. Unlike individual therapy, the group itself becomes part of the therapeutic process.
In a safe, confidential, and well-facilitated space, members can explore emotions, relationships, and patterns of behaviour while learning from one another. Group work can encourage connection, belonging, self-awareness, empathy and interpersonal growth.
Some of the therapeutic benefits include:
- Universality – discovering that others experience similar struggles.
- Belonging – feeling accepted and connected rather than isolated.
- Self-awareness – noticing how we relate, communicate and respond to others.
- Learning through others – gaining different perspectives and coping strategies.
- Giving and receiving support – experiencing the value of mutual encouragement.
- Practising boundaries – learning to say no, express needs and respect differences.
- Working with relationships in the present moment – patterns such as withdrawing, people-pleasing, rescuing or fearing rejection may naturally emerge within the group.
- Building confidence – gradually finding your voice and allowing yourself to be seen and heard.
A well-facilitated therapy group is more than several people talking about their difficulties. It can become a therapeutic microcosm of everyday relationships, providing opportunities to explore old relational patterns and experiment with healthier ways of connecting.
The aim is not for everyone to think or feel the same. It is to create enough psychological safety for people to be authentic, curious and respectful of difference.
Sometimes healing happens when a therapist hears you. In group work, healing can also happen by discovering that others can see, hear, and accept you.
Working experientially in groups offers a supportive, nurturing and therapeutic environment for you to express your truth, empathetically and assertively.
Group work in various forms helps address a wide range of needs, from providing information about yourself and how you are perceived in the group to improving social and interpersonal skills and offering coping strategies.
You will learn more about yourself, your identities, roles and inferences in groups because you will be mirrored, validated and reassured. You will be seen, heard, and valued as like-minded people come together as one.
Your needs can be met when you belong, are held, and are valued as a participating member in a group relationship.
If working in a group is for you, please get in touch with me for more details, or complete the booking form and online working contract below.
Upcoming Event
Online Spiritual Awareness
Wednesday 2nd January 2027 – 7.15 pm – 9.00 pm BST – 12 sessions
(Depending on the number of participants, the start date may change)
This is a highly experiential, supportive, and developmental group that provides a safe and holistic environment for individuals seeking to develop spiritual awareness. It is a space to share feelings, emotions, and beliefs, and to learn from each other’s perceptions, understandings, insights, and interpretations. In sharing your narratives, you will inevitably impact group members. Thus, we inadvertently affect and influence each other.
In the sessions, you are invited to participate and share. Please be aware that this is an experiential group.
This is a closed group. This means that once you are assessed as eligible for group work, no one else can join. Group members remain the same throughout the six weeks.
Fee – £40 per session
For more information, please contact me. Please note that this group is restricted to 8 members.
Online Empath (Highly Sensitive Person) Awareness
Wednesday, 2nd January 2027 – 9.30 am – 11.00 am BST – 12 sessions
(Depending on the number of participants, the start date may change)
This is a highly experiential, supportive, and developmental group that provides a safe and holistic environment for individuals seeking to develop their empathetic awareness. It is a space to share feelings, emotions, and beliefs, and to learn from each other’s perceptions, understandings, insights, and interpretations. In sharing your narratives, you will inevitably impact group members. Thus, we inadvertently affect and influence each other.
In the sessions, you are invited to participate and share. Please be aware that this is an experiential group.
This is a closed group. This means that once you are assessed as eligible for group work, no one else can join. Group members remain the same throughout the six weeks.
Fee – £40 per session
For more information, please contact me.
If you are interested in setting up group therapy for your employees, or would like to create a goup support community, I can help facilitate your groups. Contact me for more details.
Download the booking form here.
Please download, sign and return the Online Working Contract with the booking form to participate.
Reviews
“I would change nothing. It was such a wonderful collaboration of sensitive and empathetic people whom shared their own experiences amongst others. The counselor was phenomenal and I look forward to attending next week’s group. ”
“This was my first time participating in a group session. I think the therapist did a really good job. But I did not feel comfortable participating with the other attendants.”
“I thought it was superb group session. Patch held space for all participants and was considerate, supportive and informative. She has made me reflect.”
“The clarity of the information and the facilitators ability to respond to each person’s sharing so appropriately. So appreciated her compassion and honesty.”
“I love the group sessions with Patch. I’ve joined several of them over the last 6months. She had so much helpful advice. I’ve really learned a lot about myself, being a HSP and how to deal with it. The groups were always nice and respectful. It was great to be able to share with and hear other HSPs.”
“I like that there is opportunity to change and grow. I love how the therapist explains and shares. I have had groups where the therapist was asking questions and felt like I was in school. I really like Patch’s approach. Would not change anything, but I really welcome tools and book suggestions.”
“This group session was helpful. It was nice that the therapist offered strategies but also opened the discussion for the participants to offer insight.”
“Like there is no pressure and your not put on the spot. I want to listen for a bit before sharing my trauma. Its a trust thing for me.”
Please note the cancellation policy. If you miss your scheduled therapy appointment without at least 24 hours’ notice, you will be required to pay the full cost of the session. Please note that group bookings are non-refundable.
Confidentiality and Data Archiving Disclaimer
Please note: We will securely archive your personal information, counselling records, and relevant documentation once our therapeutic relationship ends or after three consecutive months of inactivity without further appointments or communication. All archived information will remain confidential and securely stored in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable professional and ethical guidelines. Archiving does not mean we will delete your records. Records will be retained for the period specified in our Privacy Policy and securely disposed of when no longer required. If you wish to resume therapy after this period, you may need a new assessment or updated registration. I am a UK-based therapist practising in accordance with UK professional, ethical and legal standards. If you are accessing my therapeutic services from outside the United Kingdom, please be aware that UK professional regulations, governing bodies, complaints procedures and legal protections may not apply or be enforceable in your country of residence. Your rights and access to professional support, regulatory oversight or complaints procedures may differ depending on your location and the laws governing therapeutic services in your country.