group therapy

noun

: therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems

called also group psychotherapy

group therapist noun

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Students in the program are paired with mentors and attend weekly group therapy, where clinicians use cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, to help change their thought patterns – especially around traumatic experiences. Meg Anderson, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025 While the most common form of therapy may be individual therapy, group therapy has its place. Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025 Its story follows three couples participating in a group therapy session with their psychologist, where personal secrets and simmering tensions are exposed. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2025 Set in contemporary New York, the story follows three couples summoned to a group therapy session with their psychologist, where personal secrets and simmering tensions are exposed. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for group therapy

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of group therapy was circa 1925

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“Group therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20therapy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

group therapy

noun
: therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss and share their personal problems
group therapist noun

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