Group therapy support can help people who are socially anxious learn how to express themselves more easily and learn how to make better connections with other people.

Group therapy suppport can help anxious people become more comfortable when meeting new people.

Group therapy support can provide ongoing support, direction, and feedback to help build healthy friendships and partner relationships.

Group therapy support can help socially anxious people change their behavior and improve communication skills through regular practice.

In the group therapy support group self expression, healthy assertiveness, and connection is modeled by other people and there is the have the opportunity to learn about healthy relationships from others.

HOW DOES the Therapy Support group WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY?
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Therapy SUPPORt group works best for people if they have been in or currently are in individual counseling. A group is made up of six or seven people who have joined the group in order to learn how to connect better with others. Some group members are socially anxious and some are not.

JOINING THE THERAPY GROUP AS A Socially Anxious PERSON
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An anxious person typically listens more than participates at first.

An anxious person little by little discloses information about themselves as the other group members (the group) get to know them.

The therapy support group provides ongoing support and direction to help members become less critical of themselves and become emotionally involved with the other people.

A person in a therapy support group learns about relationships by listening and helping other people in the group work on their relationships. This is an especially valuable learning experience for people who are anxious and have had little relationship experience.

The group observes and points out when anyone is avoiding social contact with others and helps them understand why this is happening and to change this behavior.

The therapy group support offers support as quiet anxious behavior is changed to contact that increases connection with others.

The therapy support group offers support and direction as a socially anxious person enters and builds new, healthier relationships.