A facilitated closed group to reveal, explore and shift patterns of self and other. An Interpersonal Group acts as a psychotherapeutic container of shared practice grounded in safety, honesty, and ownership of feeling.
Monday evenings 6:30–8:00pm
October 5th to December 7th 2026,
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria
Applications close: September 28th
With the possibility of an ongoing group after this first term.
Not the right fit if you're in acute crisis or looking for a structured skills program.
“The act of revealing oneself fully to another and still being accepted may be the major vehicle of therapeutic help.”
— Irvin D. Yalom
Interpersonal Group Therapy is the model created by Irvin Yalom, the world's most widely read living psychotherapist. Individuals gather in a small, consistent group to explore how they show up in relationship. Through interaction and feedback, members gain insight into their relational patterns, develop new ways of connecting, and discover they're not alone in how they struggle. The group is the instrument of change — not a classroom, not a support group.
We work with what's alive in the room — between members, in the silence, in the moment. There's no agenda, no topic for the week, except for what members bring. The focus is on the here-and-now: what you're feeling, what you're noticing in relation to others, what's hard to say. The leader supports the group to hold the collaborative conditions for honest sharing, allowing the group's 'work' to happen.
90 minutes weekly, 10-week terms. The first term is a beginning. Change can be immediate, although Interpersonal Psychotherapy Groups can become the highlight of people's week, and most people experience the deepest change over 12–24 months of consistent group work.
After the first term, the group decides together whether to continue. New members may possibly join at term boundaries.
Individual therapy helps you understand your patterns and potentially shift them with a trained therapist. An Interpersonal Group gives you a live relational space where patterns don't just get talked about, they show up, in real time, with multiple other people who are there for similar reasons. Shared vulnerability, witnessed over weeks and months, builds something that insight alone doesn't reach.
Term: 10 consecutive weeks (break for school holidays)
When: Monday evenings 6:30–8:00pm
Where: Kangaroo Flat
Cost: $800 for the term ($80/session). 50% deposit secures your place. If cost is a barrier, reach out.
Medicare rebates are not available for group therapy under most arrangements. Some private health insurance with extras may cover part of the cost.
Recommended but not required. Group work can stir things up between sessions. If you don't have a therapist, I can help find one.
Almost everyone is. No pressure to speak early on — but the work does require leaning into that discomfort eventually. That's what we're here to practise.
Attendance matters — the group depends on people showing up. If you need to miss one, let me know when you sign up. More than two absences makes meaningful work difficult, and we'd check in about timing.
No. The group focuses on relational patterns, not narrating personal history. Disclosure is never required.
The discovery call is designed to answer this. We talk through where you're at and whether the group fits.
Book a free 15-minute intake call. We'll talk through where you're at and whether the group is the right fit.
Trained in interpersonal group psychotherapy under Dr Tra-ill Dowie. Integrative-attachment and relational in approach — present, direct, and interested in what's alive in the room. I don't direct the group toward a particular outcome; I hold the conditions for the group's own work to happen.
Clinical supervision with Dr Tra-ill Dowie PhD.
Phone: 0490 333 809
Email: book@sebkitchentherapy.com
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