Why Group Analytic Psychotherapies?

Although group psychotherapies are effective and comparatively cheap, most clients and psychotherapists prefer individual treatments. Group analytic psychotherapies are even less popular, so individually trained psychotherapists may know little about them and not question the general preference for individual therapies. Hence, I provide descriptions of group analytic psychotherapies, as well as possible reasons for the reluctance to be in group therapy and how to address this. Since it is impossible to describe all group analytic schools of thought that are practiced worldwide, I focus on the British Foulkesian approach and its application.