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Treatment Options
Individual VS Group Therapy
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Individual VS Group Therapy

There are pros and cons for both individual and group therapy. Individual therapy will be the treatment of choice for some sufferers. Other people will choose to start with individual sessions and then graduate to a group program. Other people may feel confident enough to embark upon a group program without prior individual therapy

PROS OF GROUP THERAPY

  • Groups offer the opportunity to:
    Discover that you are not alone, other people have social phobia

  • Make new friends, share your experience of social anxiety and pick up tips from other sufferers

  • Role play feared social situations in a supportive environment and receive feedback from other people.

  • Save money as group therapy tends to be cheaper than individual sessions

CONS OF GROUP THERAPY

  • May be too threatening for some people

  • Group therapy specifically for social anxiety may not be available in your area

PROS OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

  • Greater availability

  • 1:1 attention

  • A greater focus on your specific issues

CONS OF INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

  • More expensive

  • Role playing will be limited as only the therapist is available to simulate feared social encounters

Information From:
Schneier, F. & Welkowitz, L. (1996). The Hidden Face of Shyness, New York, New York: Avon Books.

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