What to Observe in a Group

The objectives I have set myself in this paper are to give a general idea of what a group therapist with a psychoanalytic approach observes in a therapeutic group, and to examine two areas of observation that I retain essential to my work. Different points to consider in group psychotherapy will be discussed. These include individuals, inter-personal relationships, interactions between individuals and a central object, and trans-personal phenomena. This paper will hopefully stimulate constructive dialogue between a group therapist with a psychoanalytic formation and colleagues who practice Adventure therapy, without neglecting the different theoretical standpoints that divide us.