The model of group psychotherapy developed by Irvin Yalom is now considered the 'gold standard' of group therapy approaches throughout the world. Its focus on the interpersonal relationships and the process underlying them allows the group to become a powerful agent of change. 

For many therapists, adding group therapy to your suite of services is a wonderful way to augment your practice, as well as provide valuable growth experiences for your clients. However it's essential that you complete specific training in group therapy as the skills required are different from the skills of individual or couple therapy.

June Lake is the leading teacher in Australia of the Yalom group psychotherapy approach and speaks with Australia Counselling about this powerful and effective type of therapy.

In this 30-minute interview June also shares how her passion for working with groups came about, how the skills we use in the therapy room different from group facilitation skills, a brief overview of the Yalom group psychotherapy approach, the qualities of an effective group facilitator, specific skills group facilitators need to develop to be effective, the most common mistakes new group facilitators tend to make and June also speaks about her 5-day intensive Yalom group therapy facilitation training that she runs every year.