10-Week Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy Term
A space to explore your being, belonging, and becoming with an intimate group of people, over time.
To be seen, reflected, known, and witnessed in your life as it is unfolding during our time together.
Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8:00pm, beginning January 28th, 2026
Brunswick East, Victoria
ready to change a key pattern of behaviour which you can see undermining your connection to yourself and others.
feeling isolated and disconnected in this day and age, and value the edginess of leaning into real human connection, over remaining detached.
seeking or perhaps even yearning for authentic and honest human connection experiences.
holding questions, queries, yearnings, or emotional wounds either from within yourself, or from past or present relationships, and are feeling courageous and ready to address and explore this with the support of others.
This might be for you if you are…
“The act of revealing oneself fully to another and still being accepted may be the major vehicle of therapeutic help.”
- Irvin D. Yalom
What is Group Therapy?
What is Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy (IGP)?
In group psychotherapy, individuals gather in a supportive environment to explore and address their psychological concerns. Drawing from Yalom's existential approach, participants engage in interpersonal interactions, gaining insights into their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in relationships. Through shared experiences and feedback, members develop self-awareness, empathy, and new social skills. Through recognising and validating shared experiences, there is often a profound sense of belonging, reducing isolation. Guided by a skilled therapist, participants challenge maladaptive patterns, cultivate resilience, and deepen their understanding of themselves and others. Group therapy offers a transformative journey toward healing, connection, and fulfillment.
What typically happens inside the group?
Within this weekly time together, the focus will be on creating the conditions together, for sharing honestly what is happening in the ‘here-and-now,’ within yourself and in response to each other. With an ‘interpersonal’ focus, the facilitators will support in maintaining the conditions for both difference and collaboration to exist. In this way, each session is a rich personal and social learning opportunity to make contact with your history, as it presents in these particular relationships, in a deeply supportive way.
Who is Interpersonal Group Therapy for?
Interpersonal group psychotherapy is for individuals who have ideally undertaken 1-3 years of personal psychotherapy, and who are seeking to:
Deepen their self-awareness and understanding of how behaviours and emotional experiences influence and shape relationships with others.
Practice connecting to themselves more authentically and honestly.
Engage in authentic and honest conversations and explorations about life’s ‘ultimate concerns’, which oftentimes go unaddressed in the day-to-day.
Learn how to relate and connect with others whilst honouring and prizing difference, without engaging in conflict.
Learn to foster and cultivate emotionally intimate friendships.
How many people will be in this group?
There will be between 8-12 people in this group, to support both intimacy and diversity. Intimacy supports us in each having sufficient time to explore our own life and minds, and diversity allows there to be a rich representation of life experiences in our space to be in relationship to.
What are the dates of meetings for this group?
Wednesdays, weekly from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Beginning January 28th until April 8th, except for March 4th
What is the level of commitment?
This group meets once per week for 90-minutes for 10-week terms in an ongoing way. Attendance is required at each of the meetings. Following our first 10 week term, the group and facilitators will convene to discuss the ongoing nature of the group, and in turn, you may have the opportunity to continue ongoingly into the next terms.
Will this group run continually, after this initial 10-week term?
Most people experience the most meaningful personal and social change in their lives over a period of 12 to 24 months of weekly group therapy.
Given this, our groups run with the view to continue. This first 10-week term is framed as a beginning and a trial period, during which time the participant and facilitators can decide whether this group is a good fit for each member.
During the group, we will discuss the potential to continue, and if so, the group will typically close for 2 weeks after a Term, members may exit the group, and new members may join.
This is also a caring and kind space for our queer, indigenous, and trans community members.
Who is facilitating this group?
Kyle Miller
Al Jeffery
Both Kyle and Al are founders of Turning Ground, as well as integrative psychotherapists holding bachelor’s degrees of counselling and psychotherapy from the Ikon Institute of Australia. Kyle and Al have trained in Irvin Yalom’s Interpersonal Group Therapy, under the guidance of Dr. Traill Dowie at Integrative Psychology and Medicine.
Fees & Payments
The fee for this group is $1,000 (incl. GST) per term.
A $500 deposit will be required upon accepting the invitation to join, with the $500 balance required prior to the commencement of the term.
Payment plan options:
We want to make this available to those who feel a strong commitment to participation. If you feel a strong commitment to this group, and finances pose a barrier for you, please note this in your expression of interest below, and we can discuss this on our call.
How Can I Join this Group?
1. Expressions of Interest
If you feel called to join us in this group, fill in the Expression of Interest form below.
2. Discovery Call
Once we have received your expression of interest, we’ll be in touch in the week beginning 20th October to book a time for a 1:1 call. On this call, we’ll connect, discuss a bit about the group and how it works, and hear from you about your intentions for participating.
3. Invitation to Apply
If we agree that this group might be a good fit for you, we will go ahead and send you our intake form for a more comprehensive overview of some personal information. If we both agree this group might not be best-suited for you, we will aim to offer a referral.
4. Follow-up Call and/or Invitation to Join
Following a review of your intake form, we will either have a follow-up call to discuss any final questions we may have or will send you an invitation to join the group.
Your invitation to join will include a Welcome Pack outlining all of the finer details for the group, participant agreement, and payment information.
