For about five years I was a member of a on-going psychotherapy group facilitated by Bill Roller. I can honestly say the experience changed my life for the better, helping me be more in tune with my emotions and becoming more self-reflective. The group helped me work through a number of early life issues that I’ve carried with me for a long time. Bill is an amazing therapist. He has decades of experience and a true gift for getting to the heart of a person’s issues.
The Benefit of Group Therapy
Together, we reshape our lives with insights into and from the lives of others
Anxiety, depression, and obsessive thinking cause undue suffering for many individuals. Becoming a member of one of our therapy groups may prove to be a turning point in your life.
But why group therapy and not individual? Won’t I get more personal attention alone? Isn’t that better?
That may be true some of the time, but in the decades I’ve been a practicing therapist in Berkeley, I’ve found nearly 40% of the individuals who come to me seeking therapy are well served by a course of group therapy. The additional benefits you’ll receive often overshadow those you may receive in individual therapy. Read on to find out what those additional benefits are.
“In the future, psychotherapy will be only 25 percent individual. The remainder will be group psychotherapy, not just because it is more cost- effective, but empirical research is demonstrating that many psychological and medical conditions are more responsive to group rather than individual approaches.”
The Berkeley Group Therapy Institute Advantage
In addition to group therapy benefits in and of themselves, your group therapy leader, Bill Roller, having been mentored by some of the creators and founders of group therapy, can impart to you some of the wisdom he has gained across more than 40 years of practicing the art. His mature leadership style will allow you to develop meaningful relationships with your fellow group members at the same time you develop a deeper understanding of yourself.
In addition, all of our groups are built around carefully selected individual members whose identification with each other increases self–esteem and confidence for all.
“Bill did an excellent job picking out people for his specific groups so that we get along and we have relevant things to discuss. Ours was relationship based.”
Get Started With 2-3 Pre-Group Sessions
In those one-on-one sessions you will also:
- Begin to understand how your growing self-esteem will be reflected in your increased capacity to assert yourself in a group of your peers;
- You will also get a glimpse of the self you hope to be some day;
- You will feel the excitement of starting out on a new path with the mutual help of group members;
- As your trust increases, you will see how group members with my guidance will reinforce the behavioral change you wish to make.
Just read what what group member had to say in the testimonial below:
“In Bill Roller’s therapy group I found compassion, humor and wisdom, along with a willingness among group members to be simultaneously curious, challenging and vulnerable. We brought in dreams, experiences and ideas, but also worked with our responses to and relationships with each other. It wasn’t always easy or comfortable to express or accept attempts at honesty and understanding, but Bill worked with skill and care to push us to look more deeply and to look at what we found in social, environmental and historical contexts. Getting to participate in group processes that led to more open hearts and minds kept me going back. There was always more to learn from the group. Bill’s group leadership skills kept the emotional work rigorous and rewarding, and his interest in connecting mythologies, justice and psychology made for a fun intellectual ride.”
Martha Z. San Francisco
Start the journey today by scheduling your one-on-one sessions with Bill. At $85 a session, the cost is just half the price of individual counseling. During the pandemic with many people unemployed and in financial stress, I provide a sliding scale payment for those in need. Please call me to discuss this option.
Contact
Berkeley Family & Individual Therapist, Bill Roller
1104 SHATTUCK AVENUE
BERKELEY, CA 94707
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
LMFT #14245