Is Group Therapy Effective? With Tanya Cole Lesnick, LCSW -
Are you thinking about taking the leap into group therapy, wondering if group therapy is even effective? You are not alone.
That can be a scary step, even for the seasoned therapy client.
So stick around, because in this episode of the Mental Health Toolbox, we are taking a deep dive into the topic of group therapy, with seasoned group therapist, Tanya Cole-Lesnick.
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BIO: Tanya Cole-Lesnick, L.C.S.W.
Tanya Cole-Lesnick has been a psychotherapist (licensed clinical social worker) and coach since 1995. She received her master’s degree in social work from New York University after group therapy changed her life. She has extensive experience in outpatient hospital mental health, private practice, and wellness center settings.
From those experiences over the years she has identified her most important focus-helping people to live lives that light them up. She does this by helping clients to access and honor their truth, to change habits that don’t serve them, and to heal faulty narratives so that they are living in alignment inside and out. Her work revolves around intimate groups as the sharing of inner worlds and being human together in a safe space is what she finds to be the most powerful way for lives to transform.
My story, the one that brought me to therapeutic work, began when I was in my mid-twenties and had my own first experience with a therapist. At the time my love life wasn’t living up to my hopes and I wanted a better understanding of what was getting in the way. Some thirty odd years ago now, going to therapy was something I felt a lot of shame about. I felt flawed, broken, and didn’t want to share those parts of myself with someone else, but finding the courage to reach out to my therapist led to more sharing than I ever expected. We met for traditional one-on-one therapy, but soon she was encouraging me to participate in group therapy. I stiffened at the thought, but tried it because I trusted her, and through it found answers and a new path.
That experience with group therapy changed my life so significantly that not only did I meet and marry my husband during that time, I also made the decision to leave my career as a graphic designer and become a therapist myself, getting a Master’s in Social Work from NYU, and dedicating my life to helping others lead lives that light them up.
During my nearly three decades as a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist and coach I have run hundreds of groups, and continue to find therapeutic groups to be an incredibly powerful way to foster emotional growth. Additionally, I have extensive experience in outpatient hospital mental health and private practice settings, with both individual and group clientele. My own life gets lit up by this work, as well as my nearly 30-year marriage, my two incredible daughters, my adorable dachshund, a crackling fire, a hike in the woods, hanging with friends, and a really good rom-com.
If you would like to know more about my story, my practice and group, check out my documentary “Group”.
I can’t wait to connect with you, and to help you move towards a life that lights you up!
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Originally published at https://thementalhealthtoolbox.com on August 21, 2022.
