group therapy

/ˌɡɹupˈθɛɹəpi/

noun

A form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics.

Similar
group psychotherapy

Meanings

noungroup therapy (usually uncountable, plural group therapies)

plural group therapies

  1. uncountableusuallyA form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group, using group dynamics.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounpsychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic

Similar
group psychotherapy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 團體心理治療 /团体心理治疗
  • 團體心理治療 /团体心理治疗 (tuántǐ xīnlǐ zhìliáo)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Danish gruppeterapi
  • gruppeterapia form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Finnish ryhmäterapia
  • ryhmäterapiaa form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
French thérapie de groupe
  • thérapie de groupea form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Hungarian csoportterápia
  • csoportterápiaa form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Persian گروه درمانی
  • گروه درمانی (goruh darmâni)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Russian группова́я терапи́я
  • группова́я терапи́я (gruppovája terapíja)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Swedish gruppterapi
  • gruppterapia form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Ukrainian групова́ терапі́я
  • групова́ терапі́я (hrupová terapíja)a form of psychotherapy where patients are treated as a group
Cite this entry
APA

group therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy

MLA

“group therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “group therapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20therapy.

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