Group Therapy
Dynamic, experiential, and based on state-of-the art group therapy research and practice.
What happens in group therapy?
My psychotherapy groups are small, supportive and confidential. Over time, members come to know one another well.
There is no predetermined agenda or weekly topic. Instead, members bring what is happening in their lives into the conversation.
You might talk about a difficult relationship, something that happened at work, a decision you’re struggling with, or a feeling that has been difficult to express. You might also find yourself reacting to something another group member says or noticing that you feel unusually quiet or frustrated.
Those moments become part of the work.
Is group therapy right for you?
Group therapy isn’t necessarily right for every person at every point in therapy. Part of my role is helping determine whether a particular group—and a particular moment—is a good fit.
If you’re already working with me individually, we can talk about whether adding group therapy could deepen the work we’re doing together.
If you’re interested specifically in joining a group, we can begin with a conversation about what you’re looking for, what you hope to work on and whether one of my current groups might be appropriate for you.
Why do group therapy?
Most of us don’t live our lives in isolation. We live them in relationships—with partners, family members, friends, colleagues and communities.
That means some of the most important therapeutic work can happen in relationship, too.
Group therapy can help you:
- Recognize interpersonal patterns that may be difficult to see on your own
- Understand how other people experience you
- Become more comfortable expressing feelings and needs
- Experiment with new ways of communicating
- Navigate conflict and disagreement more effectively
- Develop greater trust and intimacy
- Give and receive honest feedback
- Feel less alone in experiences you may have assumed were yours alone
- Build deeper, more satisfying relationships outside the group
The group becomes a kind of interpersonal laboratory: a safe place to notice familiar patterns and practice doing something different.
Adult Group Psychotherapy
Limited to eight members, our groups are made up of women and men who reflect the multi-racial and international community that is Washington, D.C. Members are single, married and divorced. During weekly, 75-minute sessions, participants grow to know one another well in a close, supportive and confidential experience.
Hybrid Schedule: we meet in person on the first session of each month and then remotely each week thereafter.
Tuesday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D. and Jennifer Pellegrini, Ph.D.
Wednesday, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D. and Kelly Ezickson, L.I.C.S.W.
Gay Men’s Group Therapy
Working with gay men has been a passion of mine since I began my practice. As a result, Matthew Weissman, Ph.D., and I founded the Affirmative Psychotherapy Group in 1992 to serve this community. Together and separately, we offer several groups on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at varying times.
Group members continue individual psychotherapy but in a group context. This is an opportunity for gay men to speak with one another about their lives. They come to know one another over a long period of time and become deeply involved in each others lives. There is no outside contact between members, which allows the work to develop within a community of like-minded men in a supportive, safe and confidential setting.
Hybrid Schedule: we meet in person on the first session of each month and then remotely each week thereafter.
Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D., and Richard Elion, M.D.
Tuesday: 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D., and Sean LeSane, L.I.C.S.W.
Wednesday: 8:15-9:30 a.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D., and Richard Elion, M.D.
Wednesday: 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Facilitators: Gordon Cohen, Psy.D., and Matthew Weissman, Ph.D.
Wednesday: 7:00-8:15 p.m.
Facilitators Gordon: Cohen, Psy.D., and Matthew Weissman, Ph.D.
Gordon Cohen, PsyD
Contact
(202) 328-2035
drgordoncohen@gmail.com
Address
3000 Connecticut Ave NW #400B
Washington DC 20008