This article, written by therapists who use group therapy as the context for engaging in the deconfusion process with patients, explains why group therapy can be a setting of choice for depth psychodynamic therapy. It describes the methods and techniques used by the authors in both clinical and training settings. The strategic path outlined is aimed at allowing patients to redecide their script system for a happier and healthier life by using transference analysis, interpretative techniques, dreamwork techniques, and emotional literacy as well as implicit relational learning experiences.
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Anna Emanuela Tangolo
Anna Emanuela Tangolo is a psychotherapist and director of the PerFormat TA Psychotherapy School (Pisa, Catania, and Albenga, Italy). She is certified by the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) as a Certified Transactional Analyst and as a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy). In 2012 she founded PerFormat Salute, a professional network for the promotion of psychophysical health which now involves over 90 professionals (counselors, psychologist, psychotherapists, psychiatrists) in more than 20 polyfunctional centers around Italy. She can be reached at PerFormat s.r.l., Via Mario Giuntini n. 25 int. 1e 4, c/o Polo Tecnologica – 56023 – Navacchio (PI), Italy; email: tangolo@performat.it.Anna Massi
Anna Massi is a psychotherapist who works in private practice with individuals, couples, and groups and with adults and adolescents. She is a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy) certified by the European Association for Transactional Analysis. She is also a teacher and supervisor at PerFormat TA Psychotherapy School. She can be reached at PerFormat s.r.l., Via Mario Giuntini n. 25 int. 1e 4, c/o Polo Tecnologica – 56023 – Navacchio (PI), Italy; email: a.massi@performat.it.Funding
The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.