I'm glad that we have some wonderful bears around here. There are so many possibilities for groups, and not every group will be a fit for every bear or person. Not everyone is comfortable with groups either, but I think it's worth a try if you are interested or it is suggested for you. Just like here, you get out of it what you put into it. If the groups you have tried aren't right for you, try another one.

In some ways groups can be less threatening than individual therapy too, because the focus isn't on you all the time, and you can learn from other people's experience. Statistics and research say that group therapy is about as effective as individual therapy, and that if you have both they tend to enhance each other, as long as the therapists involved work together to help you with the same, or complementary goals.