I have never attended group therapy and will never. I am to private. However, I have worked in an IOP program for 5 years. Some people do very well and enjoy the program. With some groups the clients mesh well and learn a lot from each other. Our therapists are really good at making sure everybody gets a chance to be heard. On occasion we get somebody who us just too sick for this modality. Frequently, they end up going inpatient. Since we are part of a inpatient psychiatric hospital and have the same psychiatrist the patient receives the continuity of care.