Psihoterapija, Vol. 35 No. 1-2, 2021.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.24869/psihei.174
VIRTUAL GROUP IN LOCKDOWN
Danica Romac
orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-9905
; Head of the Department of Adult Mental Health, Dr Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska cesta 11, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The article describes the work of a virtual analytical group during the first lockdown in the
spring of 2020. During the quarantine period caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the internet
enabled the continuity of the group work via a video link in a new modality. The article describes
the specifics of virtual group psychotherapy, adaptation to the new setting, as well as
the impact of strong psychostressors on group dynamics. The possibilities and limitations of
virtual therapy as well as the therapist’s countertransference responses are also considered.
Keywords
group analysis; online psychotherapy; pandemic
Hrčak ID:
270475
URI
Publication date:
3.1.2022.
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