Interactive Groups as Intermediate Space

 This is a way of understanding one of the reasons that Interactive Groups are valuable. An Interactive Group is riskier than individual therapy/coaching but safer than real life. So it is an intermediate space between the two. 

If someone has progressed far enough along in individual therapy, they may want to take a risk with new behavior. They can first do it in an Interactive Group, where they have support from the leader and the group, and where people know they are practicing something new. Then, when they are ready, they can take the risk in their everyday life.

Of course, many people join interactive groups who are not currently in individual therapy or coaching. For them, an Interactive Group is a safe place to grow and also to try out new behavior and practice new capacities. For instance, one person might practice being assertive, while another might experiment with allowing vulnerability. While you are practicing, you can be aware of what is happening inside you. You feel the capacity (or a part that blocks it). You also get feedback on how you come across.