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Indiana Counseling Association Presents The Conversations that Shape Us Conference: What You Wish Other Mental Health Counselors Understood

Understanding, Integrating, and Referring Clients to Group

Matt Halvorson, LMHC, CGP
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify the four main types of group therapy.

  • Describe Yalom's 11 therapeutic factors and explain how each contributes to client outcomes in a group setting.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is for attendees to learn about four types of group therapy, how therapeutic factors contribute to client outcomes, how to make effective referrals to group therapy, and how to motivate and prepare clients for group.

Description

Group therapy is one of the most effective yet underutilized treatment modalities in mental health practice. This presentation equips counselors with a practical framework for understanding group therapy, identifying appropriate candidates, and making effective referrals. Participants will explore the major types of groups, Yalom's therapeutic factors, and the unique ways group therapy promotes interpersonal growth and meaningful change. Through clinical examples and interactive discussion, attendees will gain actionable strategies for integrating group therapy into treatment planning and helping clients confidently engage in the group process.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Matt Halvorson, LMHC, CGP
Matt Halvorson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Group Psychotherapist. He earned his Master of Arts in Educational Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin. Before founding Halvorson Counseling, his private practice in Indiana, Matt spent eight years as a therapist at a group practice in Austin, Texas, including three years serving as the Director of the Master’s Internship Program. Matt developed his expertise in group psychotherapy through a year-long co-leadership experience with his mentor, Jev Sikes, and subsequently founded and led two long-term interpersonal process groups, each meeting weekly for more than five and a half years. He currently works with individuals, couples, and groups and provides clinical training and supervision to emerging mental health professionals. His clinical work and teaching are shaped by the belief that meaningful growth happens in connection with others.