In this article, the author uses the process of a single session in the work of a long-term psychotherapy group to structure an exploration of the way in which psychological models, theological commitments, and personal experience have come together to inform the author's own approach to group psychotherapy. The article also suggests that the practice of group work such as this may itself become an occasion for reflection upon the mysteries of Christian faith.
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