An impulsive idea I came up with

[musicjunkie1310]

Hey lovelies :)

So I'm from Bangalore, a city in India. Yesterday on the bus ride home, I was thinking about the school counselor's appointment which took place 3 weeks ago. It got me thinking that I'm definitely not the only ones with problems in school. There must be so many adolescents going through self-esteem issues, issues at home, self abuse, substance abuse etc.
That's when the idea struck me.
Bangalore is a place that has no group therapy place for adolescents.
So why not I try to start one and help make a difference to some of the teenagers here who want to vent up their bottled feelings?
It also works out that I want to be a psychologist in the coming future.
So, if I get the right support and after 10th grade, this can actually happen!
So what say?

[BebeFleur.]

That would be an amazing. Idea if you could pull it off! :)

[byee]

Hey, It's great you want to be a psychologist and want to help others!

Group therapy is actual treatment, you really need some training and education and experience before you perform it. Getting a bunch of troubled teens together to talk about their problems sounds like a great idea, but the reality is that a lot of very intense stuff can come up and you really have to know what to do with it, good intentions aren't quite enough.

Why not use your awareness of the need for a group and find some adults who have the proper credentials to do the therapy? Maybe a guidance counselor? That way, you can help get what's needed and maybe even participate in the group yourself and get a sense of what therapy is really like.

[Luminous]

That is such an awesome idea! It's not really group therapy without an experienced psychologist, however heading a group of teens and encouraging them to open up about their problems could be extremely beneficial to lots of people! Go for it!

[sqishy]

It's a great idea, would help many of us teens over there.