Welcome to the official Focused Brief Group Therapy (FBGT) Institute site!   You will find links to workshops, consultancies, and a brief overview of the approach. 

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​FBGT is a semi-structured, integrative interpersonal group therapy approach created, researched and refined, by Dr. Martyn Whittingham over 19 years, to work on reducing interpersonal distress.  It is utilized across the world, in hospitals, agencies, private practice and university counseling centers. 

 

The focus of treatment is on promoting connection and belonging and reducing loneliness.  It does this by pre-assessing interpersonal distress and collaboratively uncovering how a client's interpersonal style impacts their life.  Focused goals are then developed that have been empirically found to help reduce that distress and drive change in overall mental health.  FBGT works on reducing interpersonal distress in eight sessions or less but can be run for longer.   ​By employing measurement-based care and transparently, using well-researched, gold-standard measures, the process and outcomes are rooted in the highest standards in the field.

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The book and video are now out through APA Press and are available through their website or via major book sellers!   The approach has been endorsed by leading researchers and theorists and is featured in the update of Yalom and Leszcz's definitive group therapy text, The theory and practice of group psychotherapy (2020)​​​​​​​​

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Trainings on FBGT are available and are currently under construction on this website.  Please sign up to the email list on the "contact us" page and you will be sent an email alerting you to upcoming virtual and in-person training opportunities.  Trainings can also be arranged for a specific agency or site, both in-person and virtually.  Send an email using the "contact us" form on this website.  

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If you wish to become an FBGT Institute member, there is a one-time $30 membership fee for mental health professionals.  Members can then sign up for trainings, have access to the administration and scoring system for the  interpersonal circumplex  using our HIPPA-compliant portal, receive news about upcoming trainings and events and have access to other materials.  Membership is required for those wishing to become an FBGT trained practitioner. 

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Note:  Parts of this website are currently under renovation.  Please go to "contact us" and enter your email and you will be placed on the email list.

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