Editorial
Greetings, dear reader. As we find ourselves amidst a seemingly overwhelming flood of online information, we are happy you have found your way to The Group Psychologist. Relying on expertise, wisdom, and engaging with others with similar values is a source of solace that we hope to enable here. Numerous authors in this issue have highlighted the importance of the group in navigating ongoing changes in our world.
As Dr. Tevya Zukor, in his article, “The New 1984: A Brave New World” stated, “There is power in groups and oppressive governments know it. When overwhelmed, isolation can feel restorative; but it is rarely productive.” We encourage you to read his full article and reflect on who is in your network of support and how you might maintain a sense of hope as “a powerful source of resilience” (Zukor, 2025).
We are challenged by Julio J. Fonseca in the column “Navigating Trauma: For LBGTQ+ Providers” to identify ways that we can support the LGBTQ+ community in these times of inflammatory and violent attacks, both physical and political. The importance of providers identifying their means of self-care are discussed and we encourage you to share these with your colleagues. One such means of self-care, creativity and its use in groups, is discussed at length in another article, by Yi Li-Brown, and we wanted to direct your attention there.
Finally, we wanted to offer solace in the article by Dr. David Songco, “DEI Under Siege: Why We’re Not Going Anywhere (And Neither is Psychology)”. If you want to be reminded why group psychology and group psychotherapy, in particular, have DEI as a foundation of their contribution, check out his article. As he stated, “The entire process of group therapy hinges on navigating differences, understanding power structures, and fostering inclusion.” (Songco, 2025)
We’ll close with lifting up the words of our newly elected President-Elect, Dr. Michele Ribiero, in reflecting on her and Dr. Joe Miles, “We both care deeply about using productive dialogue to bring about social justice and change. But that starts with community. Whether we like it or not, we are interconnected—we affect one another and we need each other. My hope is that, through our work in group dynamics, research, advocacy, and practice, we can support the betterment of ourselves, our families, our communities, and our world.” Read more from Dr. Ribiero here.
We hope that you are moved, inspired, and drawn to action by the articles we have published this issue. Let us know what you think by dropping us an email.
Tom Treadwell, Ed.D. T.E.P C.G.P.
Editor
Leann Terry Diederich, Ph.D.
Associate Editor
