Table 2.

Examples of relatedness.

Related CT prompted by the therapist’s reflection of a common theme: Therapist: “So we’ve heard about some examples about how not drinking can improve our lives.” Member 1: “What happened when you stopped drinking?” Member 2: “My wife and kids started talking to me again.” Group Member 3: “Boy, I’d like to have that happen to me…I haven’t seen my grandbaby since he was born.” Related CT that arises from a topic being discussed by group members: Group member 1: “You can’t get your guard down. You have to be aware of triggers all the time. That what I do.” Group member 2: “Yes, be vigilant—sometimes I don’t know if I’m in the middle of a trigger because I may not be paying attention. Over time, I get used to figuring it out and it gets easier.” Group member 3: “What things catch you off guard?” Group member 2: “Oh you know, I’m walking down the street and I run into my dealer in a different part of town. That’s happened to me—I’ve had to deal with it right there and then—didn’t give in to it. I have to keep doing that.” Group member 1: “You really caught yourself—I’ve had to deal with that and it sure wasn’t easy, but I managed. How did you deal with it when you ran into him?” Related CT prompted by the therapist asking an evocative question of the entire group: Therapist: “In what way is it better for all of you to choose your own treatment?” Member 1: “We have got to manage our problems; our problems are not anybody else’s.” Member 2: “When we are serious about taking care of our problems, we’ll do it and that includes deciding what treatment we want to have.” Member 3: “Yeah and I think we all will get better results if we’re doing it for ourselves.”

Note: sequential CT demonstrating relatedness depicted in bold text.