En kvalitativ studie om att leda compassionfokuserad terapi i grupp: möjligheter och utmaningar
(2025) PSPR14 20251Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to explore therapists’ experiences on facilitating compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in a group format within a Swedish context. The present study sought to examine the opportunities and challenges the therapists experienced in their work, as well as how they described their role as group leaders. Six therapists who had conducted at least one 12-week CFT group treatment were interviewed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis according to Braun & Clarke. Four main themes were identified: (1) Challenges in group dynamics and how they are handled, (2) Opportunities in group dynamics compared to individual therapy, (3) Therapists role and responsibility... (More)
- The aim of this study was to explore therapists’ experiences on facilitating compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in a group format within a Swedish context. The present study sought to examine the opportunities and challenges the therapists experienced in their work, as well as how they described their role as group leaders. Six therapists who had conducted at least one 12-week CFT group treatment were interviewed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis according to Braun & Clarke. Four main themes were identified: (1) Challenges in group dynamics and how they are handled, (2) Opportunities in group dynamics compared to individual therapy, (3) Therapists role and responsibility and (4) Balancing structure and flexibility. The therapists experienced that the group dynamics could be both supportive and challenging. They described the group setting as offering opportunities such as normalization, emotional recognition and practical training in compassion. At the same time, the therapists described the importance of managing difficulties such as dominance, silence and conflict with a compassionate approach was emphasized. Therapists also highlighted the benefit of co-facilitation and of practicing compassion themselves. This study highlights CFT therapists’ experiences of the opportunities and challenges of
leading CFT in group format within a Swedish context.
Keywords: compassion-focused therapy, group therapy, therapist experiences, thematic analysis, psychotherapy. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Syftet med den aktuella studien var att undersöka behandlares erfarenheter av
att leda compassionfokuserad terapi (CFT) i gruppformat i svensk kontext.
Studien syftade till att belysa vilka möjligheter och utmaningar behandlarna
upplevde i arbetet och hur de beskrev sin roll som gruppledare. Sex terapeuter
som har genomfört minst en 12-veckors behandling i CFT intervjuades.
Datainsamlingen skedde genom semistrukturerade intervjuer och analyserades
med reflexiv tematisk analys enligt Braun & Clarke. Fyra huvudteman
identifierades: (1) Utmaningar i gruppdynamiken och hur det hanteras, (2)
Möjligheter i gruppdynamiken jämfört med individuell terapi, (3) Behandlarnas
roll och ansvar och (4) Balansen mellan struktur och flexibilitet.... (More) - Syftet med den aktuella studien var att undersöka behandlares erfarenheter av
att leda compassionfokuserad terapi (CFT) i gruppformat i svensk kontext.
Studien syftade till att belysa vilka möjligheter och utmaningar behandlarna
upplevde i arbetet och hur de beskrev sin roll som gruppledare. Sex terapeuter
som har genomfört minst en 12-veckors behandling i CFT intervjuades.
Datainsamlingen skedde genom semistrukturerade intervjuer och analyserades
med reflexiv tematisk analys enligt Braun & Clarke. Fyra huvudteman
identifierades: (1) Utmaningar i gruppdynamiken och hur det hanteras, (2)
Möjligheter i gruppdynamiken jämfört med individuell terapi, (3) Behandlarnas
roll och ansvar och (4) Balansen mellan struktur och flexibilitet. Resultaten
beskriver behandlarnas upplevelser av att gruppdynamiken kan vara både
stödjande och utmanande. Behandlarna beskrev att gruppen erbjuder möjligheter
såsom normalisering, igenkänning av känslor och praktisk träning i medkänsla.
Samtidigt betonar behandlarna vikten av att hantera svårigheter såsom
dominans, tystnad och konflikter med ett medkännande förhållningssätt.
Behandlarna belyste även vikten av att vara två behandlare och själv praktisera
medkänsla. Studien belyser CFT-behandlares upplevelser av möjligheter och
utmaningar med att leda CFT i gruppformat inom svensk kontext. (Less)
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- author
- Soori, Sofia LU
- supervisor
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- Sima Wolgast LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- compassionfokuserad terapi, gruppterapi, behandlares erfarenheter, tematisk analys, psykoterapi, compassion-focused therapy, group therapy, therapist experiences, thematic analysis, psychotherapy
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9212933
- date added to LUP
- 2025-09-24 13:00:46
- date last changed
- 2025-09-24 13:00:46
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to explore therapists’ experiences on facilitating compassion-focused therapy (CFT) in a group format within a Swedish context. The present study sought to examine the opportunities and challenges the therapists experienced in their work, as well as how they described their role as group leaders. Six therapists who had conducted at least one 12-week CFT group treatment were interviewed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis according to Braun & Clarke. Four main themes were identified: (1) Challenges in group dynamics and how they are handled, (2) Opportunities in group dynamics compared to individual therapy, (3) Therapists role and responsibility and (4) Balancing structure and flexibility. The therapists experienced that the group dynamics could be both supportive and challenging. They described the group setting as offering opportunities such as normalization, emotional recognition and practical training in compassion. At the same time, the therapists described the importance of managing difficulties such as dominance, silence and conflict with a compassionate approach was emphasized. Therapists also highlighted the benefit of co-facilitation and of practicing compassion themselves. This study highlights CFT therapists’ experiences of the opportunities and challenges of
leading CFT in group format within a Swedish context.
Keywords: compassion-focused therapy, group therapy, therapist experiences, thematic analysis, psychotherapy.}},
author = {{Soori, Sofia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{En kvalitativ studie om att leda compassionfokuserad terapi i grupp: möjligheter och utmaningar}},
year = {{2025}},
}