Psychological training is usually working with a group. It is important for every psychologist to develop professional skills in this direction. The author of the book is a well-known psychotherapist, professor at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis G.V. Starshenbaum summarized his many years of experience working with psychological groups to create an interactive textbook. The textbook will help you evaluate and develop the qualities needed by the group leader, improve your professional skills through exercises. The author detailed the features of creating a therapeutic group, group processes, the tactics of the leader in all situations; cited specific techniques used in therapeutic groups of different orientations for the treatment of outpatients and inpatients; analyzed the typical mistakes of a novice presenter and indicated how to avoid them. The book is addressed to trainees and practicing psychologists, psychotherapists, educators, social workers and administrators. It can also be useful for participants in training and therapeutic groups.