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The article discusses the role of a facilitator in group therapy. In a group setting, a facilitator usually gives time to agreements about confidentiality and other ground rules crucial to the group's working. She or he may give each member an opportunity to introduce themselves in some way and to say something about themselves, what brought them to this group and what they want from the group sessions. The facilitator must work to bring each person into the group, to attend to their needs and to explore ways that the group's work may be helpful to them.

The vital qualities of awareness and presence are fundamental to group facilitation. The author presents his experience as a facilitator. The author is facilitating a pre-lunch session of an all-day workshop, and reviewing some theoretical aspects of the work. The group is becoming more relaxed and the discussion is flowing. People are interacting with each other with some ease now. The author start to look at the issue of completion and sharing his perspective on how people may be uncomfortable with endings. A facilitator needs a strong sense of self in order to fulfil need of everyone present in a group.