The majority of patients in a child guidance clinic are chronic because of: 1, long waits for admission which screen out those with transitory symptoms; 2, the preponderance of cases with slight transference reaction; 3, the frequency of perversions and addictions already well established; 4, the large number of orally fixated persons and obsessional neurotics who cannot relinquish the symbiosis of treatment. This chronicity may be augmented by frequent changes of personnel, by the clinging countertransferences of therapists, or by referrals of intractable patients. Examples are given of improvement by group psychotherapy of: 1, parents with 'borderline' mental states; 2, dependent parents; 3, parents of psychotic children; 4, children with markedly deprived or traumatic backgrounds. Preschool children and their parents can also benefit by this method.