As a counselor working with teens and young adults, when you attempt to propose group counseling to your clients, are you met with “Tell all my problems to strangers? IRL (in real life)? Ew! No! Cringe!” If so, attend this session to hear research on generational differences of Gen Z clients, who may express visceral opposition to the idea of group counseling. Learn strategies for overcoming these objections from a presenter who runs well-attended, effective IRL groups at a university.