This article describes the clinical experience of group psychotherapy on patients suffering from diabetes and arterial hypertension who frequented two health centers in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. A reflection on activities developed shows positive results, both for patients, who increased their clinical and emotional state, and for students, who could develop a clinical experience in a public institution, whose caracteristics are much more different than private office.
group psychotherapy; arterial hypertension; diabetes