The article talks about Balint Groups (with notes on Balint’s psychoanalytic theorizing), a training method used by the section of AIPA in Milan for the training in group of its students. Bion’s thoughts on the dynamics of small groups and the theory of basic assumptions, which every group leader must have in mind, is also mentioned. Finally, a link is established between Balint’s attention to the relational aspects of the therapist/patient relationship and Jung's thought focused on the alchemic metaphor to represent the process that involves analyst and patient together.