Group therapy is a great compliment to individual therapy. It also can be of benefit when the client does not have the financial resources to receive individual therapy. There are several benefits to this type of treatment. The most important one is that the client does not feel alone. Feeling that you are not the only one with a certain issue can be relieving. Hearing others share similar stories provides an environment of support and understanding. At the same time, the group also can hold the individual more accountable since they have been or are in a similar situation. The group members have the benefit of not having to risk losing the therapeutic alliance that the therapist works so hard to achieve with each member because they are just group members and there are little expectations.