“…Some research (e.g.,Bernard et al, 2008; Burlingame, Fuhriman, & Johnson, 2002) characterizes group cohesion as analogous to the construct of therapeutic alliance in individual psychotherapy, which is widely recognized as essential to the process of change (Horvath & Luborsky, 1993; Weck, Grikscheit, Jakob, Hofling, & Stangier, 2014). Studies have demonstrated the benefits of cohesion in groups targeting individuals with alcohol use disorders (Osilla, Kulesza, & Miranda, 2017), early psychosis (Lecomte, Leclerc, & Wykes, 2017), anxiety disorders (Norton & Kazantzis, 2016), sexual abuse history (Jennings & Deming, 2015), binge-eating disorder (Gallagher et al, 2013), addiction (Ait-Daoud et al, 2006), social phobia (Taube-Schiff, Suvak, Antony, Bieling, & McCabe, 2007), and borderline personality disorder (Marziali, Munroe-Blum, & McCleary, 1997).…”