Intervention overviewThe practice of groups by mental health professionals has improved considerably in half a century. Despite encounters shaped by the thin complications of conducting research on group work; the effectiveness of the group has been clearly validated with a wide range of people, topics, problems, and symptoms (Burlingame, Earnshaw, Matsumo, 2007). Although group methods are well established, demands are advancing and the application of all counseling methods is increasing, intensified by existing economic conditions. Group work is an attractive treatment choice, in part because it may be more cost-effective than individual counseling and psychotherapy. Nonetheless, the complexity of working with multiple members while connecting and utilizing many stages of universal growth challenges counselors in their efforts to increase the effectiveness of their group work (Ward, 2010). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of mental health counseling. . It can be used alone or in a group. It is an effective treatment used by mental health professionals for depression. CBT has been shown to be as beneficial as antidepressant medications for some people with depression and can be very effective in inhibiting symptom relapse. Clients receiving CBT for depression are encouraged to schedule positive activities into their daily activities to increase the amount of pleasure they experience. Additionally, depressed clients learn to reorganize their negative thought patterns to perceive their surroundings in a less biased way. Studies indicate that clients who receive CBT in addition to medication treatment have better outcomes than clients who do not receive CBT as additional treatment (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). The National Alliance on Mental Illness (2012) suggests at the center of CBT is a theory according to which a