All support groups allow members with similar issues to find comfort and support from sharing; however, an unstructured group can often deteriorate into a destructive complaint group (or what one of our members referred to as a “pity party”), where members spend their time comparing symptoms and medication side effects. The GOAL model results in a support group plus where members not only find mutual support, but a way to work on their OCD between sessions and to ultimately free themselves from their OCD.