After detoxification various forms of group therapy or psychotherapy can be used to deal with underlying psychological issues leading to alcohol dependence and also to provide the recovering of addicted person.
  In the 1930s the mutual-help groups became very popular. Alcoholics Anonymous is the best-known example of the support group movement.

  Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy during which the therapists treat a small group of clients together in a  group. This may be more effective than individual therapy. Group therapy includes the interactions between the members of the group and the therapists. The interactions are not necessarily positive as the problems which the client experiences in daily life will also show up in his or her interactions in the group, allowing them to be worked through in a therapeutic setting,   generating experiences which helps to recover. Group therapy may also include other therapeutic forms except "talk" therapy. It is a creative therapy and a psychodrama.

  Individual therapy is a type of therapy during which single psychotherapist meets with a single patient one or more times per week for more than 50 minutes each meeting. Patients have a full attention of the therapist during an individual consultation which may help the session to feel more safe and secure. The individual format encourages patients to explore their difficulties in-depth across multiple sessions in a way that is not possible in group format psychotherapy.