T he middle stage is a transitional stage in which the group begins to move toward productive work. However, conflict is a prevalent emotional fea-ture of groups moving from beginning stages into the middle (working) stages (Bennis & Shepard, 1956, 1970; Bion, 1961; Corey, M.S. & Corey, G., 2006; Donigian & Malnati, 1997; Kline, 2003; Schutz, 1966; Tuckman, 1965; Yalom, 1995). It is likely that group members have long since learned to recognize patterns of avoidance (also referred to as flight) and external group boundary violations in topic selection by this time. Nonetheless, over time, perhaps through a few early sessions, their disillusionment with the leader leads members to conclude that he or she will never fulfill their needs. Usually, members have become aware of their dependence on the leader by now, but their awareness that their dependence has borne little if any fruit has been frustrating. This frustration leads to a change in some members’ attitudes from submissive dependence to more counterdependent ones. Thus, members more actively display counterdependent and rebellious behavior and, subsequently, factions and pairings begin to emerge in the group (Bennis & Shepard, 1970).