For those who are/have been in therapy.

[crazybeautiful]

Did you ever bring anyone into your therapy session with you?


Mom/Dad, Sibling, Close family memeber, boyfriend/girlfriend?


Did it help, was it frowned upon?


Just curious.

[r311dude]

I was asked if I wanted to have my mom come in, I said no though. I was 17 at the time. Haven't been to another one since back than.

[faith-marilyn]

yeah i used to have family councellin so that they knew what was goin on with me and they understood what i was goin thur better, if u feel like u need the support then the therapist would be more than happy 4 u to do that xxx

[eyecandi512]

My mom used to come into my therapy session with me. Most of my anger and depression is made worse by her. She took everything offensively and pulled me out of theraspy with that person b/c she felt it was personal attacks on her. She eventually didnt like anyone and felt they were brainwashing me, and pulled me out of therapy all together. Which is odd b/c all her problems with OCD and depression that she was hospitalized for stemmed from problems in her relationship with her mother and she confronted her in therapy and my grandmother was distraught. She can dish it, but she cant take it. That was just my experience, but I'm sure it's not always that way. I would never take my mom back into therapy when I go b.c i know how she is, bt I think I would bring my boyfriend in.

[sage]

I never have, and wouldn't suggest it, either - unless you're specifically going to a "famly counsellor" for family counselling. That's a whole different ballgame. But in individual therapy, the healing happens in and through the relationship you have with the therapist. Another person there will just deflect the relationship - good or bad (we've seen "bad" described, above!). Therapy will take longer. Besides, family members tend to be anxious about us...and their anxiety just makes ours worse.


Go by yourself! But be sure you really really like and can come to trust the therapist. If not, then change therapists immediately cuz you're wasting time.