Posted by underthecs on August 3, 2004, at 17:20:53
In reply to Anyone have a friend also work with your T?, posted by pegasus on August 2, 2004, at 17:05:17
I haven't read the other responses (yet), but
yes, I have referred a friend to my therapist. At the time, I thought I'd be okay with it, but I wasn't. Luckily it was only a short-term thing (a few sessions). I was really jealous... I mean, my therapist is MY therapist. If I don't see any other clients, then there must not be any besides me, right? :-) And I was always wondering what my friend got to "know" about my therapist that I didn't... or what she got to experience in the relationship that I didn't. And I would wonder if my T liked my friend more than me. No, I wouldn't do it again. And especially if you're in a big city, there's no reason why your friend can't find another therapist. I would ask my therapist for a referral for my friend, but I would never "share." Just my $ .02.
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