I get why people go to therapy and I understand why it is sometimes helpful to dredge up the past...but everyone seems to be missing the point I'm trying to make. No one has answered my question except to say basically,"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." My contention is that therapy can and should adapt to an individual's situation, especially if it is causing disruption in the workplace.

Do you want to go to a workplace where a guy breaks down every day and since there are only a handful of you, and you're his friend, you have to deal with it? If I were in therapy, no matter how helpful I felt therapy to be, I would not want to subject my co-workers to that. I would try a medication to help with the anxiety, I would do whatever was necessary so that I was not causing a lot of hassle with my coworkers. If the individual is not capable of making these decisions it seem to be that this is precisely where a good T could step in and exercise some of his/her prudence, judgement.