I have been thinking very carefully about this.

Yes, therapy is about growth and change, and so is the therapy support group.

But these are not the only things a therapist and support group should provide.

I also want to be supported and encouraged, calmed and consoled.

Example: Your child tries to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf, falls and hurts himself.

I say, hug him and sooth him and bandage him at once. There will be time to lecture him later.