There was one thing in particular that my therapist said at my first appointment that I really appreciated. We were talking about my messed up family life, mostly because of two particular family members, and he was just like, "Honestly, I wish you would let me meet these people and let me deal with them." I have no reason to believe there would be any benefit to bringing either of them in. It would just lead to more tension around the house because they knew I was talking about them to someone, and they've already seen dozens of therapists, psychiatrists, etc. who weren't able to make any impact. But the fact that he was mad about what they do and wanted to stop them felt nice. I'm not used to anyone wanting to protect me. I'm used to feeling like no one really cares what happens to me.