I actually invited my mother to a session a few months ago and it went way off from what I had in mind. I'd just wanted my therapist to better explain my condition to her (she often thinks she's to blame for my awful moods, not getting how there often isn't a particular reason behind them at all) and the conversation went all over the map. She wanted answers that just couldn't be given and I think she left feeling I was more helpless than ever, but my T did say the session very much helped him understand me better. So there was good that came from it, but I was unprepared for the mess I fell into, and for my mother's frustration with the information she was given. It's left a memory where I wish I could go back and redo everything. I won't ever invite another relative into a session again though. Once was more than enough.

If I could do it again, I would have more thoroughly discussed with my T what I wanted to be shared with her. I intended the session to give her a sense that I was making progress and was in good hands and I definitely should have made that clearer.