Poor Almeda!

I'd be crushed too at any conversation about ending therapy. But it sounds like he was just telling you what you might tell your mother to placate her if you feel the need. You are the judge of when to end therapy! If it's helpful, why on earth would you. The people in your life can certainly spare your presence for an hour or two each week.

I find myself angry on your behalf, wishing you could tell your mother to butt out! Certainly sounds like her emotional abuse hasn't ended yet.

I've heard many times that therapy often scares the people associated with you because of changes you learn to make from therapy. They have to learn to deal, and that's all there is.

I'm amazed that you'd consider taking a family member with you to therapy, but I'm not familiar with family therapy so maybe that's not an unusual thing to do. Even if I felt it would be helpful to bring my family members with me (as it is, my issues aren't with my immediate family), I wouldn't because I'm totally jealous of my therapist's attentions. That's just me.

Sorry things are so rough,
Sidony