Hi alexey,

I am a therapist. It really depends on a person if a joint session or support/therapy group could be beneficial to them. There is really no general rule. I think, support groups are generally helpful because group members are supposed to follow certain guidelines of restraining their judgment, but therapy groups - not so much. They tend to be confrontational which could add to the trauma rather than facilitate recovery. But even in support groups listening to other people's stories could be very triggering and there might be no way to process it immediately. I think, it's ok to try a support group and see how you like it. I am not sure that a joined session with somebody with a similar experience would be possible. This is quite an unusual format and I don't know if your therapist would be comfortable doing it. I wouldn't. I would just refer the client to a support group if we both decided it was worth trying.