[sw628]

My T has on more than one occasion, suggest that I attend her group session. Each time I just kind of ignore or shrug off her request. It's not that I don't want to attend,( she moved my normal session day to begin her groups, so I have that time off). It's just i don't think i could stand being surrounded by ALL of her clients ( individual or not). I think i would feel really overwhelmed. I'm really not the jealous type, but feel i would end up that way if I went. Because I close myself off sometimes, she thinks I could benefit greatly from a group, I believe her..just not her's. Am I thinking too much, should I give it a try? I feel very unsupportive. I really love and admire my T and wouldn't mind seeing her one more day out of the week. Any advice is greatly welcomed

[Sad In TX]

I say give it a shot and see what you think. If you don't like it, you can at least say you tried.

[deliquesce]

i would prefer to go to a group that was different from my T's.

[sunrise]

If I went to a group, I would want to do one with a different therapist. I like having my T for individual therapy. But I could see learning some new things by doing a group with another T. I always wonder also, if there isn't a bit of a conflict of interest when therapists try to get clients to join their groups. If you don't feel comfortable doing group with your T, can you say no? What if you agreed with her that group therapy could be valuable and asked her for some recommendations for therapists who run groups?