To be honest, I really don't approve of individual counselling. People don't live on islands. I really don't advocate any "treatment" that involves speaking ONLY to the individual.
If I were treating someone for depression, anxiety, an eating disorder, or whatever I would INSIST on at LEAST ONE SESSION with each family member... You can't treat a person's illness without talking to their family... It's just ridiculous to suggest you can...
THese IC's that ONLY talk to teh individual should lose their license... I really think its a destructive and wrckless way to practice individual treatment...
I think all individual treatment should have a mandatory component of family therapy where the IC and the FT exchange notes.. the FT works with the Individual in the context of the family and the IC works only as individual therapy, BUT the IC will be in regular communication with the FT.. the treatment would COMPLIMENT each other..
THAT in my opinion is how you handle IC... But very few if any do that... They take you on in secret and don't say a word to the spouse...
ELvenCat on this forum had the same problem. Her husband was seeing an IC and having an affair... the IC never even warned the spouse... Not a word to her...
And of course the IC didnt' reccomend FT at all.. not a whisper... but they DID give FT advice.
It is illegal for a IC to give FT advice... It violates their license... from what I understand...
In most states you have to be a licensed FT to offer marriage counselling advice.. IF the IC he was seeing isnt' licensed for FT you can have their licensed revoked... IF you can prove they gave him FT advice.
