Individual Therapy (after FT) Flashcards
(3 cards)
Individual Therapy - Multiple Relationships
Because I’ve been working with your family as a unit, it wouldn’t be ethically appropriate for me to now continue with individual therapy for one person from that group.
Why: This would create a dual relationship—moving from a therapist who works with the whole family to focusing on just one person—which can complicate the boundaries and make it difficult to stay fair and impartial to the rest of the family, even after the shared work has ended.
Individual Therapy - Integrity
A key part of individual therapy is getting to understand your unique perspective and how you see your world, and that process works best when the therapist comes in fresh, without prior knowledge of other people involved.
Why: Because I already have detailed insight into the family dynamics and others’ experiences, it would shift the nature of the therapy. It might be harder for you to explore freely, and harder for me to respond in a way that isn’t influenced by what I already know from our family work.
Individual Therapy - Confidentiality
There are strict ethical rules around confidentiality, which means that anything discussed in our family therapy sessions would not be allowed to be brought into individual work.
Why: In individual therapy, we’d have to treat those past conversations as if they never happened, and I wouldn’t be able to reflect on or use that information in sessions with you. That limitation could restrict the depth and effectiveness of the work we’d be able to do together.
