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Thor · 06-14-2012, 10:46 AM

I don't see where there is an ethical issue. Many therapists will see couples together and in individual sessions. The important issue is confidentiality of what is told in an individual session cannot be revealed to anyone else without permission. So if you were in individual session and revealed something (say a substance abuse problem or an affair), the therapist could not tell your spouse without your permission.

This kind of thing naturally would be difficult, and some therapists might logically refuse to keep such clients who lie in couples session.

If you were to tell your MC that everything you have said so far is ok to discuss with your wife there, it should be a smooth transition.

Or did W's therapist think it was not ethical for your wife to be seeing two different therapists at the same time?

06-14-2012, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Thor Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,716	Re: Is this ethical? I don't see where there is an ethical issue. Many therapists will see couples together and in individual sessions. The important issue is confidentiality of what is told in an individual session cannot be revealed to anyone else without permission. So if you were in individual session and revealed something (say a substance abuse problem or an affair), the therapist could not tell your spouse without your permission. This kind of thing naturally would be difficult, and some therapists might logically refuse to keep such clients who lie in couples session. If you were to tell your MC that everything you have said so far is ok to discuss with your wife there, it should be a smooth transition. Or did W's therapist think it was not ethical for your wife to be seeing two different therapists at the same time?