Therapy question.......

[MADem]

1. Wish them well, do NOT attend the wedding.

There are lines that should not be crossed--that's one of 'em.

The patient should understand this, and not let the whole transference thing take hold. The therapist should stick to her guns and not attend.

If it hadn't been that therapist, it would have been another one. The happy couple can celebrate just fine on their own--they don't need the therapist blessing every moment.

If it's too awkward and the patient won't say no, the therapist should lie and say they have a valid reason for not attending (another wedding, or an anniversary party of a relative, or a doctor's appointment--whatever). But if the patient is really that much of a noodge, maybe they shouldn't be getting married just yet!