I apologise for what might appear to be total thread creep but the posting from WYSIWYG above is not only annoying - it is downright dangerous. There is NO counselling/therapy technique of the "One Size Fits All" variety. A counsellor, as in many other forms of work has a vast range of tools at their disposal and the skill comes in using the right tool for the occasion. One can, at a pinch, use a hammer to put in a screw but it is useless for any kind of fine work. I am not knocking co-counselling - this can be very valuable when taking place between two people of similar levels of experience where there is no hidden agenda. Certainly not one so blatant as the furtherance of the interests of a rather doubtful organisation. See this:

Sex, Lies & Co-Counseling

"I do know what I am talking about, tho I do not have time to conduct the seminar here that would ne needed-- I eat this stuff for breakfast,"

Who the blazes do you think you are talking down to? I hope not too many Mudcatters are going to fall for this. Folks, please have a look at the link above and make up your own minds.

"Classism is a many-headed monster that hides, lurking underneath other oppressions. Take my word for it that the fastest route to eliminating it can be found here: www.rc.org. PM for additional info."

Sorry, I won't take your word for it, I am reminded of a visit I made to the "Reichstagsgelaende" in Nuernberg (this was the setting for so many of the Hitler rallies we see on TV) when the guide (German) showed me a part of the building where the very thin marble veneer had fallen off revealing some very poor, crumbling brickwork. He compared this to National Socialism which looked so wonderful from the outside but inside was pretty nasty. I get the same feeling about Re-evaluation Counseling.

Once again, I apologise for taking this thread away from the situation these poor folks are in but it seems to me that they are not in the position to be able to sit down in a co-counselling situation. Is the plan that "experts" from Re-evaluation Counseling should move in and promote their own ends under the guise of