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With Prolonged Exposure, most of the work is done one-on-one
with a patient and a provider.
Early on in therapy, if family members
or significant others have questions and they want to come in
and see what's going on, that's possible.
Each therapist, each provider has a different take on that,
and it's worth asking your therapist about,
but that's usually OK.
The actual work of therapy is usually done on a
one-on-one basis, however.
Now, sometimes when patients are asked
to do homework assignments, they have to do those at home
where family members are, and in that way,
family members can be a helpful part of the therapy process.
They can encourage patients to change their behavior,
to not do the avoidance behaviors,
to be willing to confront situations like crowds,
or loud noises, or things that make them feel afraid.