From both the psychologist's and the client's perspective, it is equally important for the collaboration to occur under professionally correct circumstances, regardless of the type of counseling. One basic requirement for this is that during a given period, the client should meet with one expert using one counseling method, meaning they should not attend sessions with multiple psychologists at the same time. This includes not being involved in two individual processes simultaneously (e.g., personal life issues and sexual therapy); individual and couple therapy; individual and group therapy (e.g., psychodrama, self-awareness groups); and any combination of these.

Why is it necessary to separate various psychological methodologies?

• During two different but concurrently conducted counseling processes, attention is divided, which obstructs full commitment, potentially reducing effectiveness.

• Since no two experts are alike and psychological methodologies differ, you may encounter different approaches simultaneously, which can confuse you; especially since some techniques target different time frames (past focus, present focus, future focus) and may even contradict each other – this can clearly hinder development.

• The trust relationship between the client and the specialist is crucial for achieving an effective process, and this type of connection clearly cannot form simultaneously with two people.

• New perspectives and questions assembled at one location can be inadvertently transferred to another location, placing the expert in a potentially uncomfortable position.

• Therapy involves emotional strain, so two processes at the same time could lead to excessive emotional demands, resulting in exhaustion, frustration, and confusion.

• There will obviously be a difference in therapeutic goals as well, which cannot be managed in parallel easily, and it is not necessary to subject yourself or the expert to the merging of threads.

• Throughout the process, you gain many new insights, see things clearly, and begin to become more aware of both your own and other people's behavior, which requires time to process – obviously, if several such processes run concurrently, the volume of information multiplies, leaving you with too much material to process all at once.

• This is a vast system worth considering, as everything that affects you influences your emotions, thinking, and consequently your behavior – thus the burden of responsibility divides among several specialists, your progress becomes untraceable, because it is never precisely clear which process was disrupted by what, why you progressed the way you did, or why not.

The thoughts above clearly illustrate why it is inadvisable to participate in multiple types of processes concurrently, whether individual, pair, family, or group formations. But what serves as a truly good news is that life is very long, so you'll have plenty of time and opportunity eventually to try several methodologies throughout the years. However, always pay attention to yourself and your emotional resilience.