none2.0 > . But therapy can become an echo chamber of delusion. Where a real friend would hold to you accountable therapy would just listen and let _you_ figure it out. I
the question is – what are the person’s options. Is he rejecting therapy just to argue the point and will not allow any outside influence on his behavior? Then, it is closer to avoda zorah. Alternatively, the person could hear an invitation to therapy as a wake up call and commit to have close friends or rabbis help him work on his middos, aided with learning of mussar. Second approach means something, and we can jointly discuss what exactly might work.