A family member is dealing with something secret but intense in his personal life. He's considering moving away to cope with it and to get a fresh start. I'm fortunate that he confides in me, so I know a lot more about what is going on than anyone else in his life. I'm supportive of him moving, especially if it will help him. At the same time, I believe he could benefit tremendously from therapy. "Wherever you go, there you are," as they say, and I'm worried he'll do this expensive move and wind up dealing with the same problem just in a different geographic place.
I sent him some information about therapy a few months ago which he thanked me for, but he hasn't really pursued anything to my knowledge.
Does anyone have stories or tips about convincing someone to go to therapy? I'm not trying to trick him into going or anything like that (and it's not a financial problem for him to afford it). In our family and our part of the country generally, therapy was a dirty word, yet many of the women in my generation have been in therapy as we've become adults.
Wish I could help him better.