And demonstrating characteristics of OCD. We took her to the psychiatrist recommended by her pediatrician and they want her to some therapy/counseling. So my wife takes her to meet the psychologist. Things are going well enough, and then he asks my wife to leave the room while they talk alone. Not knowing what to do she leaves the room and the nurse shows her to the waiting area. After a few minutes she gets uneasy and asks the nurse if she can talk to the doc. They begin talking and my wife expresses her concern over them being alone without any type of 2-way mirror or audio system set in place so that she can see/hear what's going on. He tells her they don't have the equipment to do that, and that this is the only way to do it. My wife asks to sit in, he says that it wont be as effective if she's there.

Later that night she tells me what happened at the visit. I feel very uneasy about my six year old daughter being alone with a male ( of any profession) especially when she is struggling and susceptible right now. Is this a normal thing for a psychologist to do? If it were me I would want to take all precautions to absolve myself. Are there any other options to make the sessions work? I want my daughter to get the help she needs, but I feel like being alone with a 6 year old girl is strange? Am I over-reacting and this is standard practice for psychologists?