You don’t have to give a reason, just say no. You can be polite about it and appreciative for being asked. If they push for a reason then tell them if you want or if you don’t want to tell them just say it’s personal and you don’t want to say anything more about it.
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Any reason is a valid reason. We’re not close enough, I can’t afford it financially, I can’t deal with it mentally, etc.
Also “I don’t want to”, but that’s for someone way farther into their therapy path than I am right now.
You don’t have to give a reason, just say no. You can be polite about it and appreciative for being asked. If they push for a reason then tell them if you want or if you don’t want to tell them just say it’s personal and you don’t want to say anything more about it.