I would like to meet someone and have discussed this with my counsellor. Due to past trauma this is a big step for me and I need to take things slowly, which my counsellor has emphasised is absolutely ok.
I know my counsellor is in my corner and wants to help me, but I feel she is really plugging dating apps as the only way to find a partner. I've never used them previously and we have discussed my reservations about them in my sessions. I would prefer to meet someone at work or in social groups rather than online. However she has said several times that 'dating apps are how people are meeting these days' and I feel like she's implying there is no other way. I'm not totally against them and have actually ended up downloading a couple but I definitely feel a sense of unease and anxiety actually at feeling pressured that I have to do it this way. The sense of pressure feels too fast. I know my therapist would never want to make me feel this way and I trust her. AIBU and what should I do?