Mutual management. It does seem like a good idea.

I've tried doing something similar to this with my friends, but it just didn't work. We already knew each other too well, and there wasn't that air of dispassionate professionality. We were friends, but not partners (in this sense of the word).

Interesting. Yeah, kind of the same reasons professional counseling is a good idea. The discussion isn't overloaded with personal and relationship issues.