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May 03, 2009, 07:45 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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So...I had my appt with the new T today...
It was a casual meeting...her office is nice and comfortable with a couch and a nice chaneal (I didn't spell that right) blanket and pillows.
She's nice and smart. She's been working in mental health/trauma for the last 28 years and she's been focusing on clients with complex PTSD and DID for the last 10 years. She only has a part time private practice...has 3 patients now, including me. She is a full time Clinical Coordinator for a diversion program for Physicians during the week. She sees private clients on weekends. 
She's very understanding and patient, yet she asks some difficult, yet appropriate, questions about my issues. We discussed transitioning from my current T to her, and how I feel like a failure because my T can't/won't treat me with the DID. Like I did something wrong and how I'm trying to protect my T from my pain. She helped me work with that a bit so I could discuss it with my current T at our next session.
I feel relieved. She told me to take as long as I need to transition from my current T and that she has no time line or expectations. She even said that if I wanted to keep my current T on back-up, or even see her on occasion that she would be more than happy to work with current T too. 
Wow!! I think I lucked out with her...So far, so good!! Amber's not really sold on her yet and is still keeping her wall up. She doesn't want to let it down. She's still pissed, just not rebelling like she did last night. She says that no one is better than old/current T. 
I feel exhausted now though!! It's amazing how much energy therapy takes. I feel like I just want to curl up in bed and sleep for the next couple days....
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