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Originally Posted by rainbow8
I think you've said in the past that you wouldn't quit therapy, that you would see your T periodically so it wouldn't really end. You and he have such a close relationship that it seems like a good way to go. He's always going to be there for you and check-in visits are fine with him, I assume.
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I think that's what I did think and yes, have shared with you before--it was kind of the model I seemed to be heading towards. T and I had reached the point of seeing each other only monthly (not in an attempt to wind down or terminate but in synch with my need). Then I needed extra help dealing with my dad's illness and death, and mixed in with that was finally getting to this issue I've been putting off working on in therapy for so long. So we had gone back to meeting every 2 weeks! I thought our times would lengthen again with no big stuff to work on, but then I had this glimpse of "a beyond" and it changed my idea about what we might work on in therapy. It doesn't have to be that I see T only occasionally and then more frequently when I need more support. I might actually see him for other things (crafting the vision and working on the elements of it) than I had thought. So it's just a new way of thinking about our work that I am coming to. We would work together on something new and positive rather than dealing with difficulties. Perhaps after visioning together, I might cut way back and be very able to grow that on my own.
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Originally Posted by rainbow8
There should be an "end" to regular sessions ... even if you can come back periodically.
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I'm not sure I will do it that way.
I'm enjoying having a new idea of my life opening up. So I am feeling more focused on that than on thinking about ending therapy.