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Old Nov 15, 2011, 02:22 PM
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Can you make yourself a "plan" for therapy with this T and perhaps continuing on with another?

I know when I decided to make a plan for my life, what I wanted to learn from jobs, it really freed me to take and leave specific types of jobs, turned the table on job interviews and whether I was hired by a particular job!

Do a December to February plan with a March extension and then a couple of scenarios (if you move in February versus if you terminate with this therapist in this county in March)? Make a list of what you would like to accomplish with therapy? Specific! It is easier to work on things with a person if you have a specific goal in mind, even if it is only to have an "honest" conversation with this therapist; you figure out what you would have to do to get there for yourself, what "honest" would be like, etc. and that gets you moving in that direction. Maybe you only want to "practice" on this therapist, get a feel for what therapy is like? That is a valid goal for 4-5 months! You can write down your (specific :-) problems you are having now with therapy and talking to her, how you feel about her being female, if you'd like to try a male therapist, what you like about her/her style, etc.; start a therapy "journal" as a project? Think of several questions to ask yourself once a month to see how you are progressing toward your goals?
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Thanks for this!
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