So, I left a voicemail with T with a suggestion. I proposed that I not come in to see her next week before she leaves on her short vacation - neither my regular appointment nor the extra appointment I had scheduled.

My reasoning as I explained to her is that there is too much to process and for me to face just before she's leaving. Not only this latest hoorah but my current tough issue I'm struggling with along with my separation anxiety that's getting ramped up.

I told her it seems best for me to now just erect a kind of emotional wall to stabilize myself and to maintain some mental equilibrium that can last me for the next 3 weeks. When she returns we can dive in again.

It doesn't seem wise to stir the pot just before she's going to be absent.

This was the argument I presented to T but I also told her that I trust her expertise and that I would agree to whatever she thinks is best. I'm eager to hear her reply.