I threatened (not maliciously) to take a break (unknown amount of time - 4 wks to start). She (and I) were worried that once I left, I probably would not come back (very likely).

I FELT: I was going through a "push people away" phase and didn't know why I wanted to quit. I knew it had nothing to with her, I just felt almost like I didn't need any help/didn't deserve any/guilty about paying reduced fee/annoying/distant.

THE TIME: Our therapy had, in her words, come to a plateau because I was kind of at an emotional stand still/ wouldn't let her in.

HER RESPONSE: She recognized my pattern of wanting to "run away" when I get overwhelmed or when people start to get too close to me. She asked me to stay, asked what she could do to help me stay, let me know that by letting me go just because I felt "better" she knew she would be doing me a disservice and urged me fight through that feeling instead of letting it consume me as usual. Ultimately, a post I read on here (about someone who took a "break" and left for a year - eventually getting worse) was my encouragement to schedule more appts (she knows this).