I left my session today very emotional. I've only recently started letting some tears fall in therapy....still not easy for me to do. But we're on a very sensitive topic....and I don't watch the clock. Wouldn't you think a therapist would hold off on any talk that could cause a breakdown right at the end of the session? Wouldn't they KNOW when the correct time is or isn't? She knows this topic makes me emotional. And, 5 minutes before the end of my session, she brought up some heavy thoughts that had me crying. Next thing I know, (I'm hiding behind a pillow) she quietly says " Alright my dear, grab some tissues, I will see you Thursday." I'm like WTF?? I didn't say a word, I just looked at the clock, then got up to leave. I said "I'll get out of your hair." I was rather devastated to be leaving that room feeling the way I did.

I went out to my car (which I back into the stall because the parking lot is so small), put my hands and head on the steering wheel and just cried. I had turned on the ignition enough to turn the radio on and put the windows down. Next thing I know, someone's hand is rubbing my back. Stroking my pony tail. I didn't look up...I knew who it was, no one else would have done that. I was parked right next to her car, and since I backed in, our drivers' sides were right next to each other. Then she left, and I heard her open her car door....figured she was leaving, but I didn't want her to see my face, so I didn't look up, nor did I say anything. I needed to get a grip to drive. Something cold lands on my lap....she had gone to her car and grabbed me a travel pack of kleenex and set it in my lap. Then she got in her car and drove away.

I got an Email later saying "So sorry to leave you there alone. Just so you know, I pick my daughter up from school on Mondays and Thursdays after your session." I wrote her back... "My session was over and I wouldn't expect you to stay behind beyond my session time. No need to apologize. "

I just wish she would have not "Invited" this to happen. She knows I get emotional....and towards teh end of a session, I think it should get more light hearted. I feel like not talking at all when I go in on Thursday. I don't want this to happen again.