When my wife did the same thing with her hair I did not like it at first but within a month or so I realized that it did look good on her and she was still the same woman I married.

Some people just need a little time to adjust to such a striking change.

When I cut my hair real short at first I thought it was because of my bi-polar issues but the second time I did it I realized that I just liked shorter hair, so did my wife.

Everyone changes throughout life but most people are still afraid of too much change. Ask your therapist why she is afraid to see you change.