I also find it manipulative to lure someone into trusting with touch and then decide that it feels right (to the therapist) for the individual to move on from that. It is disempowering to leave you out of the decision-making. My therapist knows she cannot do things without my noticing and having a say in it. We have a good relationship because of it, though, not in spite of it.
If you decide to continue—which I would totally understand because she has fostered a dependency—would you be able to ask her what the plan is for your ongoing texting and emailing and twice weekly sessions? Will those taper off and end as well? You do need to know these things, otherwise it's just putting all the power into her hands. I hope you can work this out and come out better for it.
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