Jane, there is no "perfect" termination. You may not be feeling the emotions you'd like to feel, but you are in touch with your emotions--and I think that's the most important thing. Expressing them to him right now is secondary. You may also find going forward that your feelings change rapidly, so don't assume you're somehow doomed to "fail" the process. Your last session may be very different from what you're anticipating based upon this one. Your T sounds very attuned, and that makes me feel he will be flexible in accommodating your needs. I suspect he'll be fine with you e-mailing or calling him at some point in the future if there's somethng you want to say that doesn't get said during these sessions. There were things I told my T a few years after we ended therapy; it was fine. I don't think my thoughts surprised him, but I needed to say them. You're doing fine.
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