BudFox, I'm so sorry that your T bailed on you. That's the big huge problem with therapy, isn't it? We're expected to be open and honest about all our stuff, our feelings and reactions. But, therapists are humans, and they screw up, and sometimes they end up screwing up majorly and dumping clients. I've been there too (different reasons, but it was still a therapist screwing up) and I know a lot of people here have been.

It really sucks. I was reading an article that said research shows that after being laid off from a job, people have trust problems with their next employer... for the next TEN YEARS!

That makes sense... but I wonder why no one is doing that research with regards to therapy. Getting kicked out of therapy is a type of trauma all by itself sometimes, and sure seems to cause more trust issues and more problems with healing if you continue with someone else. Basically, you end up paying for what the last therapist did

I think personally, if a T is going to terminate - that's an admission that they're not able to help and haven't been effective, and they should be required to give you a partial refund. Maybe just the last 4 sessions?

Sorry to ramble, I'm probably way off track from what you wanted to talk about... just feeling blah here today too... and this is a particular sore point for me!