The otter is my T's totem animal. So I have a little stone otter she gave me and a stuffed otter that I bring to sessions. She also let me put a drop of the essential oil she uses in her office on my stuffed otter so he smells like the office.

We usually light a candle during the session. At the end we hold hands. I change the words to the ritual occasionally. Right now it goes like this
I say " I set my feet on a new path, and I am not alone"
My T can make up what she says but its usually "you are not alone"
Then I say " the light of all creation lives inside me, and lights the path before me"
T says "the light of all creation shines so brightly in you"
Then I say "this light grows ever brighter, as I love fully, and I am fully loved"
My T says "you are fully loved"
Then I blow out the candle, taking the "light" of our time together with me.

It has REALLY helped me with leaving . I used to cry my guts out Every time. I change the words sometimes to suit my feelings...