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Originally Posted by growlycat
I am in the final stages of terminating with my cbt therapist and like your therapy it had been very positive. I wanted to e sure he felt valued and thanked most of all. I asked him if he would miss me and he named some of my traits he would miss. I wanted him to sum up what I should continue working on with someone else. We revisited accomplishments. Went over how termination and referrals would happen. I asked for a hug and got one
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As hard as it sounds, Growlycat, that sounds like a very positive ending. Was it your last session or is this part of the work you guys are doing leading up to it?
I would love for my T to give me a hug at the end. But we've never talked about it. He usually shakes my hand and that's good. Sometimes it holds me over until the next session.
It's weird to think that soon that last handshake is going to have to hold me over until...well, for the rest of my life.
I know there are positive things about ending therapy, but I just don't feel them yet. I just feel sad.