I have told my T when she screwed up. The main thing, which I know I post over and over about, is when she took away handholding because she thought it was sexual for me. It wasn't! I brought it up many times until she believed me and reinstated it into my therapy.
She has forgotten details and admits she has a bad memory. I usually let those things go by although I don't like when she forgets. Since I switched days, she has a candle lit during my session. I commented on it, and she said she usually had a lit candle during my sessions. That's not true at all! I think it's for the person before me, and she leaves it lit. She also told me to get a dog once, forgetting I'd told her I was allergic to cats and dogs. I reminded her.
She treats each session as a separate entity, and doesn't carry over from one session to the next. Even if we decided to do the mindfulness "raisin" exercise next session, if I don't bring it up, she won't. That's why we haven't done it yet!
Growly, I think you should bring up what bothers you that your T forgets. It's good practice being assertive in therapy.
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