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Originally Posted by annielovesbacon
I know someone just posted a similar thread, but I didn't want to hijack it. My experience is a little different.
So my very first therapist was a woman I saw at my university. She was getting her PhD, so at my university she was doing her practicum. When she completed her PhD, she left and I started seeing a new therapist. I found out recently that she has started a private practice near my hometown.
Now, I literally only had eight sessions with my therapist. I was in such a bad state that I don't even remember most of them. I didn't understand therapy, and I didn't understand how to make the most of it. So, I didn't make a lot of progress. I don't know if that's on that therapist -- I would lean toward no, considering that I only saw her a few times, and I was so scared of therapy that I barely opened up to her.
My question is, would it be weird if I started seeing her at her private practice? Would she even remember me? (To be clear, this is a theoretical question -- I don't have plans to move back to my hometown, but if I did, I would definitely look into seeing my old T.)
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If you liked this t, found benefit in seeing her before, and, think she could match your current needs, why not? It wouldn't be weird at all. I went back to my first t for my second round of therapy after a 7 year hiatus. I had thought about going back to him for my 3rd round but decided my therapist criteria needs had changed and went elsewhere.
It's impossible to say if your t would remember you or not. T's see a ton of people over the years. Some have great memories, some don't. It's nothing personal.