Last summer my T took a 5 week vacation during which she was out of the country so there was no other contact (call/text/email) available. I ended up seeing another T during those weeks, just to have someone to check in with. But it’s not the same.

I asked my T for a business card so I could carry her with me. It seems unlikely that she would give me a business card if she weren’t planning to come back. She thought that was a great idea. Before giving it to me she wrote “I’ll be back” on the top of the card (her idea). I still carry that card in my wallet. She also gave me an acorn from a bowl in her office which I sometimes use as a worry stone.

Maybe you and your T can work on ways to keep her with you, at least in your head, while she’s gone?