Hey-

OK, Let me do this for you, I will leave it totally up to you whether not you want to stay in therapy. I feel it is my responsibility to explain my job: I have to work on things with you while we are in session so that you can get better.

That is basically my job. Now things that are not my job:
To care about you as a friend, to love you, to be your emergency contact, to be available by phone whenever you need me, to respond immediately to every email you send, to prove to you that I am not angry or that I care or that I am feeling anything.

Perhaps we need a fresh start and just begin again. That said, I have to let you go if you question my motives, question whether or not I care, question whether or not I’m doing my job, threaten suicide, or call me.

If you want to email me occasionally between sessions and tell me about your dad or ask a question about how you can handle a certain situation that will be fine. I am happy to help with things going on in your world. I cannot, however, be pulled into every patient’s world myself.

I hope this makes sense and I hope you understand and I hope you make good choices! It is totally up to you-