So today I had a big thing happen in my life (if you’ve read my previous posts about going back to school and being forced to do directly supervised urine drug screens, I’m happy to report that it looks like I am definitely going back to school in July, and they found an alternative to supervising me directly during the urine drug screens. Thank god.), and when they did, I reached out to T via email because I was very excited to tell her. She had been telling me for weeks/months now that it would all work out soon enough, etc., but I was staying in a very pessimistic place. So here was our exchange after I told her the news:

T: “I'm having this moment of… wait for it…. TOLD YOU SO!! Congrats! I'm happy too! This is great news! I'm proud of you!”
Me: “I literally KNEW you were going to say that...but thank you, for everything. “
T: “Nothing to thank me for. You did it. Lesson of the day: faith.”

That little exchange warmed my heart and made me feel very connected to T again, which I think is a lot of what I wanted and needed from that session. I really like our relationship because T teases me (and I give it right back) and and we have fun a lot and I feel like she really understands me. I really feel like our relationship is special. I’m in a program, so she’s my T for sessions and also does groups, so I see how she interacts with her other clients. She definitely has different relationships with each one of us, and I think it’s really cool.
I have a group tomorrow, not with her, but most likely I’ll see her around tomorrow. I hope so, at least. I really want to share the excitement in person, too.