[QUOTE=ScarletPimpernel;661820

Something that a counselor told me: Ts are like politicians: they should be switched out every couple of years so you get a new perspective. That was and is hard for me to accept. I love my T. I've been with her for 4 years. But now that I've met L, I'm thinking of staying with L for awhile. I'm lucky to have my T who says she'll never abandon me. But our work got stale.[/QUOTE]

Off topic..sort of

I once had a coworker (who is a LCSW but only ever work inpatient) tell me that anybody who sees the same counselor for more than 2 years is just paying for a friend. He didnt know my personal life or that I had been seeing T for 4 years at the time. I was angry and upset. I have talked to both my Ts about this as it often runs through my head. They both agree he hasn't deal with people with abandonment and trauma histories.