The session we had today was a great relief. My T fully explained why she was resigning - she was going to work on a project (psychology-related) overseas. T would be away for about a year, not forever like I assumed. I could still email her if I wanted to. I think the session was initially very scary/stressful, but I'm glad my catastrophic worries (T having a serious illness/being fired) were not actually true.

It was still pretty hard to explain my feelings about her impending departure though. I said "pain" a lot. We went for a short walk outside and discussed the h/w I did. The weather was so warm. Anyway, we finished the discussion when we went back inside. I gave her a 'thank you' card and a gift, and T seemed very moved. We hugged shortly before our time was up.

I still have one more appt before she's gone but I really will miss her. I'm still thinking about what I'll do after my T is gone - take a break, or find a different T?