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Originally Posted by nottrustin
I am really struggle with this right now. T just told me this week that she is taking the two feels weeks of Christmas and new years of. Normally she doesn't. However since she sees clients on Tues, Wed, and Thu, and takes the week between the tow holidays off as well as Christmas eve, it didnt make since to just work one day.
I have never gone 2 weeks between appointments in 12 years of therapy. Heck until working with Emdr T I had never gone a week with out contact with T. T also only took a vacation 3 or 4 times in 10 years. I dont contact Emdr T during her vacations. I can work through the 1 week. This will my 5 weeks of vacation this year plus one sick week. I don't know how to tell her that I am struggling with 2 weeks at once without sounding pathetic
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Hugs, I'm sorry you're struggling with this, too (and it makes my 6 days seem like nothing, but part of it for me is what happened with T's longer vacations over the summer, when things sort of fell apart between us). I think if you tell her that this is the longest break in 12 years of therapy, she'll understand. I forget--does she allow email? Or calls? Just wondering if you'd be able to reach out to her at some point. I assume you see her before she starts her vacation--maybe talk about coping strategies then. And consider if something like a transitional object, whether a physical object, a brief handwritten note, a voicemail, etc. might help you, if you think it's something she might at all be open to. And/or see if she has any suggestions.