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Originally Posted by Omers
T and I have talked about what each of us remembers from session. I can do an insanely accurate verbatim a year and a half later of anything he said. He remembers the general feel and flow of the session along with any major topics that came up. I have noticed that working with a more experienced/seasoned T helps with this. Newer T’s are still trying to prove themselves and find their boundaries and so can be really inconsistent (and annoying). Very seldom do they have the maturity or self awareness to own their changing selves. Current T is the most experienced T I have worked with and he is far more consistent in his boundaries.
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I think that's true too. Although, assuming that experience and seasoning (!) come with age, I think that memory loss associated with the ageing process starts to come into play as well. I notice my therapist struggling with recall and I recognise it as an age associated thing because my partner (who is also much older than me) is similar. I attended a webinar recently hosted by an older and retired therapist. She talked about her experiences of memory loss and age and highlighted this as one of the reason that she had retired. Of course, if my therapist retires, I will become apoplectic.