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Originally Posted by Starry_Night
Oh dear, i am not trying to imply anything. My therapist has long sessions available for anyone who is willing to pay for them. It does not make me special at all nor imply how much she cares about me. I know several people who have had all day sessions with her. Helen is very friendly, but she is not my friend. We have grown quite close over the years working together, so we trust each other. We do fun things together because we do such heavy trauma work with me and our alters, that we need breaks occasionally from the heavy things. I suppose it is unusual to do long sessions, but it is something she offers. We do not do insurance, so I pay out of pocket. Therapy is an investment in my future, as I see it. she and i do work very well together, and we do have a special relationship. But, long sessions dont make me special at all. i will make sure i dont talk about my sessions any longer since this has been pointed out to me as something people think is odd,
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The internet tends to be very US centric but this forum has many posters from Europe. I think it is odd that some say their therapist always wears a pant suit and silk blouse. Without fail I see they are in the UK where people dress a lot more formally.
When someone mentions a modality I have never heard of it makes me want to know more. Again I don’t know of any therapist who would do more than a 2 hour session. And that would be for something like EMDR.
It may be easier to explain “my therapist does psychoanalytical therapy therefore we have longer sessions.” This kind of therapy has fallen out of favor since it is expensive and requires that the therapist take on the role of parent. Now I believe most treatments are going toward a way of the patient re-parenting themselves.