Liz seems to be in a different room or place just about every session, and I don't like it. Her two houses (remarried and not yet merging households) are decorated very differently, so I can usually tell what city she's in now, but I still find it distracting and unsettling. I could see a wall of tall windows and a gigantic backyard over her shoulder on our most recent call, which made me curious about her finances and the rest of her house. (We are planning to move at some point, so I am particularly interested in houses and neighborhoods right now anyway, although hers has an HOA, which I could never deal with.)

At an earlier point, I would have been delighted by all the information I could glean from these glimpses into her life, but I don't find them helpful or interesting right now. I'm nervous that one of her kids or her husband will appear at some point, although I think she's careful enough about my privacy to ensure that they won't. I saw her husband leaving her office building as I was entering once (pre-COVID) and I found it intrusive. I still LOVE seeing her pets, though, and the most recent visit by her sweet old dog was particularly delightful.

So I would feel comfortable talking about any or all of this, but my T is the kind who finds meaning in everything, whether it's there or not. I think you could ask Dr. T for a heads up about a venue change, but I honestly don't know what he would say.