So today I was meeting with my therapist and out of session contact came up. Those of you who know me know that I almost universally think that out of session contact with the therapist spells trouble. What I appreciated about my therapist’s offer to reach out to him was that he set explicit boundaries around it. “You are going through a really hard time right now because we’re doing some really intense work, so if you feel like you need to reach out to me for support this weekend I’m okay with that. In a few months, though, when we’ve stabilized the ship, if you texted me on Saturday I’d tell you that I’d talk to you on Monday.”

That got me thinking. I feel like on this forum a lot of people come in with their horror stories, which is completely valid. There are some God awful therapists out there. But not all of them are. So my question is can you think of times that your therapist did something right? I think talking about when things go well can serve as an example to what things should look like for someone who may be struggling.