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Jun 07, 2022, 02:43 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2016
Location: Where the sidewalk ends
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Originally Posted by *Beth*
I had my appointment with Dr. B. this afternoon. It is a damned shame that he's leaving because he's a really talented therapist. He asks the right questions and comes to good conclusions. I have 5 sessions left with him, it's a weird feeling because how deep do I go? But I figure I'll do the 5 sessions and get the best out of them that I can.
I talked with Dr. B. pretty extensively about finding a new therapist. He was lightly discouraging on a couple of levels. He said (again) that he's extremely fond of Mary. He rather encourages me to stay in therapy with her. Secondly, he said he has several clients who are looking for new therapists, but that none have found one yet. "There is a shortage of therapists." I know that's true...I also know that I can be extremely persistent in finding a mental health service if I need it. But then there's the difference between finding a therapist, and finding an excellent therapist.
Dr. B. said that Mary is extremely ill (I have heard that from a number of people; I don't doubt it), but that he has no doubt she will be back. (Back for how long though, until she's out again?) He also talked about the reality that more and more, therapists are working from home, doing telehealth (true, and definitely not how I want to do therapy).
I left the session feeling mostly blank. A kind-of leave-it-up-to-the-universe feeling. Then I felt inspired to buy a bouquet of purple flowers with one pink rose in it and I took it to Mary's porch, where I left it in a big plant pot. I noticed a special rock I had given to her a couple of years ago in the pot. I felt happy to see that.
Then I came home, spent 90 minutes practicing roller skating/roller dancing in my apartment, and took a nap.
This week-end the temperature will be 106 degrees. Ohhh, and I just realized that David's family reunion is on Saturday. Sssssss, I sure hope there's a breeze in the park.
Our gas here is at $6.39.
177 miles northwest of here (California is very large) there's a quaint town called Mendocino, it overlooks the Pacific. Check this out: gas there right now is $9.67/gallon.
I wonder if Americans will be forced to learn to share at some point and not be so isolationist? Europeans and middle-easterners are so good at community.
Good-night, dear ones  Love all around 
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Yeah so many therapists are doing telehealth now its unsettling. I'm often the only one in my therapy clinics office regardless of the time of day. She's mostly remote for the summer. She goes in the office twice a week. Then my Pdocs office is a shell of its former self. Pre pandemic he was always running late so there would be the person in with him, the person next, then me, then the person after me. The office would be really full. On Thursday I was the only one there the entire time. Its just spooky how things have changed with therapy and how they haven't gotten back to normal.
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