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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal
Hey LT - you said something about Dr T's couch and it reminded me of this. One time L mentioned getting a new couch. I had an immediate reaction before I could stop myself and said "nooooo! this couch is an old friend!" It's kinda funny as she has always had a plain white cover over it, so I have no idea what the actual couch looks like, and if a new one was similar enough in height and stuff, with the same cover, I'd never know but still... I reacted. I totally get it.
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OK, that makes me feel a bit better! It is funny that she could have just switched it out, though I imagine if she got a new one, she might not have had a cover on it.
I do think part of it for me is that, when he first started seeing clients in person after the pandemic, in early 2022 (well, and for a few weeks in 2021), I had to sit in the chair across the room to be a safer distance (we didn't mask). I think it was 8-10 feet away maybe (I am horrible at distance). It was a long time until he let me sit on the side of the couch where I sit (sat?), which is maybe 4 or 5 feet from him.
I think I asked to sit there during a particularly emotional session regarding D, then he said it was OK if I just kept sitting there from then on. So I guess this takes me back to that time. Though he said he'd either move the chairs or else move *his* chair closer once the couch is gone.
It occurs to me that with the smaller new office, maybe some clients who prefer to sit further away will feel uncomfortable with less space.