[velcro003]

At the end of my T session today, I managed to ask my T point blank () if there was ever going to be any sort of magical deadline where she is going to decide that she can't work with me anymore. This has been a HUGE fear. She said, no she didn't think so, but that she has been thinking about trying other types of therapy; other than just talking? This was right before time was up, so that was all what was said...and I'm kind of freaking out?

What on earth do you think that could mean?!

[WePow]

Velcro - first, you should be proud of yourself for asking that question since it was such a fear for you. Bravo!

There are many different types of therapy that are not about talking. My T and I do Art therapy sometimes - that can involve clay, crayons, art journals - just about any type of art that expresses what is being shared. Then there is music therapy. We do that sometimes where I will share a song with T that has meaning for me. Then he listens to it with me and he shares my response to the music and we talk about that. There is body movement therapy (I have not done this yet) but it involves things like showing the pain through arm motions or such.

Ask her to explain what she has in mind :-)

[rainbow8]

Could she possibly mean EMDR? The best way to find out what she meant is to ask her. Can you email or call her just to ask? I know if it were me, I wouldn't be able to wait for my next session. I'd want to know what she meant so I could do some research about these "other things".

What orientation does she use? Do you have any indication what she could mean by what books she has in her office?

I think you should be proud, too, that you asked her a difficult question.

[chaotic13]

Velcro, Good job in asking if there is a therapy deadline. I would be freaking out imagining all kinds of things with regard to what she meant by other types of therapy. Try not to let your mind spin out of control. You might try to be constructive with your curiosity and ask yourself, "what types of technqiues might I like to try or explore? "What do I think would work?" After you come up with a few ideas then explore what things currently prevent you from trying them? This might be a good start to your next session. Or at the very least you would have some ideas about how you feel about trying some of the different techniques your T might suggest.

In my therapy the only technique other than talking that my T actually suggested was the EMDR. However, on my own I've chosen to explore several different therapeutic approaches and my T seemed to jump right in and capitalized on them when I presented them to her. Often she would use what I did on my own or makes suggestions for making future exploration a bit better. I've used art, bodywork, meditation and mindfulness, exercise, pharmocological interventions... etc.. Although these haven't been used directly by my T during our sessins, My T's been great at helping me process the info gained when I decide to fill her in on what I'm done or want to do.

[velcro003]

Originally Posted by WePow

Velcro - first, you should be proud of yourself for asking that question since it was such a fear for you. Bravo!

There are many different types of therapy that are not about talking. My T and I do Art therapy sometimes - that can involve clay, crayons, art journals - just about any type of art that expresses what is being shared. Then there is music therapy. We do that sometimes where I will share a song with T that has meaning for me. Then he listens to it with me and he shares my response to the music and we talk about that. There is body movement therapy (I have not done this yet) but it involves things like showing the pain through arm motions or such.

Ask her to explain what she has in mind :-)

THanks WePow! I know I'll be too scared to bring it up session, but maybe she will eventually.

Originally Posted by rainbow8

Could she possibly mean EMDR? The best way to find out what she meant is to ask her. Can you email or call her just to ask? I know if it were me, I wouldn't be able to wait for my next session. I'd want to know what she meant so I could do some research about these "other things".

What orientation does she use? Do you have any indication what she could mean by what books she has in her office?

I think you should be proud, too, that you asked her a difficult question.

She is definitely more analytically oriented, and she has some books (that i've noticed) on Family Systems Therapy and Object Relations Therapy.

Originally Posted by chaotic13

Velcro, Good job in asking if there is a therapy deadline. I would be freaking out imagining all kinds of things with regard to what she meant by other types of therapy. Try not to let your mind spin out of control. You might try to be constructive with your curiosity and ask yourself, "what types of technqiues might I like to try or explore? "What do I think would work?" After you come up with a few ideas then explore what things currently prevent you from trying them? This might be a good start to your next session. Or at the very least you would have some ideas about how you feel about trying some of the different techniques your T might suggest.

In my therapy the only technique other than talking that my T actually suggested was the EMDR. However, on my own I've chosen to explore several different therapeutic approaches and my T seemed to jump right in and capitalized on them when I presented them to her. Often she would use what I did on my own or makes suggestions for making future exploration a bit better. I've used art, bodywork, meditation and mindfulness, exercise, pharmocological interventions... etc.. Although these haven't been used directly by my T during our sessins, My T's been great at helping me process the info gained when I decide to fill her in on what I'm done or want to do.

THanks, chaotic. My T must know how wary I am about therapy in general, much less more "alternative" techniques.

I'm scared. Maybe she means more cognitive-behavioral stuff? I definitely suffer with depression and anxiety. I KNOW she said there isn't a timeline where she'll be done with me, but maybe she will realize she can't help me..thats different!

I feel so crazy.