[CastlesInTheAir]

Seeing T on Friday.

I'm nervous about it..

Have so much I want to talk about but only have an hour to do so....

Soooo should I make a list or something then try to pick one thing? Or should I just wing it?

Also nervous because I go to work right after the session.

And how often do you guys see your T?

[critterlady]

I actually see my T twice a week. I keep a list of things I want to talk to him about, but honestly, most of the time, the conversation goes the way it wants to go. I do tend to start with stuff from the list.

I go to work right after the session, too, but I'm able to take some time once I get there to process the session and journal it. If I couldn't do that, I think I'd have to do something different - change my appointment time, arrange to get to work a little later and stop at a coffee shop to think for a while. I just can't jump into something completely different unless I spend some time reflecting on what we've talked about.

[larakeziah]

Making a list sounds like a good idea! U could put them in order of importance and then start with the first one and see how far u get. That's what I'm going to do, I have an appointment on wed to discuss gettiing a T and they want to know what my struggles are and how I am currently coping and if its helping so a list is what I'll do. I hope it goes well for u!! Good luck!

[CastlesInTheAir]

Thanks for mentioning journaling ill have to remember to do that right after..

I should have at least fifteen minutes before I have to clock in at work when i get there if not thirty minutes...

[sconnie892]

I see my t every two weeks (give or take a day or two). I've taken a list before to remember what I wanted to talk about. I try to schedule my appointments so they are at the end of my work day and I don't have to go back afterward. If I have a really tough session I wouldn't be able to handle work. I also journal when I get home from session.

[CantExplain]

Originally Posted by triciadrich

Seeing T on Friday.

I'm nervous about it..

Have so much I want to talk about but only have an hour to do so....

Soooo should I make a list or something then try to pick one thing? Or should I just wing it?

Also nervous because I go to work right after the session.

And how often do you guys see your T?

I suggest a mixed strategy: some days make a list, some days go without an agenda.

[Chopin99]

I usually have an agenda when I go in; most of the time, we stick to it, sometimes we go off track.

I see T one day one week, then two days the next week...6 times a month basically.

[roads]

I usually see him every 2-3 wks & email him the day before with anything I want to be sure to work/touch one (my mind tends to go blank when I walk in the door). We just started working together earlier this year, so we're still building backstory.

At the moment I'm seeing him, well, a lot. Saw him Friday, again today. All good work. May SE him again next week. May see him this Friday. Hey, it's a working therapy!

[Wren_]

i find it's a tough one; a few times i've made a list and occasionally it's worked, other times the list has been a distraction to what was happening in session and ended up being more of a hindrance. then again when i go in and it feels like nothings happened and i leave thinking there was so much i wanted to say and didn't; it's also difficult; so i'd go with suggesting a mixed strategy also. A list of a few things incase you want to refocus but give yourself room for the session to evolve also

[tkdgirl]

I agree with the other posters that a mixed strategy is probably best. I go once a week and try make sure I have a few items on a list but I never get to them all so thats where you have to have some flexibility. Last time I didn't really have any topics and while we came up with some things to discuss I felt like the session was a bit empty and disappointing.