What have you given to your T?

I gave my T a plaque one year for Christmas. It was funny. It was called the Therapist Survival Kit. Another Christmas I had a decorative plate made of a picture of her talking with a patient that said "have no fear, XXX is here"!

I gave my orthodontist a book (from the place I work about a subject he mentioned) in addition to the $6k for my braces

I was making him an oil painting. Worked on it on and off over two years. Ironically, the main figure is an angel. When I finally told a friend about the ethical violations of my therapist, she said, "the devil often comes dressed as an angel".

So not sure what to do with the painting. Finish it, burn it, give it away, change it into half devil/half angel?

My co-pay is enough for him I help fund their kids tuition to the private school they go to and I work at!!!

I really have never felt compelled to give him anything... Which, is it out of the norm for me b/c I am such a gift giver! I love seeing people receive things that I have put my time, energy and money into!!

Box of chocolates and a card extolling her virtues upon termination. She once had a chocolate bar wrapper fall out of her scheduling book so we had a conversation about the therapeutic benefits of chocolate.

I once brought him a sack lunch I'd made--even the bread was home-baked. It was sort of a celebration of my depression lifting such that I felt like cooking again. And a plant after his hospitalization, and a token gift related to his hobby for his retirement.

I recently sent him a little traditional crafts gift (I'm overseas) for a new great grand child, but nothing else I can think of.

Heh, I just woke up from a nightmare where I tried to give my T a Christmas present and he got utterly disgusted with me.

In the waking world, I would not try to give him anything - it's not that kind of relationship. Which in a way is a shame because I like giving books to people, and I like my T, and I know enough about his literary tastes to think of a couple of books he would probably enjoy.

I've given her cupcakes for her birthday and a little Buddha figure one Christmas.

Thanks for clarifying! You never know, with all this talk of Ts taking advantage of clients! I was thinking "surely thats a joke"...phew!

(As you can tell, my SOH needs some work!)

I gave my T a nice pen set for Christmas. I think he really liked it alot

I went on a holiday to NYC over Easter and I bought her a small souvenir but I have been too afraid to give it to her. I'm not really sure why I'm scared but it is probably something worth discussing with her...

I made rice krispies once and gave it to her... after that I realised the hospital does not really allow for such things and I got embarrassed haven't gave her anything since except for my whining.