[wolfie205]

I'm not going to see my T for a while. I have just started therapy and she barely knows me. At the end of the session, she placed her hand on my shoulder and looked at me with this worried look. I wasn't expecting it because at the beginning she said things seem to be sorting itself out and they didn't seem as bad as they were before. So I really thought that maybe things were going to be ok. I don't know if it was because I told her I had a bad experience the last trip and it was how everything had started. She kept telling me it was going to be ok and that I needed to have courage but she kept looking at me as if she didn't know what was going to happen during the trip and she was a little concerned that I'd finally gotten help but was going to be away for a while. I don't know if its because I've only had a few sessions and I haven't shared with her much, so she wished we could have worked on more or if she was really worried that I wouldn't be able to cope. She really tried to fit in another session but she couldn't.

Unusual for T's to insert their 'worry' into your therapy. A therapist contains our fears showing us we too can manage. Not sure why a therapist would become part of 'it'

[stopdog]

The therapist I see has told me she is/has been worried for/about me. I consider her deal and not mine.

[Raging Quiet]

If my therapist looks worried at me, it makes me realise that my behaviours/issues are a genuine worry.

I don't get that look often, but it checks me back into place.

My pdoc and T don't exactly look worried, but they definitely will express strong concern at times with how I am doing AND they will make strong suggestions as to what steps need to be taken to head off major problems and keep me safe. They are both very no-nonsense at those moments.

[content30]

I would say "worried look for you" can also be T conveying empathy. My T has given looks of concern in the past, but more often, she is empathizing with my past or current situation.

[tinyrabbit]

I think you need to discuss this with your T. You experienced her as looking worried, but maybe that's not how she actually felt?

[Miswimmy1]

my t has cried in therapy before... that freaked me out and showed me how much she cared for my well being....

I take it as a warning if my t looks or shows worry, because it means that it is a genuine worry and that maybe I should rethink my actions.

[feralkittymom]

Yeah, I remember that look. Didn't happen often, but a few times when I know he was deeply concerned about my safety. That's when he would schedule extra sessions, and be more directive and straightforward with me, or tell me he wanted me to call him regardless of the time. It's sobering, to be sure.