[OneWorld]

How does your session end? And what do you do after you leave T's office?

T usually tells me when we have a couple minutes left, we finish what we were discussing, confirm the schedule for the next appointment and then she walks me to the door. I drive away and when I'm away from the office, I turn music up really loudly to drown out all the intense feelings from the session.

How about you?

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[nottrustin]

Her signal that time is up is she will either pull out her schedule book or put my file into her file box. I will write out her check and we will confirm our next appointment then she gives me a hug and walks me into the hall way. After that it depends on how the session was. Sometimes I sit in my car and cry for a few minutes..other times I will drive straight home.

[purplemystery]

I will usually be able to tell because my T will start summarizing things that I've said. Or she might give a signal by saying something like "maybe next time we should continue talking about..." Usually it's a small statement like "see you next week?" Sometimes I am very surprised that it's over because I can't see a clock.

[sweepy62]

We listen to a song together, or look at some art, set up appts, I go home, think about the session, and what I forgot to say as usual lol, then take a nap from mental exhaustion.

[RTerroni]

I am usually always looking at the clock so usually I will always know when session time is up than I usually just open the door and leave.

[healingme4me]

I can't even think, how the times up part goes. Go over, when's a good time for next session. I write a check, he writes an appointment card, I grab a couple candies from the candy bowl, that sits beside me..I'll save those, in my purse, and have a couple days later. Usually a werthers type buttercream and one of those hard outside, chewy inside fruit flavors. Then I take a drive. Grab a coffee...
Processing takes a couple days, for me, mulling over my sessions. Doesn't usually walk me to door, unless there's a client after me. Even, at that, it's routine, through the years.

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[CameraObscura]

Usually the session kind of draws to a close fairly naturally, he'll remind me if I'm in an emotional intense place, to give me time to be ready to drive. I pay him, we chit-chat a little, he says it was nice to see me/he'll see me next week/ something like that, we shake hands, and I leave.

Sometimes there is loud music on the way home, sometimes I can't bear to be still and drive around for a long time or go to a state park, sometimes I go home and pass right out for a while.

[Mactastic]

I can see a clock so I know when time is nearing. I can tell without looking because he has a way of summing up the session about 5 min before time. I very rarely make any small talk with my T because he makes me edgy. He usually says "same time next week?" as he walks over to his laptop. I find the beginning and end to be awkward lol. Sometimes I drive in silence and come home and crash in bed super early. I'm always the last appointment and it drains me.

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[SheHulk07]

My T will tell me that we have a few minutes left, and he'll go to his computer to book me for the next week while making small talk. He'll either walk me out if he has another patient or just say he'll let me go and I'll get up and leave. I always blare my music while driving home to distract myself afterwards.

My T has a clock that's behind me on a book case. Every so often I can tell he glances at it, but it's just like a second. Nowadays I'm the last session of the evening on Fridays, so he usually just lets me go over a little. He signals the end of the session by telling me we have a few minutes left, which either ends in a summary of the session or just small talk-- depending on what we had been discussing. And I always play super loud music when I leave. Mostly depressing music...trying to work on that, haha.

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[sailorboy]

T usually tries to pull out the appointment and I say "no don't you dare look at that book!" and then I run away.

[RTerroni]

Originally Posted by sailorboy

T usually tries to pull out the appointment and I say "no don't you dare look at that book!" and then I run away.

HAHA, I should try that sometime

Our sessions somehow seem to come to a nice close without it happening too obviously so. T's really good at winding things down effectively.

Then I go home and get back to the real world of laundry, cooking supper, interacting with family, etc. No rest for the weary.

[stopdog]

I see that time is up, I stand, toss money on her table and walk out.

She used to say something like "So we've got about 5 minutes left...." and then we'd wind up whatever we were talking about and move to scheduling. Here lately I've just been getting a feeling that time is up and say so, and she'll agree and I let her talk me into another appointment. Ha! (No seriously, I'm trying to quit, but..... well you see how good I am at it.)

[healed84]

I do try to keep an eye on the clock so I am not completely blindsided by the end of a session. So, when T wants to end he waits until a natural stopping point, maybe at point where we are both silent and will either get up from his chair go to his desk and ask if we are scheduled for next week, and he will check his computer to be sure. Or, he will stay at his seat and will ask if I have anything fun planned of the weekend, or will say if you need me text me if not see you at our next appointment. We have had very natural endings to our sessions most times and it feels good that way.

As for me, I take my time getting out to my car, when I get in the I regroup, put some music on, sometimes I have to make a phone call to whoever has my kids at the time of my appointment. However, in general I have to hop right back into the real world!

T says "we'll continue on Tuesday/Thursday" and we get up and shake hands, and I leave. There is rarely any summing up of the session. Usually I walk straight to work, sometimes I go to a café, occasionally I return home. I schedule my work so I don't have teaching or meetings immediately after therapy but I usually have to go to the office anyway. If I go back home I always hope that I won't meet anybody I know on the bus...

[tinyrabbit]

My T usually tells me when we have five minutes left.

I get a bit dazed after and will go to a coffee shop and take some time out.

[lrt1978]

My sessions just seem to naturally end, then we arrange the next session, we then walk out to the main door and have a little chat about normal everyday stuff on the way.

We say goodbye and have a good week to each other.

I then just need to get home, so go straight home as fast as I can.

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[dark_sweetie]

Honestly it's kind of awkward. I don't know why because the sessions themselves are not awkward. T just kinda stiffly says have a nice day or something and I feel a little rushed out of there. I think she avoids chitchat cuz she realized one little compliment can cause so much transference in me.

[someone321]

I always finish the session, sometimes 10 min before the end I already say that there is no sense in starting new topic as it is almost the end Sometimes 2-3 minutes before the end I start summarizing the session and closing topics and when time is over, I start taking my stuff to show that I know it's over and I am ready to go
Just three times

We usually ended the sessions with her holding me for 10-20 minutes, and her telling me she loved me, and vice versa. We also thanked each other.

[Aloneandafraid]

We usually ended the sessions with her holding me for 10-20 minutes, and her telling me she loved me, and vice versa. We also thanked each other.


Wow. I would love that.

[junkDNA]

i can see the clock in Ts office so i know when we are close to the end. sometimes he will ask what my plans are for the rest of the day or how i can take care of myself that night. he stands up and i go to the door and sometimes he will ask if i want a hug and sometimes he will just put his hand on my shoulder. he tells me to have a good day/night or if im going to work to have a good day at work.

i get in my car start to drive home. i smoke a cig on the way. most of the time i dont turn the radio on and just rehash everything we talked about

T just says "Okay we shall leave things for this week" She usually then gives me a little bit of homework and will book next appointment.