[Mactastic]

I'm going to run out of money soon, due to the nature of my 'seasonal' job (I'm a teacher.) I plan to continue therapy as long as I can but in July it's going to get tight. Maybe I can swing bi-weekly but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

Has anyone taken a break and came back? I worry because I'm not finished but I struggle even when one of us leaves for a 2-week vacation! Were you able to pick up your sessions when you returned? It's too soon to be stressing over this but I can't help it

[Puglife]

I don't have regular sessions. I just contact him probably every 4 - 6 weeks to schedule an appointment when I'm having stresses. Sometimes I try to come up with reasons to go in sooner but if I can't think of anything to discuss its pointless to spend the money even though I really like our sessions.

I only see my T as needed, which is often a month or more in between at this point. It really is no problem going in and getting right to work even with the long breaks.

[JayneJohnson49]

I took a two month break when ex-T retired and I hadn't started with current T. I surprised myself with going back because I thought I'd be so happy with no sessions and more money that I'd talk myself out of restarting but that didn't happen at all. I felt very refreshed and re-engaged to be in therapy again. I missed T loads during those two months but I also felt free and very proud of myself. I was stronger than I imagined.

Not sure if it had been going back to ex-T if it would've been the same. The most I was sessionless with her was three weeks and only the first session back of re-establishing the connection was weird and had lots of silences and odd flows. Second session we were back in the flow like the 3 weeks never happened!

During our three week break I still used my set therapy time to hold a session with myself. I'd journal (not something I normally do), review topics or revisit in my mind prior sessions by visualizing them and playing out conversations. My intention was to hold that time so I'd be sure to have dedicated check-in with myself and do honest assessment but it turned out to be beneficial to keep connection with T!

How long would your break be for?

[stopdog]

One of the ones I see was gone for 6 weeks and I took off two more from there. It was not a big deal for me.

I took a break from t twice around 2 months each time. We picked right back up as if it had been only a week each time. We have a really deep connection and I guess it takes longer than 2 months for that to go away.

[HazelGirl]

Could you talk to your T about this and work out some sort of way to pay for it? Either reducing payments so your money stretches further or continuing to go while paying it off once you start working again?

[smmath]

I think that it depends on where you are at. The past couple years I took a few months break from therapy and it went okay, but that was because I had a back up person, someone I could email when I needed support. However this year I won't have that backup person, so going without therapy would be really hard on me. So I think it all depends on your situation.

Do you have someone who you can talk to if you need some support? Or even make an appointment with your T when you feel it is needed?

[SoupDragon]

Originally Posted by JayneJohnson49

During our three week break I still used my set therapy time to hold a session with myself. I'd journal (not something I normally do), review topics or revisit in my mind prior sessions by visualizing them and playing out conversations. My intention was to hold that time so I'd be sure to have dedicated check-in with myself and do honest assessment but it turned out to be beneficial to keep connection with T!

What a great idea, this sounds really useful.

[AllyIsHopeful]

I'm with HazelGirl. Do you think he'd work with you and lower the rate for a few months? I hope you find something that will work for you.