[brokenwarrior]

This may seem like an odd question to ask but do you sit in a chair or on a couch during your therapy session?

My T doesn't have a couch and I really wish they did because I feel very uncomfortable sitting in a chair. I mean it's a nice sized cushioned chair but still! Idk I just wish she had a couch that I can make myself more comfortable on. Lately I have been wanting to sit on the floor during session but I don't know how my T would react about this.

How do you make yourself comfortable during session?

[Ad Intra]

Chair, sadly. i think it's becasue I go to a clinic that's very institutionalized in it's looks. I know this sounds odd but I wish she had a couch so I could pull my legs up or curl into fetal position.

[justdesserts]

Really comfy couch. T has a recliner that he sits in.

[stopdog]

The woman has a horrible awful couch and no chair at all for clients. It is awful. It is a terrible couch on its own and I would prefer a chair no matter what.

[brokenwarrior]

Originally Posted by Ad Intra

Chair, sadly. i think it's becasue I go to a clinic that's very institutionalized in it's looks. I know this sounds odd but I wish she had a couch so I could pull my legs up or curl into fetal position.

I want to be able to curl my legs up or curl into a fetal positions too! Thats why I'm debating on sitting on the floor. I mean, at least it's carpet haha

[guilloche]

Couch. Mostly couch anyway.

My T works out of two offices. He's only at the office I go to once a week, and it's not really "his" office, I think he must swap space with the T who normally works there. So, it's not his choice.

The couch is ok, but the angle feels weird to me, compared to Ts chair. Like... if you were sitting around a table, you'd be on touching sides (with a corner between you). So, I end up having to sit at an odd angle on the couch to face T, which means I'm not really super comfy and there's no support for my back. But it's ok.

In his office (I've only been there once, but going back this week), he has like four big big chairs. He gets one. All I remember was that they seemed huge. And no windows! And he doesn't sit in front of the door, like he does in the temp office... so I imagine my quick escapes going a bit faster!

When I still saw her in person, she had a (very comfy!) couch that I sat on, and she sat in a wicker rocking chair across from me. When we talk on the phone now, I usually sit in my car for privacy. I've never asked her where she's sitting. The first phone appointment she had, I felt a little weird about talking on the phone, so she said "You're sitting on the couch, and I'm in my rocking chair, the sand tray is over against the wall..." and described her office. It helped me warm up to talking on the phone. Didn't take long, cuz she was still her even if it was only her voice.

[musinglizzy]

T has her own chair, and the option of a couch (loveseat) or chair. I've always sat on the couch. Seems cliché, but I was very nervous about starting therapy, and my first visit earlier this year had me shakin' in my boots, and the couch was farther away from her than the chair. The couch was also up against the wall, which felt "safer" to me. So I have sat in the very same place since day one, same side of the couch. I remember choosing that side initially because it was closer to the window. I was, like, very claustrophobic just thinking of being in that room, thankfully now I just walk in and plop down.

I like the couch anyway, because I take my shoes off and usually have my legs under me. I also like it because we've recently moved onto more difficult topics that have finally brought my emotions out....and she will sit by me as a comfort.

[secretgalaxy]

She has two chairs facing a big black couch. She sits in one chair and I sit on the couch directly in front of her. The couch is comfy and has pillows and a blanket, but I am always too scared to touch them. I once was feeling daring and sat with my feet crossed. She never said anything about it but I never did it again.

[ThisWayOut]

My current t doesn't have her own office, and we rotate through 3 different ones. 2 have more comfy chairs, the third isn't as comfy. Previous t had a couch that I sat on. T's before all had chairs of varying comfort. My favorite t actually had the most uncomfortable chair *ever*, so we often sat on the floor (though I think she had a few asd clients who preferred the really hard, stiff, upright chairs). She also had a cushy office/desk chair for clients, but it tilted back real fast when you would sit down, which always made me feel like I was going to fall through the wall behind me so I didn't use it often... I miss the comfy couch.

[angelene]

I miss the comfy couch and chair that came along with my first therapist. (I had the option of picking who sat where.) The second one had two awful options: a horribly positioned futon with equally horrid support or a computer/desk chair.
Current T has stiff chairs but they feel better than they look.

[healed84]

My T's office has chairs for clients.. T has a really comfy chair complete with a ottoman which he has offered for my use.

My son's t has a big cushy leather couch in her office. I wish t had the same!

Sit/ lay on the floor

[ChildlikeEmpress]

My T has both chairs and a couch, but I like to sit on the chair better. It would be kind of a funny angle on the couch, plus I don't know I'd feel less secure on the couch somehow.
With my old T, however, I was so much taller than her that I felt like a giant sitting in chairs with her. A couch would have helped! heh.

[Chartres]

Couch. There is also a loveseat but behind it is a window. No way in hell I'm going to sit with a window behind me. He needs better throw cushions. They are old and flat. It bugs me.

I also want to sit on the floor sometimes. I think he would be okay with it, but I feel uncomfortable.

[ScarletPimpernel]

She has a big couch like chair for her and a nice comfy couch for clients. The thing I HATE: all the freaking pillows!!! I can't stand them.

Last week we both sat on the floor...to keep better watch of the puppy. I didn't find it weird, but I think she did.

It's a couch and I am all over it. I sit cross legged, I lie down, I sit forward, I go from one side to the other. When I first started I sat on the right side of the sofa then we had a rupture about 3 months ago and I started to sit on the left side and now I'm gravitating back to the right. I don't know exactly why but my subconscious seems to know where on the sofa is best. I'd be interested to know what observations T has made about my use of the sofa space.

Comfortable chair or hard wooden couch (with a pad) depending on whether I want to sit or lie down. The couch is fine for lying down on but not comfortable to sit on. I usually lie on the couch. T sits in a chair that's identical to the clients' chair - in fact, I think he moves the client chair from the other end of the room over to the couch.

[MoxieDoxie]

T has great ergonomic leather chairs but also has a couch. I was grateful that he does not require clients to lay on the couch because I always felt that laying on the couch gave up power, control and put me in a vulnerable state. I feel comfortable enough now to do so but have no need to.

I agree that being required to lie down would be uncomfortable. I appreciate having the choice.

[musial]

My T has a comfy couch and also a chair across from his chair. I've always sat in exactly the same spot on the couch. I really want to switch up my position, sit more comfortably on the couch or even someday move to the chair to see what it's like from there! Why does that seem so hard to do??

[8thstreetbungalow]

My t is also my caseworker so she comes to my house

[unaluna]

Most ts ive spent a long time with, had a couch or loveseat. This one has leather and metal or leatherette and wood recliner type chairs. So technically im sitting up but i lie so far back and put my feet up that im almost lying down. But my head is up. Its my usual posture!

[Ford Puma]

In all the passed 4 years never once have I come across a couch. Its always chairs.

[doyoutrustme]

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