[amayastar]

So I sent my T a email asking her what I needed to do in order
To end services? Her freaking reply is " I will see you Wendsay at 11:00 am.

****ing seriously I do not want to have to go in and end
services in person. Seriously why couldn't she have said something along the lines of, you just need to fill out some paperwork. Good luck.

[stopdog]

Why would you go? She cannot make you come - just don't show up and don't go back is what I would do.
If one really feels the need, one could write a real letter and post it (to be super formal -send it certified mail) and simply state that her services are being terminated. I have never heard of filling out paperwork on the client's part to quit a therapist.
They suck people back in like this - one does not have to play their game if one does not want.

[NowhereUSA]

If you truly want to terminate, just cancel the appointment. On the other hand, if you're just ambivalent about it, then I'd say talk through the issues with your T. Usually there's really nothing fancy to terminate unless you're looking for some type of closure. Simply reply that you're canceling and wish no further contact.

However, skimming through your other threads, it seems to me that you might be entirely sure about this. If that's the case, be honest about it with yourself.

[hannabee]

Now that's plain ridiculous. Why should you pay for a session, insured or not, to terminate. You wouldn't do that to change your general practitioner. Don't go and send an email that you are not coming or paying.

[JaneTennison1]

I would reply and say you are cancelling Wednesday if you really want to quit.

[grimtopaz]

To echo what everyone has said, you can just walk away and never have any contact with her if that's what you wish. The only "resolution" you need is that you must have paid all your sessions - otherwise, she can send a collection agency after you. I would recommend sending an email/leaving a message saying you are cancelling to make sure she doesn't charge you for a no show.

[dancinglady]

Totally agree with everyone. My old T did that several times and I ended staying for 9 years. Ugh

[SnakeCharmer]

Are you court ordered or required by school or an employer or some social service agency to attend therapy? Did you sign some sort of contract? Or are you going voluntarily? If your participation in therapy is voluntary, you can just cancel the appointment and not go back.

If you're required to attend for some reason, it's important that you not quit prematurely, without knowing all the facts and consequences and requirements.

I've never heard of anyone having to fill out forms to quit voluntary therapy. Unfortunately, I have heard of unscrupulous outfits posing as therapy that require the signing of long-term contracts, with payment whether you attend or not, and the use of coercive methods to make you think you can't leave. They even get people to give permission for the outfit to directly access the client's bank account for payments. Are you involved in something like that?

Can you provide more details? What kind of therapy is this?

[brokenwarrior]

I SWEAR Ts use emails to perform reverse psychology on us clients.

I you are ready to quit then don't go back. You tried to handle it in a way you saw fit. If your T doesn't not want to comply that is on her. You did nothing wrong in my eyes.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by amayastar

So I sent my T a email asking her what I needed to do in order
To end services? Her freaking reply is " I will see you Wendsay at 11:00 am.

****ing seriously I do not want to have to go in and end
services in person. Seriously why couldn't she have said something along the lines of, you just need to fill out some paperwork. Good luck.

unfortunately many US mental health agencies have had to adopt /develop formal / official or otherwise worded termination process. this came about due to the new health care laws otherwise known as Obamacare.

what it boils down to is that mental health agencies have to show on their files that they have met with the client, discussed the reasons for termination, and paperwork is signed by the client stating whether it is their wish to terminate or the treatment providers and why. this is to protect the client from all those annoying and unfair treatment practices of feeling like their treatment provider should have discussed why they had to terminate, give the client their "closure appointment"

thats not saying the client must attend. here in america everyone makes their own mental and physical health decisions including whether or not they want to terminate and or go to a termination session. there is no law or mental health ethics here in america that says a client ...must...go to their final session.

a closure/termination session is now most times if not always automatically scheduled so that its on the files the client was offered and given that which Obamacare requires treatment providers to now do.

if like here in NY, if you decide not to go to the termination/closure session then a required by obamacare laws notation with appear in the files stating the required session was scheduled and you were a no show or you called to say you would not be there., and that no further contact or no further sessions are scheduled.

It seems that quitting is really hard.