[Queeni]

I decided to write her a goodbye letter but i don know if its way too much. Any advice?

Dear Kai,
The thought of saying goodbye to you is inconceivable. Unfortunately, that time has come. This saddens me deeply and I feel lost without you. I don’t know where I would be right now if it wasn't for you. It’s very rare you meet an amazing person with such a beautiful heart. I will never ever forget you Kai.

Thank you for being so genuine and for treating me like a real person. Thank you for being patient with me through my ups and downs, for attentively listening, and allowing me to share my innermost feelings. You made me feel so comfortable and you never looked down on me. There were so many times that I felt like giving up. Thank you for encouraging me, being so supportive, and motivating me to keep pushing forward. There were days when I felt inadequate, small, and worthless. You told me that I was smart, worthy, capable and (my favorite of them all) resilient. Your kind words have gotten me through so many self-loathing days. Words cannot express how much that really meant to me.

I have never been able to share so much of myself with anyone but you. You provide me with an emotional freedom. I can talk to you about anything and be my true self when I’m with you. No matter how crazy things sound in my head, I know I can bring them to you, knowing you will listen and help me figure things out. I appreciate you so much. Omg! Your Smile. You have the best smile in the world (seriously you do). Your smile is warm healing and true. Your beautiful smile has made me smile, even on my worsts days. That smile has been permanently stored in my memory. –Keep Smiling Always!

I am fascinated by your strength and positive outlook on life. You inspire me to grow and to be a better person. I value your insights, your perspectives and appreciate the work that you do. I truly admire you for everything that you are. You helped me to see that my past does not define me and that I can take control over my life. I am learning to be more kind to myself these days and how to love me. My hope for a meaningful and productive life has been restored. Thank you. You once told me, “you can’t control what happens to you, but you can control how you choose to react to it. Bad luck or bad things will always be around, choose to interact with it in a different way. Transform your experience into something positive”. These words are so true and have helped me a lot. I will hold on to them and call them to mind when I’m having tough days.
The Therapeutic process is not an easy one. But, when you find that special person or that right fit, it truly is a beautiful experience. You are by far the best therapist I ever had. It has been such a pleasure to have you in my life. I am going to miss you so much. Thank you for being you! (awesome, kind, humble, funny, super smart and simply amazing). Most importantly, thank you for helping me save my life.

Xoxo Love,
queenie & Tanyia

I wish I knew how to answer if this is too much. I have never written a letter lke that to my therapists I hope that someone else here is able to answer this for you. I did want to say hello and welcome you to psych central!

[CANDC]

Queeni, I have read many other posts of people who were trying to cling to their therapist and this is not one of them

Rather than focus on you and your needs you wrote a beautiful dedication and appreciation to a person that has helped you so much. Unfortunately members of the healing professions do not often hear such forthright thanks or appreciation.

You have expressed your appreciation for all your therapist has done. You have given back of love and appreciation. I think it is a wonderful letter.

Hope in some small way people here at Psych Central can start to create a new pathway of friends and supporters. Glad to have you here at Psych Central.

[kaliope]

i think your therapist will very much like this letter, welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome

[Ruftin]

Hello and welcome to Psych Central Queeni!!! It's nice to meet you. You have joined a community of warm and caring members who will want to offer you support and advice. Yours is welcome as well. Please feel free to contact any community liaison or moderator if you need help navigating the forums. Your letter to T is beautiful and from the heart and not one word too much. She will love it!!! I look forward to seeing you around!!!

[gayleggg]

Hello and welcome to PsychCentral. It’s nice to meet you.

I hope you find this site to be as helpful as I have. It's a great place to share your thoughts and receive feedback and support.

[Crazy Hitch]

Hi Queeni

Thank you for introducing yourself to us.

Welcome to Psych Central.

This is a great place to be for online support.

There are a number of Forums here at Psych Central that you are free to browse around. Consider this like your personal Library. Nobody knows what you are looking at really. I could be busy reading Charlie Brown and the Chocolate Factory Book right now paging through the Chapter on Oompa Loompas and you wouldn’t know.

So don’t worry about what Books your Read. You are free to Browse all you like. If you feel like it, you are free to enter a Chapter in a Book in this Library that is available to you. You do this by Creating a Post. Research has shown that those who choose to actively Write gain more from their experience in online forums. You are free to choose whether you Browse or whether you Write a Chapter. If you write a Chapter, please anticipate a response to your Chapter that you have contributed towards our Magnificent Library. And in doing so you unconsciously help others Browse our Special Library too and provide members unknown Knowledge that we are not alone. There are so many just like us. We all have a different Chapter to write. Or a different Book to Read. But there are many of us here at Psych Central that keeps this Library of Knowledge alive. Thank you for being a part of this.

If you need any help or support navigating the site please feel free to contact one our Community Liaisons. We will be happy to help you.

May you find the comfort and support that you deserve.

Take care.

Hooli

[Queeni]

Thanks everyone I gave it to her. I hope it doesn't creep her out. Shes really a good therapist so i wanted to really show her my appreciation gratitude. Fingers crossed!

[Disorder7]

She will probably frame it! Great letter!

Welcome to psych central! I echo the others who talk about the support to be found here. I have come up with many good insights while posting and reading on different threads around pc.

I think it's a beautiful letter that you wrote to your therapist. And I bet she will be very touched by it.

that's a lovely letter.

[Inner_Firefly]

Your letter is soooo genuine, heartfelt and expressive. It will surely will make your T feel good and warm inside. It made me cry a little because you are such a good writer. I can see how much this T meant to you, how much your work together changed your life, and you will always keep her smile and kindness in your heart. I hope you keep us updated on her response. (I almost want to print it out and give it to my T because it's so good.)

[Queeni]

Thank you Firefly I see her again this coming Tuesday. I'm just trying to take one day at a time because every session gets harder and harder knowing shes leaving in April. Honestly, I gave her the letter early because I don't think i can go back. When I came to her I was at my all time lowest point. She was so patient and caring and went out of her way to help me live again. I hate to lose her.

[Queeni]

Thank you so much 8888

Originally Posted by 8888an8888

that's a lovely letter.

[Queeni]

And just like that! With a big hug and a few kind words shes gone!!! I am so sad right now.

[musinglizzy]

I'm so sorry Queeni. That was an AMAZING, heartfelt letter. I think if I were your T, I surely would have cried. I'm sorry for what you're going through in losing her. You have plenty of support here! Hugs to you.

I'm sorry too. Saying goodbye is hard.

[Coco3]

Saying goodbye is really hard indeed. I'm so sorry you lost such a wonderful therapist. I'm going through this myself right now, I can really feel your pain.

Your letter was beautiful by the way, straight from the heart. How did she respond to it?

[Queeni]

Originally Posted by Coco3

Saying goodbye is really hard indeed. I'm so sorry you lost such a wonderful therapist. I'm going through this myself right now, I can really feel your pain.

Your letter was beautiful by the way, straight from the heart. How did she respond to it?

Thank you so much and I'm sorry you are through this as well. - My therapist told me that she really appreciated my letter, that she really really enjoyed working with me and also that she will never ever forget me. She gave me a great big hug and told me some very kind and heartfelt things. It was so hard for me to walk out of that room. Very very hard saying goodbye to this one!

[Queeni]

Originally Posted by musinglizzy

I'm so sorry Queeni. That was an AMAZING, heartfelt letter. I think if I were your T, I surely would have cried. I'm sorry for what you're going through in losing her. You have plenty of support here! Hugs to you.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate the support

[Queeni]

Originally Posted by Brown Owl

I'm sorry too. Saying goodbye is hard.

Thanks