[laxer12]

My appointment next week will mark my one year anniversary with my T. It coincidentally happens to be on the exact date and exact time of my first appointment.

It's a pretty significant date for me since my life has changed so much since I started working with her. I doubt she will realize that next week marks one year but I kind of want to bring it up at the beginning of the session and talk about everything that has happened since I started working with her

Has anyone done anything special on an anniversary date or spent the session talking about everything that has happened in the last year?

[AnaWhitney]

No, I am only there 5 months but what a great idea! I'm sure your T would love to hear about how your life has changed after a year. She probably won't realize the special date on her own but definitely do enlighten her!

[Ellahmae]

We didn't recognize the date officially but she knows exactly how long I've been with her and wouldn't reject a thank you gift, but that's my T.

[scorpiosis37]

Yes, We celebrate our therapy-a-versary every year. This past year, I made her a handmade card that she absolutely loved. It's important to me that we acknowledge it every year.

[brillskep]

I'm sure both my therapist and I would enjoy doing something special, but I personally don't know exactly what our anniversary is. I could look up my first session in my diary - I know it was in June 2010. But before that I had worked with the same therapist in a group for about three months, so I'm not sure which day really counts as the anniversary. We do special things now and then though to celebrate holidays or just therapy, so I don't really feel a need for an anniversary.

[Chummy]

I've never done anything special on an anniversary with a T. With most I didn't stay more than a year. With current T I don't think we even said anything about being in therapy for a year the first time I had therapy with her.

This Januar will mark my one year back in therapy with T. And it will also mark my one year anniversary with pdoc, if I'll be still seeing him then. I myself don't want to do anything special. If either of them would mention the one year, I'd probably make a sarcastic comment.

But I think your T would like hearing how you've changed. So if you want to talk about it, do.

[nervous puppy]

My T brought it up the other day that our next session is in November at that marks 1 year for us. She said that maybe (if I wanted to) we could talk about it being an anniversary. I know that we will be discussing some difficult things for me because of the reason I started to see her in the first place. Typically, anniversaries don't mean much to me. I acknowledge them but I don't understand the fuss.

I would say yes, definitely, bring it up because it is important to you. I think it's a good idea to reflect on what you've accomplished together and then perhaps talk a little about where you go from here.
Also if you feel you can, you might want to bring up some of the things your T does that work well for you, some of the things she could do better, and some of the things that don't help you at all.

[Mike_J]

We celebrate the anniversary of my last SI event, almost 4 and a half years now. I bring in fake champagne, nice treat.

[Cinnamon_Stick]

I don't celebrate anniversary's with my T. I like to talk about how much she has helped me and all of the changes that have happened all the time instead of one day. I think its sweet that you want to talk about your anniversary to your T. I bet she will be moved by it.

[laxer12]

Originally Posted by Mike_J

I bring in fake champagne, nice treat.

Too funny!

[unaluna]

Originally Posted by scorpiosis37

Yes, We celebrate our therapy-a-versary every year. This past year, I made her a handmade card that she absolutely loved. It's important to me that we acknowledge it every year.

Thats a good word!

[iheartjacques]

I've never noticed an anniversary

[stopdog]

I have no idea what the date is that I first saw the woman.

[wotchermuggle]

Originally Posted by laxer12

My appointment next week will mark my one year anniversary with my T. It coincidentally happens to be on the exact date and exact time of my first appointment.

It's a pretty significant date for me since my life has changed so much since I started working with her. I doubt she will realize that next week marks one year but I kind of want to bring it up at the beginning of the session and talk about everything that has happened since I started working with her

Has anyone done anything special on an anniversary date or spent the session talking about everything that has happened in the last year?

Yes. Every year on the day/week of me starting therapy, we have a small party. My Pdoc attends, as does a few local police officers (who once saved my life), a few group therapy friends, and my therapist's wife (who also helped save my life by performing CPR on me after I collapsed).

The tradition is that we have a cake, some light music, and some friendly social chatter, before having a few shots in celebration. Last year, we ended the night by playing some Just Dance (very hard when you're buzzed!).

Of course, this is all lies.

I am actually embarrassed with how many years I've been in therapy. I'd prefer not to think about it or address it.

[Coco3]

I got very melancholic around the time I was in therapy for one year. I don't think my T knew, but I brought it up. Like you, it got me thinking about all the things that had happened and how much I had changed already.

I have no idea what day I first started with my therapist. I vaguely remember it was in January, but I'm not even sure what year it was.