[atisketatasket]

A bit silly, to lighten things up around the holidays.

What beverages does your therapist offer you during session, if any?

One offers tea or water. One just water.

What do you wish they offered?

Something with flavor. Like fizzy water with a lemon twist.

What do they drink themselves?

One drinks tea or something unknown in a Starbucks cup, the other Diet Coke.

And, what is the deal with therapists and tea? As a tea-disliker, it makes me suspect they're all Royalists. (But then I'm from Boston.)

[ilikecats]

My T doesn't offer any drinks. I'm okay with that though, because I'd feel kind of awkward drinking while talking. That always just makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. She sometimes has a drink, like water or coffee.

[stopdog]

The first one offers nothing. The second used to offer tea, but as I always refused (I can last 50 minutes without expiring from dehydration) she eventually said she would quit asking but if I did want some, to let her know.

My T offers drinks only if he is making himself a cup of tea. He offers tea, coffee and water. I will occasionally take up the offer, but have never asked for a drink. I keep meaning to try and ask but getting into the room seems a priority.

[Inner_Firefly]

My T offers no drinks. I bring my own water; T has her own mug.

I wish we could offer each other aphrodisiac potions, or "fountain of youth eternal life" potion, so that we can have therapy sessions forever.

[AllHeart]

Water and tea.

[divine1966]

Tea, water. She stopped offering coffee because her office has awful coffee and we both laughed about it. I usually decline because I have a tendency to use the bathroom too often as it is lol I did accept water once when I was crying. And I accepted coffee once but it was just too awful

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Water. I'd prefer a margarita.

A nice Merlot would be nice.

I bring my own water. If I forget, she has one of those self-serve water fountains with paper cups in her waiting room. Unlike SD, I like to frequently hydrate during stressful times!

[stopdog]

I cannot imagine having a container of hot liquid in my hands to be a good plan when near a therapist.

[Out There]

He has water which we both drink , although I'd like tea.

[JaneTennison1]

Ex T used to offer tea all the time and I took it. Then one day she referenced it as though by making tea it was "our" routine and made me feel more comfortable. I wanted to say her office was freezing and I liked the warmth haha

New T doesn't offer anything but she also has blankets.

I can't drink the water if it's sitting out. I feel like it must be offered to all clients and get the heebie jeebies at the thought that someone else took one sip and then left it.

[clairelisbeth]

My T offers tea and water. My pdoc will offer whatever it is she's drinking-water, club soda, coffee, tea

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[stopdog]

Also, even if I did require hydration, I would bring my own. Taking it from the therapist would seem like the therapist was doing me a favor or a tricky gesture to lull me in- and I don't want favors or getting lulled from a therapist.

[Inner_Firefly]

Is it considered "gift giving" if we offered our therapists drinks?

I saw "boxed water" at Whole Foods and picked one up for T, and gave it to her. She accepted! It felt good and a little naughty, as if I gave her a gift and bent the rules.

[ScarletPimpernel]

My T offers nothing. I bring my own water bottle and she brings her own. I prefer it that way.

[velcro003]

My T once offered me a water in the middle of summer because she had just bought a case of those tiny water bottles, but that was just the one time. I mean, its only an hour, i think it is bizarre so many T's offer drinks!

[atisketatasket]

Wow...I thought water at least was standard.

Maybe it's different in different areas? Like, if you're in the southwest, where everyone offers you water at the drop of a hat, it's more common there?

No takers on the tea question? Boooo. There should be a "what's with therapists and...?" thread.

[Cinnamon_Stick]

My T doesn't offer anything but she has a water bubbler in the waiting room and a table with tea and hot chocolate.

[BayBrony]

My T has a water cooler and just got a Keurig with like a gazillion different cup options coffee,tea, hot chocolate etc. As close as my T and I are I am terrified of taking anything from the Keurig. I think it really belongs to another T who uses the waiting area. The drawers are all open with cups displayed, sugar etc so it seems to be saying "drink me". I really want to try a chai cup thing they have but I feel like it would be wrong somehow and my T would come out and ask me what the hell I was doing. I have tons of anxiety about the Keurig...

A water cooler dispenser with the hot water handle disabled.

[justdesserts]

My therapist's office has nothing, but once I was coughing terribly and he gave me a bottle of water.

[Ad Intra]

My T offers nothing but that's mostly because I go to a community mental health center.

[nottrustin]

I always bring coffee so she has never offered me anything.

[magno11789]

I put other because I've been offered all water, tea and coffee.