appreciation - thanks!

How about a list of positive experiences with mental healthcare providers?

My T lent me money for my bus pass once. She took me to a Starbucks and to my grocery store (though I'm sure this was part of therapy).

A psychiatrist I saw when I was 16 sent me a postcard during summer. I was so sure she hated me, I certainly wasn't expecting this.

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I appreciate my old T hugely. She was empathic, understanding, kind, gentle, safe, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, honest and strong. She gavr me space but prodded and probed just the right amount. She listened, accepted, cared and saw strength in me when I could not. She was there when I needed her and helped me through a really difficult time, when without her I probably would have fallen back down the hole. She was not the one to do long term work with me but she stuck with me until I had found someone. She admitted that even if she could have, she may not have been the best person for the job. When I was struggling with transition she was there, but was just closed enough to make me continue to seek further support, rather than to keep fostering a relationship that could not continue. She became a positive voice in my head and for all of those reasons I will be eternally grateful. I genuinely think that something pointed me in her direction when my Mum passed and, when I am in a positive frame of mind I like to look at it as a parting gift from someone who could not be those things to me. It hurts to have 'lost' my old T but as the saying goes, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

My T has been giving me a reduced rate for 2 years, since I have different insurance that she doesn't accept.

She came to my husband's funeral and came on a different day to my house too.

She displays my artwork in her office and tells me when someone compliments it.

I could go on and on. I love my T!

So many things. When I was in chronic pain. One therapist bought me a huge bottle of Advil from Costco. The same therapist got me a set of tools. I wasn't suppose to know because it was a christmas gift from the giving tree but I know it was her. My counselors helped me get a grant to pay for driving lessons. When I graduated all the caseworkers and therapists got me a card. I am sure there are others. These are the ones I remember right now

The woman stays back and does not get into my life - which is a super good thing for me.

My pdoc has a painting of mine too.

My T and I had to terminate because my T is moving -- we were both unhappy about it, we hadn't had enough time together and we were just really starting to make significant progress. But she went out of her way and used her personal time to look up therapists both in my college town and in my hometown (where she went to college, so she's familiar with the area) to see which ones she thought would be a match for me. Thanks to her I have a T she rec'ed lined up for the fall... I'm nervous to have a new T but way less nervous than I would be if I had had to search for a new T all on my own.

I suppose things like No. 2 once sending a check-in email (and she hates email, so this was a bigger deal than it might otherwise be). Or Nos. 1 and 3 offering what I think are called transitional objects in the biz, personal objects in their offices that were part of the vibe.

I know they meant them to say, "I care," but such behavior just confused me.

I appreciate her endless patience and understanding.
I appreciate that my t goes above and beyond the call of duty for me often.
I appreciate that she never gives up on me.
She isn't a perfect t, she makes mistakes, and I appreciate that she always owns up to those imperfections and mistakes.
There are so many things I appreciate about my t. The most important is that I appreciate the love we have for each other and the silly ways we say and show it. And of course, the serious ways, too.

my t consistently goes above and beyond in so many ways, and has so much patience and love

so many things...

T gave me money once to buy food.
T slept in the house i was in one night bc i wasnt safe (it was a house off campus of a treatment program). he also came to my house once and basically tucked me in.
T drove me to another city and sat with me during my lawsuit mediation
I got to fly to another state with T to go to a training
T gives me a 75% reduction in rate bc i am poor
just some i can think of right now

oh and T hasnt given up on me in the rollercoaster of the past 6 yrs

and my old pdoc paid a large sum of money for me to go into the treatment program i was in which is where i met my T

I appreciate a lot of things that she has done for me. Simple actions like listening and not being judgmental are a big deal to me especially after the misdiagnosis hell I went through. The biggest thing she has done for me was getting the hospital to acknowledge the mistake they made and apologize which was very healing. Another thing I appreciate is the chocolate and candy she gives me.

It could be a long list, but I'll keep it short. Mostly I appreciate the professionalism and consistent care the therapists provided for me and their determination to get me through the bad state I was in and beyond it to a place where I could live a more stable, fulfilling life.

My T answers my emails, not straight away, but always a helpful, considered, compassionate response.
The other day I emailed in a bad way and asked her to email something nice. She wrote a supportive paragraph, tbh I meant a smiley emoji

I'm thankful for my T emailing. She doesn't really like doing it. I couldn't see her this week, so I asked for an email check-in. Normally, she only writes 2-3 sentences (that's all she's comfortable with), but I asked her to write a little longer this time. She did! And I so needed it. This has been a rough week, and now I have her words to carry with me until I see her next week.

I am so very thankful to ex t for everything she did and everything she continues to do. Years after ending t with her she still supports me via email when it is needed.
There is so very much I am grateful for I wouldn't even know where to begin. There are too many years of thankfulness there.

With current short term t I am grateful for her ability to listen and accept the things I need to say. I am grateful that she believes me - that enables me to dive straight in and get to the work I need to do.

I appreciate that she gives me (I know she does this for every patient) extra time when needed.

I appreciate the effort you put in.

And when you help me out in the snow!