[therapyishelping777]

Usually I give my Dr's/dentist, service providers some small token of appreciation gift for the holidays? Does anyone give T a gift,? do they accept? ideas what you have given if so?

[junkDNA]

ive given my T gifts, and he has given me gifts. i actually just got a gift for him from my short vacation. i told him on the phone and he said aww, thank you. i hope he likes it and thinks its funny

[stopdog]

I do not. I have never felt the urge to give a therapist a gift. The therapist does not give me gifts either -which I am very glad about. I have no idea what the woman would like and I hate being burdened with unwanted gifts/stuff -so why would I do it to the therapist.

[Waterbear]

I have given her a few little things, mainly things I have made and a little rubber stretchy man because the one that I played with once from her stash of toys was old and I nearly pulled his head off when I stretched it. She has always accepted them kindly, just the last time asking ng what it was like for me to give her things. It is like I am giving her a piece of me, especially when they are made by me. I find it hard to share myself and so this is just one way of doing it, of practising doing it. She has given me a stone, with crystal inside (I cant remember the name) that she found when she was on holiday once. I take it with me when I go out to new events, when I meet new people, when life is harder than I would like it.

Never gave her anything for holidays. But I made that crocheted bowl for her before she moved away a long time ago. And I've left little things there that I brought for sand trays so other clients could use them too. Oh I gave her some little pieces of turquoise once from a trip to sedona.

[baseline]

I have given a bottle of wine, gift certificates to local restaurants, and once even a massage gift certificate. He seemed tense lol

[Gettingitsoon]

A small handmade (not by me!) Wooden cutting board for her new kitchen....
She and I had chatted a bit on kitchen renovations when trying to come up for air at end of heavy sessions.

Otherwise, TINY things like a bar a perfect dark chocolate.....much about food I guess!

[Unrigged64072835]

I don't have the money to. I also don't know what to get him.

I always give my t a Christmas present. It's usually a book or some really nice candles(Yankee). She always accepts and says the same thing, she says you know I can't give you any present don't you? I say yes and it doesn't matter!

[ilikecats]

I've given my T things for her birthday and for Hanukkah. I've given her a small pretty decorative dish, a mug, a bracelet I made, and two playlists I made. I plan to give her something this year for Hanukkah too.

[ScarletPimpernel]

My T and I don't gift. But come termination we will. She says she is going to give me a rock. I tell her it better be the prettiest rock I've ever seen. She tells me she's going to pluck it from outside her office... I have already finished what I'm going to give to her: a survival kit, a metal embossed drawing of the tree of life, a crocheted flower, a glass painting of a butterfly, a bead pin of a smiley face, flash rocks, and an agate slice. Just little parts of me.

I bring/give something for the office

[clairelisbeth]

I've brought my T some of my favorite loose leaf tea, bc she loves tea. She brings in cupcakes every year for my birthday.

[Lauliza]

No, I have never given a T or any other service provider a gift. I'll give one to my kids teachers, the mail carrier a small gift, but never doctors, therapists, lawyers, etc.

[MobiusPsyche]

I don't give holiday gifts because she takes off the last two weeks of December each year...avoids the question and I like it that way. But I do give her what I call a "theraversary present" on the anniversary of our first meeting. Last year it was a gift certificate to a cupcake bakery and for next year a creative toy for her office. She does not give me gifts and I am careful about the monetary value not being too high so that it doesn't create an ethical conflict for her. I like doing something to commemorate the occasion because it is meaningful to me.

[Sarmas]

I've given my t and my kids t gift cards as a token of appreciation for her work throughout the year. However I ended my sessions in July and I'm not sure if I should get her something or not. I don't want her to think that I'm obsessing . I'm not sure how she would take it and I certainly wouldn't be able to give it in person. Then if I don't get her something she might think that I'm upset with her and that would create tension. This is all odd because she gets paid to do what she does. However I definitely have had a better relationship with my kids pediatrician and my primary care physician than my T. I get hugs from them and none of us think it's awkward and we don't pay mind to it. It's not something that we sit around and analyze. I guess hugging my T would've brought too much thought for probably her not so much for me. In my profession I hug my clients all of the time. There have been so many that I can't count. I've never expected anything from her and I would think that would be awkward for me. I can't see her buying something for every client. Perhaps a few of her clients maybe.

[retro_chic]

I gave my last T some loose leaf green tea at our last session but that's it. I usually just give a card for Christmas and that's it. I use that as an opportunity to tell my T how awesome they are and how grateful I am for them . My T has rather strong boundaries so a gift could make things awkward and I have no idea what she likes as she doesn't self disclose much at all.

my therapist and i both give each other birthday and christmas gifts every year.

No, gifts for holidays and birthdays are only for family and maybe a few very close friends. It is probably a cultural thing - I have never heard of anybody in my country giving gifts or cards to professionals. I have sometimes received small gifts from students (not for Christmas though, and I would feel very awkward if I did get that), but only, I think from international students.

I have given my T a couple of things - a copy of a book I'd written, and a craft thing I'd made - but that had nothing to do with holidays. I don't think he would be legally allowed to accept anything valuable or expensive, because he is a public employee.

I'm thinking about bringing him his favourite cake from his local deli to mark 2 years of us working together in December (which kinda doubles up as festive) and I have something small in mind for when we eventually terminate. I don't get him anything generally though. I believe I gave him a Christmas card last year.

I have never given gifts to my therapists but thought about it before. Not for holidays but I would like to give my current T a book that is somehow related to something meaningful we worked on when we terminate, with a few lines written in it thanking him. What makes me hesitate is not to get something he has already read (he reads a lot).

[kecanoe]

I do not give gifts to ts. I think it would be awkward for me to give something and them not (awkward for them, not me). I don't do cards either.

Once I bought t1 a copy of a book that I wanted to go thru with him. But I don't think that qualifies as a gift since I wanted us to use it. I bought a copy for myself as well. Oh, and once t1 gave me a copy of a book that I wanted to borrow because he had two copies. But I don't consider that a gift. More of a hand me down