I just had my BEST. SESSION. EVER.

When was your best session? What made it your best session?

Mine: I typed up a wonderful letter and handed it to her! This was a first! I had extreme anxiety writing it and handing it to her, but the letter explained a lot of my personal background to her so that we didn't have to waste 3-5 sessions just trying to talk about stuff. (And honestly, I have more luck writing things down than saying them out loud.) The letter made for a VERY productive session, and I got soooo much out of it! Now she knows about my childhood emotional dysregulation, abuse, etc.. Big step.

You?

[BlessedRhiannon]

That's a really tough question. I've been with my T for going on 8 years now and I've had a lot of really good sessions with her. Off the top of my head, I'm going to pick a recent session. Ever since I was in crisis last fall, I'd felt a bit disconnected from T and it was bothering me because I used to trust her and had a strong relationship with her. Last month, I finally told my T what happened - what made me feel so disconnected from her, what made me lose trust in her. She listened, she took in what I said, she apologized for how her actions hurt me. I've never had a discussion like that with anyone; I've never actually told someone that they've hurt me. T made it okay to open up and talk about it. So, that session where I told her she'd hurt me and we talked about it - huge progress for me and very healing. The next session, she let me know that she'd taken in what I'd said, she'd heard me, and it made her sad that her actions impacted me the way they did. So, really, those two sessions.

There are others I could pick from, my T really is phenomenal and even some of my worst sessions have also been best ones because of the growth that happened in those sessions.

Going out for lunch, then walking on the beach while we talked. Very relaxed, and also fun.

There have also been some incredible sessions with big breakthroughs for some of my alters, that have been very healing and helpful.

[captgut]

I had a lot of great sessions.
But i can't forget the day we hugged for the first time

Funnily enough I was just reading through some old threads of mine and I think it was this one https://forums.psychcentral.com/psyc...t-session.html

[nottrustin]

I have had quite a few sessions over the years for various reasons. The one that sticks out the most was last fall. I was going to be attending a religious seminar. I was asked to be a speaker about my faith journey. We knew it would be painful as a large part of my faith journey goes back to feeling abandoned by my dad, my abuse and the loss of my mother. I was SCARED to say the least. T was very supportive during the writing phase. At my appointment with the before I gave my speech the first time T mentioned reading my speech to her so I would have the experience of saying it out loud in a safe place. These speeches are always emotional so tears are expected. However I hate to cry in front of people. I finished reading my speech, it was a huge relief to have said it once and it was safe. T couldn't help but show a little emotional for a few minutes ( rare but it happens occasionally). Shewas really impressed how I had written the story. While she knew everything I had written, usually when I tell her painful things I am matter-of-fact. Where as this time she understood how I really felt. She was very supportive through it all. I really needed the validation that day in order to give the speech outside of T.

Not sure about "best" but a very memorable session was with my last therapist when I brought in some old photos of my parents and myself, and a magazine article about my father, and we looked and talked about them together. I was sitting on the floor next to his chair while doing this, and the physical proximity was also quite pleasant.

[rainbow8]

I can't pick one! There were so many! The first time T held my hand was incredible. I won't ever forget that. There was the session where I sang my favorite songs. That was very special too. Also the session where we made a birthday card together. The sessions in which I made progress with saying anatomy words were also memorable. I remember fingerpainting in my session too, which was very freeing. Just being with my T was the best.

[ilikecats]

I've had so many good sessions with my T. But my favorite one was when she hugged me at the end. That made it the best. Normally she doesn't hug me, but this time she did, and it was amazing.

[minúsculo]

Probably today's session. I compared my life to a specific dystopian science-fiction novel and, while it may sound sarcastic to say that this made me feel better, it actually did make me feel better. I feel that I understand my life better. I found a kind of narrative for my life, which is one thing that psychodynamic therapy is supposed to encourage.

[MBM17]

I've been thinking about this for days.

One of my best sessions was when I first told my therapist that I have trichotillomania. He acted the same as he always does. It took immense courage and bravery, and his response was powerful.

[stopdog]

I don't think I've had one. Appointments range from horrible to mediocre.

So far, my best session is the one where we discussed what statements she would write onto a piece of paper so it could become my transitional object.

[junkDNA]

one day my T and i were down at the swings that hung on a big tree. we would go there a lot to talk and swing. we were talking about another staff that works with me and how awesome she is. he suddenly said , lets go get her some ice cream. so we got in his car and drove to the ice cream shop and got her a cup of ice cream. he asked if i want something but i said no thanks. we got the ice cream and brought it to the staff person.

it was so random and spontaneous , so light-hearted

[LonesomeTonight]

With marriage counselor, definitely the second of two individual sessions we had to address my transference a couple years ago. The nervousness and fear that I had in my first individual session was mostly gone. At times, it felt more like two friends sitting and talking (not in an inappropriate way). Like he shared this story about a friend he had feelings for in grad school (I got the sense they may have hooked up once), who ended up involved with someone else. (I think he was trying to draw some parallel with him, this friend, and the friend's boyfriend to himself, H, and I, but I was never clear who was representing who in the story.) I felt really connected to him. And at the end (I think I was there over an hour), he told me his door was always open to me. Which meant a lot. I thanked him for agreeing to a second session as he was shaking my hand, and he was like, "No, thank *you*."

Then a few months later, when I tried to cash in on the "my door is always open to you" card and requested another individual session (I was having more transference issues), he changed his stance and said no, which crushed me. He eventually admitted he never should have made that offer to me.

But I still have fond memories of the session, despite what happened later. I honestly have wondered if maybe he felt a connection there, too, so he spoke without thinking. And later was like, "*****, no, I can't meet with her solo again." (I'm sure he would never say that if asked.)