Changing therapists

Just recently I got out of a residential hospital program. I couldn't find an IOP, so I decided to continue seeing my T three days a week. But a few days later I found out that my T is leaving.

This T has been probably my favorite T I've ever had, and I really really connected with her. I really opened up to her about so much, including some trauma that I have never talked about before.

She referred me to another T and (with my permission) brought this lady up to speed on me and what I've been working on, so that I 'wouldn't have to start from scratch'. But just because this chick knows my story, doesn't mean she knows me, or I know her. There's still a rapport to be built. Gaah.
I hate change!

Anyway, I start meeting with her this coming Tuesday. And I'm super nervous. Like usual. You would think that this being the 8th outpatient T I've ever seen, I would be used to these kinds of changes. But no. I'm not.

Any suggestions/support/kind words to deal with the stress of changing a T would be appreciated.

Thanks friends!

I think there is mutual assessment in the first few appointments - you will be judging her as much as she will be assessing you. Also, any facts about you that could be relayed to her, do not really tell her how you are as a person - on some very basic level you are both meeting each other for the first time.