Reasons for T terminating with you

Hmm, that doesn't really make sense bc if addiction was never an issue with you, why would he put up that arbitrary fear of termination? Also, what do you mean by "challenging?" (You don't have to answer)

Yeah, I guess so. I had to switch T's early on and was able to find good replacements, so I think I just learned that there is definitely more than one right therapist out there for me. As much as I loved all my therapists, I knew if need be, I would be able to move on to another. I also discovered each one had something unique and helpful to offer me, so having to change therapists had its advantages.

It's very interesting, but I'm too shy to ask him

I had expressed fears to my marriage counselor about termination, after sharing that some friends said we should stop seeing him because of my attachment to him. He stressed that I hadn't done anything to warrant termination (not even Googling him and finding his wife's Facebook page and, later, her obituary) and he said he couldn't imagine us doing anything to cause it, unless it involved coming after him with a chainsaw. (After which H joked that he wanted him to come out to his car to see something in his trunk.) So, I guess the only thing that would lead to him terminating us would be if we threatened or actually caused physical harm to him (or presumably to his family).

When I learned his wife was sick, I'd told him I was worried he'd leave his practice either to be home with her or, say, to work from home (which would make it very difficult to see him because he lives almost an hour away). He was like, "I still have to pay the bills!" and said he hoped he wouldn't have to leave.

Not sure with T. I also Google her, and she was upset about it, but didn't terminate me. She did tell me she'd had a past client really violate her privacy, like found her address and drove past her house and, worse, found and looked at her medical records (she worked in medical billing). I can't recall whether she said she terminated that client or not--she at least gave her a strong warning. So I imagine with T it might be seriously violating her privacy or making her feel her safety was threatened (or, obviously, causing her physical harm). And retirement, of course--worried she's going to announce that any day now, because she's that age and her H is retired. A couple years ago, she said she'd give 6 months notice, which comforted me. But when I mentioned that recently, she said she probably couldn't give that long, that it would be more like 3 months.

I think if the therapist frames termination as something they will impose on the client as they see fit, then the client is likely screwed in general and is in a toxic and disempowering relationship. Barring threats to personal safety or unforeseen occurrences, what circumstance would justify this?

I never asked and was never told.

If you want to know the official line, you can read their ethics codes. They typically are thin on substance.

T1 said the only reason he would terminate would be stalking. He has stuck around for a whole lot and I think he means it. I still get very anxious when I am mad at him but he will always reassure me that we will work through whatever it is that is going on. He has promised that he will see me post retirement if needed, but he is confident that I won't need to see him by then.

Ex t retired, giving me lots of notice. The notice didn't help, but it would have been worse without the notice. In the end it was good that I quit seeing him when I did because then I started to see t3 who has been amazingly helpful.

Thank you everyone .. well I would certainly never stalk her or threaten her and I have never even googled her .. what I know about her is what she has told me herself .. so I hope she doesn't terminate me .. I think it's more my abandonment fears have got worse since she has been away and I told her I hated her

Right at the beginning of therapy he said it would be things like, if we didn't work well together or if boundaries were crossed in a way that made continuing unethical etc. However, considering I've kissed him AND bitten him I think he's sticking around for now