[Mountaindewed]

I don’t plan on it. I’ve baked cookies for one when it wasn’t Christmas and got her a few things throughout the time we were meeting. and I had given another popcorn when it wasn’t Christmas because she loved popcorn and I couldn’t eat it anymore. But my current T is just different than the others and seems more business like then the last 2. so I don’t think I’d get her anything even if it is Christmas because it seems inappropriate.

[nottrustin]

I will not. Back when I saw long term T I had gotten her gifts through thr years. Gift certificates to her favorite restaurant and I frequently made her baked goods especially on the holidays. I haven't felt comfortable giving things to currentT yet and I doubt I would get her gift certificates. I think this year I would have felt comfortable giving her baked goods but since we are not meeting in person, it can not happen.

[ScarletPimpernel]

L and I technically don't gift on holidays/birthdays. I believe that it is forced and would much rather give gifts throughout the year to show that I was thinking of them.

[emmaleemochizuki]

I never did. Not sure if she would accept either.

Would probably give her a Christmas card like I do with everybody else if I was meeting her in person which is not happening at the moment due to covid.

Will probably send her a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year email on her last work day.

[Salmon77]

No, I've never considered it.

[Gettingitsoon]

Not this year.
Maybe if we were meeting live.
Ive rarely given her small token gifts, usually not on holidays.
She claims she loves the small wind chime I gave her awhile ago.
Ive also brought her small chocolates from a hand made shop in our town.
Literally, a few bites worth.
I wouldnt give and she wouldnt accept anything substantial.

[Lemoncake]

This year is the first year that I didn't. I did previously and for his birthday too. It was always just children's books and chocolate mainly.

[Lostislost]

Yes I am giving him something. Just a small thing.

[RoxanneToto]

I posted mine a Christmas card - I saw her yesterday but the card accidentally got left at home. It seems a bit too much to give a gift but she is quite personable.

T and I always celebrate Christmas and our birthdays and give gifts to each other. This year I have gotten her a lot of things, from little trinkets to some new sweaters. She said my christmas presents came in the mail the other day. So we are excited to open them up.

[Amyjay]

No, that would seem super weird to me.

[zoiecat]

No. I have never considered it and he would not accept anything. My T would not even accept a pen from me after he tried 3 in a row from his stash and none of them worked. He said thank you for the offer but he cannot accept anything from a client.

We began working together in the month of December so I buy her a gift every December to mark another year and to thank her for her continued efforts. She seems to misunderstand this as a Christmas gift every year, no matter how explicit I am about the nature of the gift. Also, every year I think that she should be buying me a gift for tolerating her and her misadventures throughout the year, but apparently it doesn't work like that.

[SlumberKitty]

I just gave mine a Christmas card. No gift.

[ChickenNoodleSoup]

No, I like giving presents and would enjoy giving him something, but the only time I'll probably do it will be when and if we have a termination session.

[Rive.]

T doesn't 'do' gifts etc

[precaryous]

Yes.
T collects teddy bears. I bought her a small stuffed bear from Ikea. I bought a red ‘Christmas-y ribbon for it.

Since we aren’t meeting in person, she allowed me to have her home address so I could send it.

No, my T doesn't allow gift exchanges either. However after not disclosing much to me about himself, when he does it can be such a precious gift, as done recently. It's just so very much on time when he does it.

This week I plan to discuss gift giving and what I would like to exchange. Really these are the types of gift we could exchange as they are in bounds, not material.

[ArtieTheSequal]

I plan to send Christmas wishes in an email; she's on vacation/out of town til sometime after the 1st of the year.

[*Beth*]

No, I wouldn't think to give her a Christmas gift. I sent her a nice birthday card last week. She sent a small Christmas card to me. But my birthday is next week and I really hope she'll send me a birthday card, but probably not...although she did last year.

[stopdog]

I handed the woman money to sit there and do nothing. I never had an urge to give her a present on top of it

[ArtieTheSequal]

I've been making crocheted slippers for people this christmas and have shown some of them to t who looks at them like she wishes they were hers. i'd love to make her a black pair (to match her always-black therapy attire haha) but I don't know if she would accept them or not. maybe? maybe if I told her the yarn i've been using was given to me for free (my friend had inherited a huge box of yarn from her grandmother and she didn't want any of it so she gave it to me). I've already told her how relaxing crocheting is for me, it's a good self-care tool and also keeps me from snacking in the evenings which is a good thing too.

[elisewin]

I did every year, and it was always appreciated.
Now that I am not a client anymore I get one back too. But when I was a client I didn't.

[ArtieTheSequal]

I ended up writing a poem for my t and including it in my christmas email to her.

[just2b]

I used to not anymore