Do you thank your T after every session?

Even when you are

If I'm walking out of there angry, I usually don't say anything to him.

Otherwise, I try to lock eyes with him and say 'thank you.'

I definitely thank him sometimes (and not always at the end of a session), like when he has been really helpful or shared with me or given a lot of himself. Or self-disclosed some meaningful part of his life that helps me grapple with mine. I appreciate his efforts, empathy, warmth, and value in my life, and I do want him to know it is sooooo appreciated. Sometimes when I thank him, he says, "thank you. And we can get into these back and forth thank you exchanges, lol. Sometimes he thanks me for revealing myself to him, for trusting him enough to be vulnerable with him. Hmmmm, we actually thank each other quite a bit.

Good question, I'm curious what others have to say. Riptide, do you thank your T?

I try to thank at the time; when I learn something new, or they do something I hadn't noticed before, when they "give" me something I didn't have. I think the session itself is usually just part of the whole working relationship for which I pay so if it's pretty much just a "normal" session, I wouldn't think to say "thank you" on the way out.

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Riptide, do you thank your T?

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I used to thank my old T all the time. She was a blessing. Sometimes I still send her thank you cards.

Now, I have a new T and I do thank her, but I don't think it is "real", because I have only had a couple sessions with her.
I think I do it because I am scared not to....like if I don't she would get rid of me.

Yes, I usually thank her after each session. I've gotten angry on a few occasions but I didn't realize it until after I left.

Yes I do. And every phone call even if I'm just leaving a message. I thank her for listening

Not after today's session! He was the most unempathic human being today. What an ***@#$@! Is he really a therapist? Did he really say all that crap to me?

Oh, sorry. I usually say thanks. Just not this time.

I guess if you factor in all of the sarcastic "THANKS" I offer to him, then you can defintely say I thank him every session, lol.

yes I thank her then ask when she will go out to dinner with me and then she laughs and sighs at the same time, then I say " I will pay for it" and she says" Its not the money" and I say "well what is it" and she says " you know I cant" and I said " yes, but im married too, so whats the big deal" and she says " no I dont date clients, especially married ones" and then I say " well change your policy" and by this time shes motioning me to leave the room and I say" for the love of God dont leave me hanging in my time of despair!" (secretly hoping the entire staff heres my cry for help )and by this time........

crap...im dreaming again

Yeah, no doubt.

Oh, and THANKS for making me feel like @#$% by telling me how angry you were with me.

Oh yeah, and I just wanted to thank you for being such an *** about the HIPPO!

And THANKS so much for your lack of empathy today.

Thanks for continuing to use that piece of @%#@ timer after the numerous times I have told you that I hate it.!

Thanks for not finding anything about me to love. I'm used to that. I would hate for you to take a %#@&#! different approach.

Ahhhhh. Thanks for letting me vent!

Again... lol brian!

I do thank mine, more out of 'training' than anything. at the door she tries to leave me with words of encouragement, i am trying not to run into any walls or door frames, and i duuno - what ever she tells me i usually manage to squeak out a sheepish "thanks"... and then run into a wall. Soooo wish i was kidding about running into the wall....

not every session, but i do if it was a really good one and my needs were met. When i am truly thankful with every fiber of my being then i say it. I don't if it was just a normal session that i didn't really get much out of.

Yes.

Okie

I thank him after every session. If it is an especially good session I will tell him that too. If I leave feeling better than I came I tell him that too. I want him to know what a difference he makes in my life. I always let people know when they've done something good for me.

I don't usually unless I'm upset when leaving, and then it's more just a formality to distance myself from her. She can tell that and will usually ask about it next time. One time I did say thanks in a message because she had gone out of her way to provide me with some info, and she seemed to like that.

wow. i've just realized that i never thank my T.