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Posted by Dinah on December 1, 2004, at 9:36:31
I read something about your therapist retiring while I wasn't feeling well enough to post? How is that working out? Have you decided to see your EMDR therapist instead?
My therapist got a fussing about what your therapist did. He thinks it's funny that I get mad at him for what other therapists do.
Posted by partlycloudy on December 1, 2004, at 17:11:40
In reply to Partly Cloudy?, posted by Dinah on December 1, 2004, at 9:36:31
Hi, I saw my T for the last time on Monday. I was sad about not being able to see her again as a client, and she said that if we had met socially instead of as a client/provider relationship, we would be friends. I couldn't have left her practice on a better note. I'd been with her for just over a year.
I have started seeing another T recommended by my p-doc. We are in the evaluation stage (depression and anxiety scales) but I know her practice is heavy duty on the CBT. I'm cautiously optimistic, as I feel like I'm getting close to putting a finger on how to change my reaction to everyday stresses.
(I decided that the EMDR therapist was too pushy for me, plus she was the person who referred me to an alternative medicine practitioner who was completely out of order, so it bothered me very much that she didn't really know the people she was sending her clients to.)
Posted by gardenergirl on December 1, 2004, at 18:33:44
In reply to Re: Partly Cloudy?, posted by partlycloudy on December 1, 2004, at 17:11:40
PC,
I wish you well on this transition. I'm glad your final session ended well, and I hope that you and your new T are able to establish a strong alliance.Take care,
gg
Posted by Dinah on December 2, 2004, at 14:33:13
In reply to Re: Partly Cloudy?, posted by partlycloudy on December 1, 2004, at 17:11:40
I'm glad things are working out for you. I can see where a change in orientation would give some fresh hope and renew interest.
You know, I suspect that part of why I didn't respond was that your situation was a bit terrifying to me. (OK, more than a bit.) Your therapist made a rather sudden decision, didn't she?
It's reassuring to me that someone is handling the transition well.
Posted by partlycloudy on December 2, 2004, at 14:54:48
In reply to Re: Partly Cloudy? » partlycloudy, posted by Dinah on December 2, 2004, at 14:33:13
When she explained her circumstances to me: she'd been part owner in the practice and had sold out, her blood pressure had suddenly started to rise, she was making scheduling committments she couldn't possibly meet, and she was struggling with her teenage daughter's behaviour, I thought to myself, "why didn't she bail out sooner?" I had noticed she suddenly seemed scatter brained, which would have been the last way I'd have described my therapist.
But still, my jaw just about hit the ground. I guess this is as good timing as it gets. At least I don't have workplace stress to deal with at the same time I'm starting with a new T. (I'm due to return to work on 12/20.)
Posted by Dinah on December 2, 2004, at 17:14:25
In reply to Fast transition! » Dinah, posted by partlycloudy on December 2, 2004, at 14:54:48
Every once in a while it occurs to me to think "And they're the ones helping US?!!!"
:)
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