Posted by Tamar on September 24, 2005, at 18:12:39
In reply to What happens during last sessions b4 termination?, posted by happyflower on September 24, 2005, at 17:18:55
Hi Happyflower,
When I terminated we talked a few sessions beforehand about how many more sessions we’d have and what we’d work on in those sessions. And then in the very last session we only talked about finishing therapy and how I felt about it… We talked about the resources I have outside therapy and about ways to keep an eye on my mental health (signs of depression to look out for etc).
But I guess it’s different for everyone. If you feel you’re ready to talk about termination with him, then maybe it’s a good idea to find out how he likes to approach it.
I think it is nice that you might see him at the gym from time to time. It might be a bit hard at first, but I have to say I think I would have found it easier if I’d happened to see my therapist occasionally after therapy, just to be sure he still existed. I used to hope I’d bump into him at the supermarket or something. But so far I haven’t laid eyes on him… Sigh.
The only thing I’d say is: do think carefully about how you might solve your marriage problems outside therapy. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that! My marriage has been a bit hard recently; therapy helped, but it’s easy to fall into old patterns. I’m planning to do some marriage counselling sometime (when I get around to it!).
I hope it goes well when you talk to your therapist about all this.
Tamar
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