Posted by canadagirl on March 29, 2007, at 19:11:45
In reply to I am letting go, posted by Happyflower on March 29, 2007, at 9:42:23
Congratulations on all the hard work - and it's good to know they are always there if we need them again, right.
Now, I'm going to give a contrarian opinion here, but it can be helpful to say "goodbye" with a final session, even if you don't feel you have anything else to say other than, enjoyed working with you or whatever. It gives both therapist and client the opportunity to process the ending if they've both done good work together and process the emotions a little too. I've had clients in another type of setting and when they got off their program it was always nice to see their progress and say goodbye, and from their perspective too, as we worked together in some cases for a long time.
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