Posted by Dinah on December 16, 2003, at 16:45:37
In reply to Re: What to do? New Therapist » Dinah, posted by speaker on December 16, 2003, at 16:30:25
Wow. Five weeks already? Time sure flies and it seems like I'm just sitting still. :)
Well, let's see. It might be difficult to find a therapist who you like and does double sessions. Unless maybe you live in an area with a whole lot of therapists? And going through that whole interview thing is annoying.
How about trying to problem solve first? What are the major difficulties with the fifty minute session? Are there ways you can mitigate them?
One thing I do to keep continuity is to write down things after session. Sometimes even continue the conversation on my own. If something caught my attention in session, I'll think about it between sessions in my free moments, sometimes also in the form of mentally talking to my therapist, sometimes right here with posts. :) Then before I go in, I try to take at least fifteen minutes to mentally prepare myself, perhaps read the notes from the prior session, and get ready to dive immediately into the session. I like to use the last ten minutes of the session to wind down if it was an emotional session, and I've asked him to help me with this if he can see I'm upset. I never introduce emotional stuff during the last ten minutes.
I kind of like having the break of a few days between sessions because it lets me think better about things than if I had to do it all at once.
Can you think of things you or your therapist can do to make the fifty minute session meet your needs better?
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