Posted by fallsfall on April 22, 2004, at 19:17:23
In reply to I think I just quit therapy (long), posted by pegasus on April 22, 2004, at 17:45:26
4 months is long enough to decide if you "fit" with a therapist. It sounds like you don't feel like there is a really good fit. You don't sound upset about not seeing her. You also don't sound over-happy (i.e. running away).
I don't know if you are ready to end therapy. That is an important question to consider.
The only thing that concerns me in your post is that you aren't planning to have a final session with her. I would think that some closure would be a good idea. But given the schedules, I'm not sure when that would be. I would want to say thank you, and even talk about the different relationships you had with your two therapists. Maybe there is something to learn (maybe you are just ready to be less dependent, maybe not). I would want to have a therapist give me a sense of where she thinks I am, and what I should still work on (whether you are end up doing more therapy or not).
I think that saying goodbye to a therapist can be a hard, but valuable thing. I'm not sure that you would want your therapy to just dissipate.
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