Posted by TherapyGirl on May 12, 2007, at 20:01:41
In reply to Re: Still Not Thrilled with T's Response -- LONG » TherapyGirl, posted by muffled on May 12, 2007, at 19:36:52
I think you're right, Muffled, about something going on. It hasn't escaped me that the loss of connection with her has happened in the two weeks she's been back from missing a week due to a death in the family. So I'm guessing she's grieving and not thinking clearly.
She doesn't seem willing to do anything to make it more private because SHE thinks it's private enough. She pretty much had a "take it or leave it" attitude. At one point she was telling me it was a rare event to have someone standing out in the hall and/or knocking on the door during a session -- that it had only happened 3 times since she's been using the church office. Personally, I think that's a lot. So I said, "I will try to trust you that this is a safe place. But if anything like that EVER happens again, I will not be able to meet in this office." I sort of expected her to say we would work something out if that happened. Instead she said, "That's your choice."
So do you think I should mention the possibility that her grief is interfering with her ability to discuss this fairly?
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