Posted by Dinah on May 2, 2009, at 9:13:26
In reply to Re: My Therapist is dying..., posted by CharlieGrll on May 2, 2009, at 8:15:10
That is wonderful! I'm so happy for you.
I agree that you can't spend your remaining time immersed in grief. But unfortunately many therapists don't really like to plan for unpleasant contingencies. No matter how unpleasant it is for him (or you), it's his duty to help you prepare for how to deal with something happening to him. And speaking from personal experience, this is a less wrenching thing to do when it isn't an immediate necessity. I know it feels *awful* to ask for a list of people he feels you would work well with. I have pressed my therapist to give me a list of names, and he was pretty reluctant to think of anything happening to him. But even the healthiest of therapists die suddenly. Or move, or whatever.
I know therapy's supposed to be about you, not him. But he's someone very important to you.
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