Tuesday, 5 June 2007

Gulp...

Had a good psychotherapy session today ...
but ...
the topic of the end of sessions had to be looked at again ...
and ...
I bit the bullet and said what I felt - that we have reached a natural ending in terms of issues which *have* to be looked at and worked upon.
There are always more issues which *could* be looked at - I could go on for ever like that.

D complimented me on my "bravery" ... said he would have been happy to collude with me in having another session ... and another ... and as he said, I could still be having sessions in a year.
Part of me thought, "Damn - I could have done that!"
But the reasonable part of me knows that now is a good ending time.

So ...
I will see him for a final reviewing session next month ...
but there will still be a follow up session in 2-3 months - that is standard apparently - so in a way this is not the final session.
Except of course it is really.

Gulp...
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2 comments:

Fiona Marcella said...

Gulp indeed.
I think the review sounds a very good idea. one of my (many ;-)) problems with the family therapy that we had some time ago was the ending. Both first impressions AND last goodbyes really matter.

6 June 2007 at 00:01
Disillusioned said...

Thanks, Marcella.

I've already seen the forms we will base the review on - they're called a "blueprint" and are, in some ways, similar to the WRAP plan I have already worked on with my SPN and alone. however, I agree with you that endings are important and this is one way of formalising the ending. I will also fill in some kind of assessment sheet, which I filled in at the beginning of my treatment. I wonder if I will get to compare the two - that would be interesting I think. I was so relieved to ehar there will be a follow up session in 2-3 months as well.
I am feeling a little overawed at the moment by what i have done...

6 June 2007 at 20:26

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