http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/cognitivebehaviouraltherapy Questions tagged with 'cognitivebehaviouraltherapy' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 18 May 2007 16:33:30 -0800 Fri, 18 May 2007 16:33:30 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/62945/Breaking%2Dup%2Dis%2Dhard%2Dto%2Ddo My therapist has decided to return to grad school for a PhD. I'm happy for her, but this also means she won't be seeing patients anymore. Our final appointment is on Tuesday. How do you achieve closure in this kind of relationship? I've only been seeing her for about 6 weeks for CBT, but I have been benefitting from the work, and I felt comfortable with her. This is no small thing since I have seen other therapists and never before found someone I had a rapport with. I'm disappointed and a bit scared that she's checking out, and I'm nervous, never before having ended such an intimate-yet-professional relationship. <br> <br> She has given me names of colleagues, and I'm sure I will find someone else who is good. But this feels like a scary change and I'm not looking forward to it.<br> <br> I'm not sure how to approach our last session. I want it to be as enlightening as possible while providing a sense of peace. Are there any specific questions I should ask to gain insight on how the therapy went? How should things wind up so that I don't feel left hanging from being interrupted in a course of potentially successful therapy? Why do I get choked up and teary thinking about it? How do I handle this with grace? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.62945 Fri, 18 May 2007 16:33:30 -0800 cbt cognitivebehaviouraltherapy resolved therapist loiseau