Do your past clients maintain a relationship with you or do they make a fresh start of it?
Lady Lee: Before I moved many of my clients maintain contact, always with the option of returning to therapy if they needed it. A few have opted to return to therapy with a male therapist to resolve certain issues. I have strict boundaries about post-therapy social contact. Many of my clients ask about friendship after counseling. Because boundaries are such a huge deal in adult/child abuse it is crucial that I not continue that pattern. I let them know I respect and admire them and would prefer to be available in the future as a therapist if they need it. And they all know how hard it is to find a therapist that they can work with. One person was in therapy for 17 years before she found me. And that isn?t uncommon. And then of course there are those who move on to newer things in their lives
Have you ever had any of your clients miss you a lot afterwards? Have you ever had any who did not want the therapy to end or couldn't find closure? Lady Lee: Before I moved many of my clients maintain contact, always with the option of returning to therapy if they needed it. A few have opted to return to therapy with a male therapist to resolve certain issues. I have strict boundaries about post-therapy social contact. Many of my clients ask about friendship after counseling. Because boundaries are such a huge deal in adult/child abuse it is crucial that I not continue that pattern. I let them know I respect and admire them and would prefer to be available in the future as a therapist if they need it. And they all know how hard it is to find a therapist that they can work with. One person was in therapy for 17 years before she found me. And that isn?t uncommon. And then of course there are those who move on to newer things in their lives