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Ending counselling: how to deal with it?

Ang93

I've had my counsellor for 3 years now, and she's been great, particularly with understanding my autism and how I think and see the world.

However, she can't work with me anymore because her schedule is changing.

I've not taken the news well. I find myself wanting to email her for reassurance even though our professional relationship is over. Does anyone have any advice for dealing with this?

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  • Not as long as you, but I had my PTSD counsellor for about 7 months. She was leaving the service so there was a definite finality to our appointments as I wouldn't even be able to contact her if I wanted to. Given the nature of what she was treating, our appointments were very full on so I got to really trust her. We also had Covid right at the end of our sessions, so I couldn't even say goodbye to her in person. I felt very lost.

    It takes time, and there will be times when you feel like you can't cope. But it's worth writing down all the good advice that she gave you over the years and refer back to it if you struggle. If you stay with the same people, they should also have access to your previous counsellors notes so they can assign someone new. That person will be able to read through the progress you've made with your previous counsellor, and then you won't be starting from scratch.

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  • Not as long as you, but I had my PTSD counsellor for about 7 months. She was leaving the service so there was a definite finality to our appointments as I wouldn't even be able to contact her if I wanted to. Given the nature of what she was treating, our appointments were very full on so I got to really trust her. We also had Covid right at the end of our sessions, so I couldn't even say goodbye to her in person. I felt very lost.

    It takes time, and there will be times when you feel like you can't cope. But it's worth writing down all the good advice that she gave you over the years and refer back to it if you struggle. If you stay with the same people, they should also have access to your previous counsellors notes so they can assign someone new. That person will be able to read through the progress you've made with your previous counsellor, and then you won't be starting from scratch.

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