The goal of therapy is not to keep my clients but to equip them so that they learn enough to leave therapy, be able to use their resources and give themselves options to resolve issues where they feel stuck or not growing.
One of my clients came back to therapy after a year and a half. I worked with her for 2 years the first time she came, and she was seriously depressed. When I asked her what brings her to therapy this time, she said “Well, I learned a so much the first time about myself, and I thought I want to come back because I want to know more of myself.”
This was encouraging and nice to hear and that she wanted to learn and grow even when though she was not in a crisis anymore.
It was a Sunday afternoon, and I was sitting on a bench in a park in the city where I live. I notice a lady passing by that she was staring at me and smiling. She eventually called my name and I responded. I couldn’t recognize her because she came to my practice 4 years ago. She told me how the couples therapy she and her ex-husband helped them. Even though they finally divorced, they learned to communicate better, and they separated amicably. They still see each other very often as they co-parent their two children. Learning how to communicate was key for them and that changed the way they now relate to each other.
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