Any advice on ending counselling?

Question

I shortly have my last counseling session. I'd rather not go into why I have been going but its been a hard long process and has taken me 12 years to actually share the information with someone. I have been seeing her for a couple of years. I do feel very ready to leave it behind and I am very grateful for the opportunity I have had to finally share. I guess my question is how do I say goodbye? Is it appropriate to buy a thank you card? I guess I do not know what is appropriate and what is not. Can anyone share their experiences of what they may have done? I did try and leave once before and it just felt wrong the way i left it by just saying thanks and goodbye.

Answer 1

send her or him a nice long thankyou letter and or take them out for a day of fun or a nice dinner!!!

it always works

Answer 2

1/ Dont leave

2/ Have a heartfelt moment and walk out in slow motion.

No don't buy a thanks card..thats a tad tacky.

Answer 3

Stupit racist, by 2050 my people will dominate business, politcs, and whole country. Spanish will soon be your language. Stupit redneck!!!

Answer 4

Good question. Yes I think it would be appropriate to get a card and Following this question I am going to send my counsellor a card who helped me big time after a very traumatic divorce.I would have thanked any one else this way but didn't thank her. Maybe because I had a hang up about counselling or maybe because the etiquette surrounding it is not clear.

Glad you're on your feet again and good luck for the future

Answer 5

send a thank you card and flowers.

Answer 6

"Thank You" , "Goodbye", Is appropriate and polite.

Nothing more is expected . Nothing else should be expected , If you are council ling with a professional He/She will understand that.

Answer 7

You wouldn't buy your doctor a thank you card for performing surgery on you, would you (some would, but that's a different person.) Your therapist is really just another medical health professional. Think about how you would say goodbye to your doctor and apply here.

Answer 8

I'd go for a personal touch and elaborate on the thank you I'd make one or two absolutely true statements about the level and quality of the help . i'd hope to give the kind of compliment that a person can hold with them. Words which, given what she has provided you with, should be easy for yuo to find.

if a person affects my life for the better with their quality they will absolutely be getting to know how good I think they are.

Answer 9

1) Just don't pitch up for the last appointment

2) Go and end the session by saying something like "We must do coffee sometime"

3)You are already in counseling shared everything...Discuss it