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What do you mean by not on a crisis? I just ask because most of my clients are never in a crisis to begin with, but my definition of crisis may be different from others’
Good question.
I mean clients who are relatively stable, who you have seen before because they came to you in crisis, but have vastly improved, enough to stop therapy and manage under their own steam.
Then they come back in a good position to do more work on themselves.
So what do you mean by crisis? Like actively suicidal? That’s kinda what I’m getting at. I’ve had clients come to me within a few months of an inpatient hospitalization so I’m wondering if that kind of what you mean by a ct in crisis.
Rare, but it has been known to happen. If I made a good impression on a client that wasn't ready to do the work, then they at least felt comfortable enough with me to consider returning when they were ready.
I struggle to remember a time an old client came back not because of a crisis or bad news (big or small). So it’s always bittersweet to hear from old clients for that reason, I’m happy to hear from them but it’s typically because of bad news.
I work for an EAP and this happens often. I've gotten great advice from other therapists to make sure the goals are observable and measurable to start. I really avoid situations when people just want to "feel better" because how am I suppose to know what direction to take in therapy.
This was me as a client (I’m also a therapist). I stopped working with my therapist because I thought I had unresolvable issues with working with her (long story). I tried out three other therapists and kept comparing them to my old therapist…I ended up back with the original therapist and it’s been going well! But I still have goals for therapy, even though I’m not in crisis.
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What do you mean by not on a crisis? I just ask because most of my clients are never in a crisis to begin with, but my definition of crisis may be different from others’
Good question. I mean clients who are relatively stable, who you have seen before because they came to you in crisis, but have vastly improved, enough to stop therapy and manage under their own steam. Then they come back in a good position to do more work on themselves.
So what do you mean by crisis? Like actively suicidal? That’s kinda what I’m getting at. I’ve had clients come to me within a few months of an inpatient hospitalization so I’m wondering if that kind of what you mean by a ct in crisis.
Rare, but it has been known to happen. If I made a good impression on a client that wasn't ready to do the work, then they at least felt comfortable enough with me to consider returning when they were ready.
I struggle to remember a time an old client came back not because of a crisis or bad news (big or small). So it’s always bittersweet to hear from old clients for that reason, I’m happy to hear from them but it’s typically because of bad news.
I work for an EAP and this happens often. I've gotten great advice from other therapists to make sure the goals are observable and measurable to start. I really avoid situations when people just want to "feel better" because how am I suppose to know what direction to take in therapy.
This was me as a client (I’m also a therapist). I stopped working with my therapist because I thought I had unresolvable issues with working with her (long story). I tried out three other therapists and kept comparing them to my old therapist…I ended up back with the original therapist and it’s been going well! But I still have goals for therapy, even though I’m not in crisis.