How To Break Up With Your Therapist
Not all therapist-client relationships are the perfect fit. The best approach is to depart with honest feedback and on good terms.
Have you ever had a few sessions with a therapist only to discover you aren’t benefiting from your time together? Perhaps the approach didn’t feel right, or the therapist dominated the conversation. All of these challenges are prime examples of why it is perfectly natural to leave the relationship. How can you depart without ghosting or hurting the therapist's feelings while providing honest, constructive feedback? Let’s examine the challenge through a recent, personal example, the hard lessons I’ve learned, concluding with strategies you can employ, should you find yourself in a similar situation.
A Personal Example
One core component of being a Gestalt Psychotherapy student is the necessity to work with a fourth or fifth-year Gestalt therapist through the student clinic for fifty hours by the end of year three. The purpose is for people entering into the program to watch Gestalt in action, to begin the more profound work, and prepare themselves for the therapist's chair. I believe the approach is of great value and benefit for both therapists and clients.
