Welcome back! is what I say when a client couple has completed a round of therapy in a previous year or quarter, and feels the need to return for more work.
Coming back for more counseling need not be seen as a confirmation of failure, but rather as the desire to go deeper and further as a couple – or in the case of an individual, as a whole person.
As with any intense training or learning, there can be a need to pull away and rest, or focus on application. Some couples and individuals do better with keeping a regular schedule of therapy, like a “maintenance” level, and others do intense work for several sessions, then back away for a spell.
As a therapist, I flex easily with these kinds of varying needs. You get to set your own pace in this work.
Sometimes clients are returning because of a new crisis or rising issue, and some actually come back for something like a wellness check up as a preventative measure.
With school still in session, before summer travel and outdoor events pick up again, take advantage of this time to do some preventative counseling.
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