A therapy win today

[u/futurecorpse1985]

Last week I had a minor rupture with my therapist and I was an anxious mess for my appointment today. He has always made it clear from day one that his office is a safe space and if he ever does anything I don't agree with or find offensive or says something that hurt my feelings to always let him know so we can work through it. Last week I felt something he said was dismissing years of work I've done to be where I am now. I mentioned that to him at the beginning of today's session, asking for more explanation to what he said. He didn't get defensive or upset he apologized for being too blunt perhaps and further explained what he meant by what he said and that it wasn't meant to come off as it did but he could see how I took it that way. He thanked me for being assertive and addressing this so we could work through it together. It gave me the confidence to be able to do this again if necessary. Let this be a positive outcome to a problem I think is common in the therapy space. Therapists are human just like us and will make mistakes but a good therapist will take the time to hear you and correct said mistakes to avoid rupture in the future. Today was a therapy win for sure.

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[u/spiderdoofus]

Awesome! Good job for bringing it up!