So, its August.
This is the time many therapists go on a break, holiday or vacation; usually between a week or up to 6 weeks. It’s a culture understood a lot more across the pond than the UK.. here it’s usually found therapists take a shorter break away (unless you are seeing a counsellor at a school, college or University that closes over the Summer holidays.)
This is something a lot of clients find hard to cope with (and who knows, perhaps the therapist does to). Here is a list of things I do to ‘cope’ with this – usually done at the day and time I would have had a session:
- Compose an email to my therapist, but don’t send it. (I instead save it in my saved mail)
- Write in a journal.
- Go swimming, jogging or to an exercise class.
- Enrol in a short course or class (no matter where you live – there are some free online courses at Coursea.org)
- Try meditation.
- Try meeting up with a friend or family member.
Sometimes, it is all about distracting yourself.
I’m writing this post today as a distraction. Unfortunately, my life circumstances have changed over the last few weeks, right on cue as my therapist is due to have her holiday. I’m really lucky as my therapist has also realised this and we have come up with a plan over the next few weeks. I want my therapist to have a refreshing break away from work, goodness knows she has earned it!
Therapy nut loops. 