Hi MH,

Just want to say Congratulations on all the "hurdles" you leaped yesterday. I am sorry your T was not able to hear how you are feeling about hearing and seeing how your T is feeling about the other patient. That really bites. IMO it really sounds like she could benefit from some supervisory-type help in this situation, and you could benefit from her getting the help she needs. At any rate, I hope you are able to address this and the matter Jones brought up in the sessions to come. Great job for having the courage to go in there yesterday!

SG

Dear MH,

Thank you for the update - it is good to hear how it went. I am so pleased that you went and fronted up with the things you were concerned about - that is amazing in itself, and I am glad you got a bit of relief from getting over those hurdles. It is an excellent sign, I think, that she let you express yourself without getting defensive or worked up herself - that helps a lot.

It sounds like you didn't get much relief from your feelings about the other client and all the implications of that situation, and I can see it would have been upsetting to hear her getting upset even as you were trying to communicate about that.

But you know you want to continue, for several reasons, and I think it's also a very good sign that you feel like you can continue the conversation about this stuff until it is more resolved. I know this situation has to be far less than comfortable even now, but I think you're in a really good position to keep making progress with it. I hope you are doing ok, MH - hang in there.

((((((MH)))))))

Jones