Dear Therapist: The Pandemic Has Changed My Relationship With My Therapist
I don’t want to burden him with my feelings when he’s going through the exact same thing.
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Dear Therapist,
Since the COVID-19 lockdown began, I have done only one tele-health appointment with my therapist of six years. The world has changed for us, and I feel deeply that I should not create more of a burden for my therapist while he is going through the exact same thing.
I’ve seen several TV interviews with therapists talking about how bogged down they are with their patients in crisis now. I just don’t want to do that to him. I think that giving him the gift of time may be what he needs right now.
