Session three...
Chrissie had breezed away from our last session, fired up about the idea of planning weekends away with her partner so that they could rekindle their relationship and learn to appreciate one another again.
However, since then, Chrissie had cancelled two appointments with me. Now, as I sat waiting to see her for the first time after a long break, I was aware that I was feeling a little anxious.
A very different Chrissie entered the room. She looked tired and gaunt, and lacked her usual dynamism. I waited for her to settle into her chair and to start updating me as she usually did, but instead she sat silently, shaking her head, biting