PTSD and Trauma recovery

Kätzchen · 07-22-2019, 09:17 PM

Tonight at my therapy counseling session, I met the new therapist who will take over in September. She's a Transgender Woman and she is simply soft-spoken and welcoming and she is able to accommodate my work schedule. So because she isn't available on a couple Saturdays a month, I'll be seeing her three times a month, on Wednesday nights, at a much later time, due to horrific traffic conditions in our metro area. The lesbian therapist I've been seeing for about a year now, was terribly happy that the Transgendered Woman and I hit it off, during our introductory meeting tonight.

Also, we are only going to do one session of EMDR once a month, then use two follow-up appts to process the one EMDR session.

Slowly guided and safe processing is the goal.

Next week is my last session with my year long placement with my therapist. So we plan to use our hour of time wisely and make plans for the transition in September to my new therapist.

I'm feeling hopeful about progress I have made so far, but look forward to expanded healing as time goes by.

FireSignFemme · 07-22-2019, 10:23 PM

I was dumped by my counselor last week. I'm not getting a substitute because apparently he and his supervisors have decided no further work needs to be done. Or maybe can be done or – I don't know.

Apocalipstic · 07-24-2019, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FireSignFemme

I was dumped by my counselor last week. I'm not getting a substitute because apparently he and his supervisors have decided no further work needs to be done. Or maybe can be done or – I don't know.

Is it publicly funded? I know the President has cut a lot of funding. So angry and sorry for this setback for you. Are there other resources in your area?

candy_coated_bitch · 07-24-2019, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FireSignFemme

I was dumped by my counselor last week. I'm not getting a substitute because apparently he and his supervisors have decided no further work needs to be done. Or maybe can be done or – I don't know.

I'm so sorry. That's really crappy they're not giving you a substitute. That's happened to me before and it sucks. Are you ok? Do you have any other local resources?

FireSignFemme · 07-24-2019, 07:17 PM

No I'm okay, actually doing well. I wound up in therapy because I began having exaggerated startle response experiences again. This after years and years without them. So I had to go back to see why this seemingly resolved a long time ago issue was cropping back up again, this when I wasn't experiencing any new traumatic events to account for it.

Fortunately I have coverage. However there are low cost, even some no cost options for those in our community who don't. Or do, but have coverage that's so limited, even though they're working they still wind up using some of these same services. Also there are also a lot of resources in our community for people who need support but not formal therapy -12 Step meetings, religious programs, other self help things like that.

Though I've been booted out of counseling I will continue to see a psychiatrist for med management. I can't remember now what they said, I think four times a year, but it might have been every three months. For anxiety and sleep. I never needed meds for either before but without meds I'm still somewhat anxious and sometimes have difficulty sleeping because of all the health things I've been though.

07-22-2019, 09:17 PM	#1
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life with my granddaughter & chosen friends and family. Posts: 16,091 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,733 Thanked 33,524 Times in 10,650 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Tonight at my therapy counseling session, I met the new therapist who will take over in September. She's a Transgender Woman and she is simply soft-spoken and welcoming and she is able to accommodate my work schedule. So because she isn't available on a couple Saturdays a month, I'll be seeing her three times a month, on Wednesday nights, at a much later time, due to horrific traffic conditions in our metro area. The lesbian therapist I've been seeing for about a year now, was terribly happy that the Transgendered Woman and I hit it off, during our introductory meeting tonight. Also, we are only going to do one session of EMDR once a month, then use two follow-up appts to process the one EMDR session. Slowly guided and safe processing is the goal. Next week is my last session with my year long placement with my therapist. So we plan to use our hour of time wisely and make plans for the transition in September to my new therapist. I'm feeling hopeful about progress I have made so far, but look forward to expanded healing as time goes by. __________________ “I used to be a chaser. I’d chase friendships. I’d chase relationships. I’d chase possibilities. It took me a long time to realize that I was wasting my energy on the wrong people. The right people won’t make you chase them. They’ll just show up,” — Mandy Hale.

07-22-2019, 10:23 PM	#2
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,292 Times in 3,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	I was dumped by my counselor last week. I'm not getting a substitute because apparently he and his supervisors have decided no further work needs to be done. Or maybe can be done or – I don't know.

07-24-2019, 07:17 PM	#5
FireSignFemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: N/A Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: WA Posts: 4,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37,962 Thanked 10,292 Times in 3,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	No I'm okay, actually doing well. I wound up in therapy because I began having exaggerated startle response experiences again. This after years and years without them. So I had to go back to see why this seemingly resolved a long time ago issue was cropping back up again, this when I wasn't experiencing any new traumatic events to account for it. Fortunately I have coverage. However there are low cost, even some no cost options for those in our community who don't. Or do, but have coverage that's so limited, even though they're working they still wind up using some of these same services. Also there are also a lot of resources in our community for people who need support but not formal therapy -12 Step meetings, religious programs, other self help things like that. Though I've been booted out of counseling I will continue to see a psychiatrist for med management. I can't remember now what they said, I think four times a year, but it might have been every three months. For anxiety and sleep. I never needed meds for either before but without meds I'm still somewhat anxious and sometimes have difficulty sleeping because of all the health things I've been though.