Originally Posted by
freethinking 
I've been thinking about this and am having anxiety over getting rid of him. I have a feeling he'll give me a guilt trip, and I still feel pretty shaky these days in terms of not doing a 12 step program. After almost 20 years of hearing how if I don't do the 12-steps I won't stay sober, I'm just now finding the guts to stand on my own two feet with this other stuff.
This is quite common in people who leave a 12-Step program, particularly after extensive exposure, so you wouldn't be the first to feel this way.
Originally Posted by
freethinking Would it be awful if I just canceled my next session and din't tell him I was moving on to a different therapist? I just feel like his reaction may make me feel like sh*t.
I'm not telling you what to do either way, but if you want to be polite, just tell him that you've decided to focus your recovery energy elsewhere, and that you know where to find him if you need him.