Originally Posted by MissFixit

Hi,

I too had a therapist change professions on me. He gave me a heads up and maybe 2 sessions later, he referred me to a fellow dr and that was it. I was very upset by this as was a friend who also saw him. Maybe 12 years later I ran into him and he approached me but I didn't recognize him and once I did realize who he was, I felt mad and distant. Silly, but I felt dumped even though I intellectually understood that he needed to change careers. I felt abandoned by someone I thought I could trust to help me and care for my mental health. Don't know if you are feeling any of those feelings but it is a change. There are always mixed feelings in those situations. Does he have partners whom you have met?

I prefer male therapists too. I like the perspective of the opposite sex. I cannot give myself that and have learned lots from the men in my life. Maybe you need a male in more ways than one???? (hehe)

Do you think T sees that you are healing and discovering yourself and your rah is not progressing or doing it at a snails pace? Maybe he sees you doing the 12 steps as a way to justify procrastinating the inevitable. Avoidance? My last T wasn't a fan of non-A's doing 12 steps either. Mine wasn't a fan of the term codependency either. Not sure why.