Check-ins & Maintenance

Discharging someone that you've worked with months or even years to achieve your dream is a momentous occasion.  It means we have thoroughly processed experiences, emotions, worries and dreams, and I have adequately prepared you for the next stretch of your journey.  But even after we've done all of our work, former patients sometimes want (need?) to come back for a check-in.  There may be new circumstances, triggers, relationships or old demons that have reared their ugly head.  That is where check-ins come in handy.  You don't need to start with a new therapist.  You can pick up right where you left off, which makes the best use of your time, energy and money.  I always make room for my former patients for both check-ins or maintenance appointments, which people request when they feel ready to spread their wings, but they aren't quite ready to fly on their own just yet.  I know that someone is ready to be discharged when I hear statements like "I think someone else might need you more than me now," or "I can't tell you how much I am going to miss our time together."  When those disclosures happen, it means I have done my job well.

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Some of the issues we might address in a check-in could be:

• Your little sister just announced a spontaneous pregnancy

• You have run out of fertility benefits

• You have to deliver in the same hospital that you delivered your angel baby

• Your 10 year old, donor-conceived child just asked why they don't look like you