What Ending Therapy Actually Looks Like

When I was taught about what it looked like for therapy to end with our clients, it was always a graduation-like, kumbaya moment where were had a full session or two to process things ending, reminisce on our clients' growth, and help them plan for a successful future without therapy. There would be a beautiful send-off. Tears might be shed. In reality, most of my clients don't end therapy this way. It's actually relatively rare (in my practice at least). So in this video, I thought I'd shed light on some of the more common ways that therapy ends. I also go on a rant about why I have a deep dislike of the word "termination" and I hope we can change our vocabulary regarding the close of the therapeutic relationship. FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8 LINKS *Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely! 👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8 👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/ 👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to. Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/ This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.