Therapy ending, is this a good way to thank my therapist?

Lasityttö
Lasityttö Posts: 79 Member
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I already posted this on my profile, and a group forum. But as I really want answers to this, I'll post it here too.

Whether you have any experience of therapy or not, please comment. My therapy is ending, and I want to let my therapist know how thankful I am (I know she already knows, but still). I made a card-thingy that says "thank you for" and then some things I am thankful of. Not nearly all of them, but that would take a lot more than a card. I also made a little stuffed creature, a character I've been drawing over the years and she has seen many times in my diaries etc. The stuffed version is not that cute or perfect, but as we've been working on me being less demanding of myself, I thought I'd let it be as it is. Now do these things sound like a good gift to her?

And thanks to anyone who answers.
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  • CyclingAddict
    CyclingAddict Posts: 61
    I think that would be appropriate. Personal and not lavish. I'm sure the therapist will appreciate it.
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    She'll love it!
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
    Sounds nice.

    I would have written in the card only, "Thanks for all the therapy." but that's just my weird sense of humour.
  • jrsey86
    jrsey86 Posts: 186 Member
    I'm sure she'd love it. After knowing you for so long, she'll think the stuffed gift is absolutely perfect. Congratulations, hun! :drinker:
  • Siege_Tank
    Siege_Tank Posts: 781 Member
    I bet it would make her day =)
  • wimeezer
    wimeezer Posts: 404 Member
    A great idea - she will enjoy it.

    Congratulations on doing the work.
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
    it is a very nice thing to do... i think she'll really appreciate it.
  • tubbyelmo
    tubbyelmo Posts: 415 Member
    Excellent idea, I'm sure she will really appreciate it, so thoughtful of you!
  • raynavarro
    raynavarro Posts: 19
    I still have personal cards and soem drawings from patients I had 20 years ago. They mean a lot.
  • tonyacoursey
    tonyacoursey Posts: 404 Member
    When I ended my therapy I cried and shook his hand. I wish I had thought to go the route you are taking. Great job!
  • SarahCW1979
    SarahCW1979 Posts: 572 Member
    Such a thoughtful idea! Im sure she'll love it x x
  • Lasityttö
    Lasityttö Posts: 79 Member
    Congratulations, hun! :drinker:

    Not really my choice that it'll end, but oh well. (State won't pay anymore and I don't have the money to pay for it myself, except for everyone now and then, monthly or so. Somehow we're considering this to be "the end" anyway.)

    Thanks everyone, for some reason I'm nervous about this and needed reassurance.
  • ravengirl1611
    ravengirl1611 Posts: 285 Member
    sounds perfect to me.
  • Thokiz
    Thokiz Posts: 55 Member
    Sounds like the perfect thank you gift.
  • Skinny_minny_mo
    Skinny_minny_mo Posts: 1,272 Member
    what a thoughtful gesture!

    she will love it - its meaningful without being over the top.

    wish i had clients like yourself when i used to counsel :)
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    Honestly, I was expecting to read something FAR more inappropriate / creepy. I don't think this sounds bad at all.
  • AnnabellKE
    AnnabellKE Posts: 26 Member
    That sounds great...I'm sure she'll love it!
  • Lasityttö
    Lasityttö Posts: 79 Member
    Honestly, I was expecting to read something FAR more inappropriate / creepy. I don't think this sounds bad at all.

    What? Oh, eww, no. Haha. :laugh: I guess I could have thought about the title a little more.
  • talaysia3
    talaysia3 Posts: 84 Member
    I think that's a wonderful idea. I wish I would have done that when my therapy ended..I wasn't ready for mine to end either, but I was at the end of the allowed visits.
  • Angie_1991
    Angie_1991 Posts: 447 Member
    That is perfect!
  • vonnywaft
    vonnywaft Posts: 182
    Sounds great. I offer therapy as part of my job and I love the personal little gifts I occassionally get. As I work for the UK's NHS we have policies about accepting gifts over a certain value as they could be seen as creating a "conflict of interest" but most of the time it is flowers, plants, art work done by the individual, ornaments for the therapy room etc. Often it's a card or just a heartfelt thank you. For me, knowing i did a good job and helped someone is enough, but tokens of their appreciation are really valued. The thing I like most is when I bump into a client years later in town and they remember me and say how they are doing, even if they have relapsed it's still nice to know they are getting by.
  • fit_librarian
    fit_librarian Posts: 242 Member
    I totally think those are great gifts. Congrats on ending therapy! I know I was really proud of myself when I finished working through many of my issues.

    I was in therapy for three years and at the end, I thank her with a card and a small teacup that I thought she'd like from a vintage store.
  • frosty73
    frosty73 Posts: 424 Member
    I think it sounds wonderful! I know she will appreciate that it came from your heart, and it will mean a lot to her because you really put effort into it.
  • dorothytd
    dorothytd Posts: 1,138 Member
    It sounds great. It is so nice to be appreciated, and in such a personal way is very thoughtful!!
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Your gesture sounds not only appropriate but also well thought out. I'm sure your therapist will love that you thought of her!
  • Lasityttö
    Lasityttö Posts: 79 Member
    Thank you all, I'm especially happy to hear that you who have worked as counselor/therapist appreciate this stuff. I don't want to give her something she'll just throw away when I'm gone.
  • skconrad
    skconrad Posts: 10 Member
    The true therapist who has helped (and it sounds as though you were successful) would take this as a meaningful gesture! Sounds great.
  • caramel1920
    caramel1920 Posts: 271
    I think it's totally appropriate, I keep the cards and notes my clients give me, they mean so much! I cannot, as a therapist accept any "gifts" as they are ethically inappropriate but a letter, or card is okay and the personal stuff means so much more anyway! I don't know about your therapist but I know for me, sometimes it seems as if I'm fighting a losing battle and I'm completely ineffective so I use those as a reminder to keep going because sometimes I am able to help someone who needs it and is ready for it!:smile:
  • Lasityttö
    Lasityttö Posts: 79 Member
    I cannot, as a therapist accept any "gifts" as they are ethically inappropriate

    I hope that the stuffed animal I made isn't going to be a problem.. Though as I said, it's made by me so it has no monetary value, and it's small enough to be hidden in a bottom of a drawer or something. I didn't even use any extra money on it, materials were some leftover stuff.

    Now I'm a little scared, I'd be quite hurt if she turned the gift down, even if there was an ethical issue.
  • BlackStarlight
    BlackStarlight Posts: 554 Member
    I think it would make her day. I think its a great idea go you :smile: :flowerforyou: xxx

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