Karen, I will also take the opportunity to put into words my most sincere thanks for our work together and the contribution the work has made to my life NOW and I am anticipating into my future.
You will recall when I came to your office I was in a bit of a state related to the break up of a two year relationship. While that was the catalyst for my walk into your door, it was also prompted by my endeavour to resolve the long term issues related to why the relationship broke up. I had experienced anxiety and depression from my adolescence through to now (I am 37 years old). While I addressed the depression through other therapies, the anxiety remained and had devastated my relationship as a consequence. As we both know the anxiety has just been the mask of a lot of self loathing and a lack of self acceptance and self love.
I came to you a little humbled, in that I had already had years of talking therapy and counselling, and I am myself a practising social worker with 10 years experience in this therapeutic profession.
Your work felt easy and effortless, the changes in me and my life have been subtle yet significant. Through every other therapy I waited for the climatic moment when I knew that something had changed, and while I always felt those moments when they happened, I now realise that the change was superficial and never sustainable.
I have a new sense of myself. I know both joy and happiness. It feels and looks so different from how I anticipated, but this place is so good! I know that these feelings can last and that the change in me is at the deepest parts of who and what I am.
This is all new right now and life seems amazingly good, nothing is insurmountable or overwhelming, the future is looking as positively bright as I imagined, visualised and experienced with you. I know the things I want to achieve and I know that with how I am feeling now I can get there. I don’t rule out coming back to you again, this time coming back with an clearer vision I where I want to be and knowing that you can assist me to get there in a way that is fast and effortless, yet gets the results.
I should probably also say that there were times through our sessions that I was caught between being a client and being a social work practitioner.
I have taken so much away for my own practice. You are skilful, knowledgeable and professional.
Many thanks for all you have given me. All the best.
