by Jeff Levy | Dec 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I received a phone call earlier this week from Ray, a long time client. He rarely calls between sessions so when I listened to his voicemail asking me to call him back, I knew there was something important happening in his life. When we eventually spoke, it was...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Abby shot up from her seat and ran out of my office. I asked her to stop and tell me what was wrong, but she left without saying a word. I quickly called her cell phone but she didn’t pick up so I left a message. I tried to reach her later that evening and I still...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
“I don’t have anything to report,” Joel said to me as we began our session. This had become our beginning ritual, despite having worked together for almost a year. Joel is not the only client who starts a session like this. In other instances, I’ll be talking with...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently received an email from a client thanking me for the work we have done together and telling me how much he had grown. In that same email, he shared he had decided to end therapy, at least for now. This isn’t the first time I’ve received such an email,...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Hey Jeff, I just realized that by the end of this month I’ll have known you for 14 years. I didn’t realize we’d been seeing each other that long. Did you?” I thought for a few seconds about Adam’s statement and question before responding. “What makes you think of...
by Jeff Levy | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“I feel worse leaving this session than I did when I came in,” Paul said through tears in his eyes. “Therapy is supposed to make me feel better!” I don’t think this is helping me!” “You’re supposed to know how to make this pain stop! You’re the professional. I pay...
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