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Hi guys and welcome to a new episode of Couch Talks on Unith Therapy podcast.

My name is Kat.

I am the host. And if you are unfamiliar with what

couch talks is, it is the special bonus episode of Unine Therapy where I answer questions that you

guys send to Catherine at Unite Therapy Podcast.com. And quick reminder before we get into the episode that even though this podcast is called

You Need Therapy and I am a therapist, this does not serve as a replacement or substitute for any

actual mental health services. I also always keep these emails anonymous so you don't have to be

worried about exposing your identity or people

knowing who sent the email in. I will never say your name so you can feel really safe sending in

your question. So today we're going to follow the normal format. We're going to get right to it.

So I'm going to read the question and then we are going to talk about it.

Hi, Kat. Your podcast has helped me so much through my journey and becoming a

therapist. I am currently an intern, and I'm on my own mental health journey. Speaking of my

own mental health journey, I have been seeing my therapist who is actually the best every week

for almost two years. Yesterday, she unexpectedly told me she's leaving the

practice in a couple of weeks to go work at a college, and I am devastated. Sad is an

understatement for how I am feeling. I feel like I am literally going through the stages of grief.

I understand she is just a person, and this isn't her fault. I'm wondering if it's normal and okay to be so sad to have to leave her or if that means I had an unhealthy attachment or reliance on her. Also wondering if you have any advice on how to get over it. I'm tempted to just not go back to therapy, even though I definitely haven't fully healed

to avoid this. This happened with my last therapist too, and it's the worst feeling ever.

Thanks. This sounds very normal to me. Sadness, that feeling is an emotion that lets us know we

lost something that is important to us. So having feelings around the end of a really important

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