Closing a Therapy Session

Closing a Therapy Session

The way a therapist ends a session can significantly impact the client’s experience and their readiness for the next steps. After watching this discussion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLQwGWZvyhI) think about your future approach to ending sessions with clients, or even wrapping up discussions in your own lives, whether that be personally or professionally. What strategies or skills do you find helpful for wrapping up sessions in a way that feels respectful, supportive, and effective?

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Consider the following in your response:

• How might you balance providing a sense of closure while preparing the client to carry the work forward?
• How might you handle the end of a session if a client is sharing something intense or feels unresolved?
• If you’ve experienced difficult endings in your own life or in hypothetical scenarios, what strategies or phrases could you use to manage these situations?

Reflect on any specific approaches you’ve tried or would like to try in future sessions, and feel free to share what you find challenging about closing out sessions effectively.

Closing a Therapy Session

The way a therapist ends a session can significantly impact the client’s experience and their readiness for the next steps. After watching this discussion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLQwGWZvyhI) think about your future approach to ending sessions with clients, or even wrapping up discussions in your own lives, whether that be personally or professionally. What strategies or skills do you find helpful for wrapping up sessions in a way that feels respectful, supportive, and effective?

Consider the following in your response:

• How might you balance providing a sense of closure while preparing the client to carry the work forward?
• How might you handle the end of a session if a client is sharing something intense or feels unresolved?
• If you’ve experienced difficult endings in your own life or in hypothetical scenarios, what strategies or phrases could you use to manage these situations?

Reflect on any specific approaches you’ve tried or would like to try in future sessions, and feel free to share what you find challenging about closing out sessions effectively.