Ghosting on Freud: why breaking up with a therapist is so tricky

The therapist-client relationship is an intimate one and yet we often end them abruptly or just drop off. Alana Massey learns about a different kind of breakupMy last therapist always told me that if I was considering ending our sessions, we would need to talk about it for at least four sessions before deciding. But when I decided to walk away, I didn’t give him any warning. After what I felt was an unprofessional response to a traumatic life event, I canceled my standing appointment throu