Ending Sessions on Time

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of ending therapy sessions on time, sparked by a conversation around an Instagram reel by trauma therapist Jen Sims.

We're currently on tour, but we are so excited to share this conversation with you! In this episode, we discuss all the interesting layers of this instagram reel by Jen Sims from The Redwood Center for Children & Families. As a trauma therapist herself, she decided to terminate therapy with her own therapist after the first session ran significantly over time. This sparked a huge conversation among therapists about what it means to end on time (or extend beyond the scheduled time.) People...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Pickell, Alison McCleary

Topics covered

• therapy
• mental health
• boundaries
• time management
• trauma

Keywords

• therapy
• ending sessions
• mental health
• trauma therapy
• time management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Redwood Center for Children & Families

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