2024 - Thirteenth Session

Telehealth session with myself and Cass; her first time in attendance.

The majority of the session was Tess familiarizing herself with Cass - asking questions, listening to answers, and offering suggestions, though it was nice to hear Cass use the word, "excited" when asked about how she felt about dating me. Tess seemed to think Cassie was handling everything which has transpired in a healthy manner, save this: self-sabotage. She let Cass know it sounded like her hesitation in considering me romantically was her own fear she was allowing to prevent the possibility of being happy.

She then suggested the book, Moving Through Grief: Proven Techniques for Finding Your Way After Any Loss by Gretchen Kubacky. I bought two copies.

Then Tess said something I've never heard her articulate before - and - she said it to Cass: "Eric can be a lot." And there it is. The one thing I always warn her of (not because I see it, rather because it's what I've been told). To her credit, Cass always replies, "I can see where some people would say that."

Tess concluded the session by reiterating how nice it was to finally meet Cass then telling her everything I'd said about her was true <3