Strike Two!

They say lightning never strikes twice.  When I started working with a therapist in September of 2007, I hit the jackpot by having been assigned to Vickie.  She and I worked so well together that our in-session relationship became almost automatic.  It's like we were both on the same page before either of us ever touched the book.  I figured that was gone forever.

Today, I began sessions with Kerry.  I felt immediately at-ease in her office.  She has a way about her that is very similar to Vickie's way.  She is kind like Vickie.  She is nice to talk to.

Nothing and no one could ever top what I had with Vickie, because Vickie was my first therapist.  Vickie will always be my #1 collaborator.  Vickie will forever remain the standard bearer of what I think a good therapist should be.

Kerry is content to allow me to linger in the memory of sessions with Vickie.  She is ready for the "that's not how Vickie does it" protestations.  She said she wouldn't even be offended if I were to slip up and refer to her as Vickie.  I told Kerry that I am not viewing my therapeutic relationship with her as a competition to the standard that Vickie set in my mind, but rather as a new and different experience.  Kerry seems to like me; and, so far, she seems pretty fantastic, too.  She is kind, and her style and methods of interaction feel familiar.

I think Vickie would approve.  Maybe lightning does strike twice!

"Lightning Strikes", Lou Christie.