RossCaliban 4 Oct 2024 The Couple That Stays Together - Part 1: Renegotiation Her relationship faltering, Rachel decides to take accountability From the notes of Dr. Kelsey Ransom, PsyD Second meeting today with Rachel (36) and Bertram (32), recommended to me by Dr. Arkanian in hopes that they would be better able to address the issues in their relationship with a therapist closer to their own age. The two have been together for seven years, mutual lack of interest in marriage or children as discussed in previous interview. Employment/finance problems have been n...
RossCaliban 16 Oct 2024 The Couple That Stays Together - Part 2: Remonstration It's Bertie's turn to take responsibility for his shortcomings From the notes of Dr. Kelsey Ransom, PsyD There has been a development since our last session. The couple’s last therapist had described Rachel’s cooperation in therapy as reluctant at best, but today she was quite eager to participate. She apologized to me, admitting that she had been skeptical of the idea of therapy from the beginning, but that she and Bertie had been talking since our last session and both agreed to co...
RossCaliban 25 Oct 2024 The Couple That Stays Together - Part 3: Reunion An accidental confession leads to a breakthrough for Rachel From the notes of Dr. Kelsey Ransom, PsyD Bertie and Rachel have been making excellent progress in session. As of my seventh meeting with them, I’m finding that I am able to listen more and mediate less. Bertie has been conciliatory in giving Rachel room to speak, and Rachel has been more direct in speaking her mind. And as has been my experience in these cases, I am now being asked if they are ready to leave the program....
RossCaliban 3 Nov 2024 The Couple That Stays Together - Part 4: Reckoning In which Bertie's long-buried secret comes to light From the notes of Dr. Kelsey Ransom, PsyD After some delay, I was finally able to schedule a one-on-one session with Bertie. Based on previous meetings, I’d identified him as the part of the couple more likely to speak, but less likely to share. I was curious as to what I should expect in this session – his partner Rachel had dropped an accidental truth bomb in an individual session two weeks earlier, and had promised to...
RossCaliban 11 Nov 2024 The Couple That Stays Together - Part 5: Recruits Their relationship healing, Rachel and Bertie move on to spicier things... From the notes of Dr. Kelsey Ransom, PsyD Today I terminated my relationship with Rachel and Bertie. The couple has completed what I would consider the standard period of couple’s therapy, and even though our sessions have uncovered some skeletons in their closet (See previous notes), they continue to look forward to the future. They know that further challenges will present themselves, and they are interested in pursuing...
