"travel"

Some times the resources you need are not near at hand When you live in a smallish town and there are no nearby resources, it may be important to travel. This is not the worst thing in the world. Many people get into their thoughts both on the way to counseling and on the way back, which may actually be very advantageous. It is not optimal to have life distracting you fully immediately before and immediately after a counseling session. There is a lot of psychological "disgeting" that can be missed when this happens. Travelling an hour and a half before and after a session might just be optimal. It is mostly important that you not be dwelling on deeply depressing things on the way home and it is a nightmare to be locked in a car, fighting with someone, for an hour and a half drive. Avoid those two situations and a long drive to and from counseling can be very therapeutic.