Ditto about the referral.
I looked around on the internet, and this set of ethics is fairly standard:
Quote:
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND CODE OF CONDUCT, American Psychological Association (APA) 2002:
http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html
10.10 Terminating Therapy
(a) Psychologists terminate therapy when it becomes reasonably clear that the client/patient no longer needs the service, is not likely to benefit, or is being harmed by continued service. (b) Psychologists may terminate therapy when threatened or otherwise endangered by the client/patient or another person with whom the client/patient has a relationship. (c) Except where precluded by the actions of clients/patients or third-party payors, prior to termination psychologists provide pretermination counseling and suggest alternative service providers as appropriate.
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In other words, unless there was really egregious behavior on the part of the client, she really is behaving unethically. Even if she feels that you and she aren't working productively together, she is still supposed to help you arrange for some kind of subsequent care. That means referrals, at the very least.
I am sorry that you are suffering with this unnecessary pain.
Take care.
-Far