imapatient, I work with (or have worked with) multiple Ts in the same way deli describes. They each have their own role and we talk about different things, work on different issues. So it might not be that hard to find a "second chair" T if this T would be working on different stuff from the phone T. I guess you never know until you ask. I am sorry your local T is moving away. I hope that ending is not too difficult for you. Maybe she would have good advice. She could tell you how she has felt being the "second chair" and what made it work for her and what made it difficult. What was your reason for wanting the secondary T you have now? Was it so you could have a local person for face to face (more helpful to have in person support)? If that is really important to you, and you want to drop your T body count, maybe working towards discontinuing with phone T is the road to take. But discuss with all your Ts for their opinions and insight. Good luck.