justfloating,
I think that as far as our mental health (or any health for that matter) is concerned there isn't really any "usual" way of doing things. I mean, we all experience depression a bit differently. You just expressed youself very clearly in that post. Why not make an appointment to see this other counselor and explain just what you have put down here (maybe even take it to show her). That way she might get a better sense of how depression affects you, and maybe she could even then try to get you in for an immediate appointment the next time you begin to feel not so great.