I got another email today from the person I spoke to about my complaint.
She said she had passed it on to another member of the team to make enquiries and he will be phoning me tomorrow with the results of his enquiries. If I am not happy I can make a formal complaint. Not sure if I want to go down that route or if there is even any value in doing so.

I emailed my counsellor and told her I had made the complaint. When I went to see my GP today I saw her on the way in and she said she was really proud of me for doing it. I also told my GP today, though I was a bit worried about doing so. I shouldn't have been - he too thought it was the right thing to do and was very supportive. I still feel equivocal about it but I think it is important for me that I have done it.

Caroline