Hey Sarah Michelle,

This is definately a big deal, I don't think you are wrong to be upset and scared about your therapist's lack of contact, I think most of us would; and to go from seeing her twice a week to nothing is very difficult.

I agree with Darkrunner that she is being very irresponsible, she has an ethical duty to her clients to inform them of the situation, no matter how big the family crisis and to let them know when she will return or help clients find other support if needed. If one of her clients took up an official complaint about this situation I would say she would be repremanded for not taking her clients into consideration. The people she sees are vulnerable and she has a duty to "do no harm", which she is not following.

I understand your therapist has been good to you before this happened and it sounds like she was very supportive but as someone else said, I cannot understand how she cannot find the time to contact you and her other clients to let them know whats going on.

I think the way you are thinking is very understandable it may be a bit exaggerated by your hurt - like not feeling you can ever trust her again and feeling completely abandoned - although i do fully understand why you feel this way.

I really feel for you at the moment, it must be incredibly difficult and I am sorry she has put you in this position! You have done so well to try and talk to other people in the mean time. I just hope she gets in touch with you soon