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Originally Posted by Squiggle328
I totally agree with you on this one, Peaches. Working in the field of education, I cannot ignore notes, emails, voicemails from parents. We are required (or strongly encouraged) get back with them within 24 hours.
I have 26 students which can mean 52 parents, and then grandparents on both sides that my get involved. These days, children are living with parents who are divorced and they are shuffled back and forth. My point is that I can have a number of family members involved in one of my student's lives. It can get hectic, but I do my job and return the call/email.
I know that therapists are busy, but isn't it part of their job to be there for their clients?? Yes, there are clients who need very strict boundaries. But, if your therapist says it is okay to email, then they need to make themselves available within a reasonable amount of time.
I am lucky that I don't run into that problem very often. If she cannot give me a full response, she will acknowledge my email and tell me she will get back to me later.
Communication outside of a therapy session should be a part of the package, IMO. We pay a LOT of money to be in therapy. I think they need to make themselves available to communicate with us.
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Hi Squiggle,
I'm glad you understand and don't think what I'm wanting is unreasonable. I realize t can't always get back to me immediately. I have no problem waiting a few hours, or even a day or a weekend if i email on a Friday. But if I email a question on Monday morning, and she says she's too busy and will get back to me later, and doesn't do it at all -- then when i go into my session Wednesday at 3 pm, i am going to be upset.
She KNOWS it's a sticky point for me. She KNOWS it triggers me horribly. I just can't understand why she does it. I know she's busy, but it just seems like if she cared about me, knowing what she does about my triggers, then she would be careful not to keep saying that, but make an effort to at least give me a short answer to my question.