Well, he rarely took lengthy breaks. I never asked about seeing someone else when he would be gone, but I generally didn't feel that pressure. He always had a colleague available for emergency calls during any absence. There was a time when I was in crisis and he was scheduled to be away at a conference. I didn't ask, but he gave me the name and phone number of a colleague that I could contact if I felt the need, and told me he had alerted her that I might call. Normally, I wouldn't have been able to reach out like that, but he told me that I could trust her and that she was who he talked with when he needed to talk. And I did call and talked to her over the phone when I felt badly. He was glad that I had reached out.