I basically don't want her to get my request twice and be like 'urgh, it's that girl who left me that long old message again...get the hint'. QUOTE]

I can really relate to this angst. I don't know about you, but I hate using the phone. Every therapist I've ever worked with has been contacted through email. Love, love, love email! But I've also had to come to grip with the fact that not all therapists like email. It's actually something that has helped me "rule out" a therapist due to them not being on the same page as I am. It's fine if she doesn't like email, but the relationship probably wouldn't work for us because of that fact. So, I'd move onto the next person. Like you, I also skipped putting in my phone number. Mainly because I wanted our first contact to be via email.

If you really like this therapist based on her web page, I'd suggest that you send another email simply stating that you hadn't heard anything back from her and wondered if she was accepting new clients. I wouldn't resend the lengthy email with the description of what is going on for you. If she didn't get the email, she'll probably respond back.

PS. I had one therapist respond back that she preferred talking on the phone with new potential clients. I responded back that I was in a living situation that didn't afford me any privacy for that conversation. I asked to book an initial appointment for us both to meet and decide if we "connected". She was agreeable to this set up. It's fine not to feel you need to "call" if that isn't something you're not comfortable with.