I did exactly what you wrote above and said no to IP and what I would do instead (xyz), and she just said would I call if it got worse and when I said yes, she thought that was acceptable. So, it turned out well.
thank-you.

Can you start off by asking him how he responds to clients who are in crisis We talked about how he response and how he uses the ER as a second opinion, that he would bring my husband into the mix before and only if I'm currently in the middle of a life threatening act would he call the police. The thing is first session he had to answer the phone and he said "No, I only baker act to hospital A & B."