In every country that I've heard of you still retain the right to pay out of pocket and not wait to see a therapist. It's just that, as in the U.S., most people do not have the means to do so. Think of the kajillions of US posters talking about how this or that therapist won't take their insurance or is not approved by the insurer. People from the us also post here all the time about their frustrations with public clinics including being denied appropriate services and being terminated or transferred to another provider arbitrarily. It really doesn't sound very different.

SarahSweden I am so sorry that you are having such a rough time. I hope that you find a good therapy situation very soon. Is there a patient advocate/ombudsman that you can go to and explain your situation?