Taking something away suddenly because of something you've done is shaming and kind of manipulatively punitive. I know if my therapist allowed emaling and then suddenly took it away, I'd think "she just doesn't feel like answering so she's going to pretend it's therapeutic." For people with big abandonmemt issues or issues from childhood neglect, this is so painful and scary. Changing boundaries don't feel safe at all. This kind of thing sends me into obsessive panic.

I'm so sorry you had to deal with this just before XMas.