I agree with what ThisWayOut said.
I have no contact at all during weekends and breaks (short and long). Usually the longest vacations of T's are not longer than 3 weeks.

But I can understand why 12 weeks with no contact can seem cruel. My other T is now on leave/vacation. She has been away for more than 4 months and wil be away for another month. I have no contact at all during that time. And I can't understand how she can just do that so easily. She has been my T for years. I'm probably the client she has been seeing the longest. During the last year I became very attached to her. I'm struggling with this. And how can she just go 5 months without wondering how I am? I know it's her time off, but still. Even one check-up email is too much? Makes me wonder if she actually give a damn about me. And that I probably should just stay with current/replacement T.