It isn't every therapist's responsibility to accommodate for every client's needs. It's just not humanly possible. From the sounds of it here (and from what I've experienced) different therapists have different availability. Clients can seek and find a therapist who does have an availability that works for them. If you need a therapist who is available in the evenings or weekends, then that is what you have to seek out, and they do exist. But to say no one should even go into the profession if they don't have evening or weekend hours is unrealistic and basically says that therapists don't have the right to have a personal life of their own choosing -- that their entire world MUST revolve around accommodating clients, and if it doesn't, then they aren't worthy of even being in the profession. I just don't buy that. People who live for their jobs, who put their work before their personal lives, tend to be unhappy, stressed out, individuals; not a good trait for a therapist.

IF a therapist has the ability to work evenings and wishes to do so, that is a great situation for working clients. I don't believe every therapist has to do so though. IF a therapist has the ability to work on weekends and wishes to do so, that is another great situation for working clients, but again, it isn't necessary that every therapist have weekend hours either. A therapist who has a family and children has that family as a priority, and I fully understand their need for regular work hours in order to be with their family. Should therapist not be allowed to be married? Have children? Have other personal pursuits in their life? I've actually seen people say as much right here on PC, and it really kind of boggles the mind. There is a reason there are a variety of therapists with a variety of hours and availability, varieties of therapy modalities, etc. There are so many different needs of so many different clients, AND therapists are humans with their own needs and priorities themselves.