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Old Dec 21, 2016, 10:54 AM
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Yes, below is the appropriate thing to do. If her daughter has an emergency, she could state at the beginning of session-there's a family emergency and I might have to take a call from a family member.

If it's just her and her daughter coordinating shopping or plans for dinner or whatever, that is something totally different. I was thinking more of the laptop typing and nail filing you mentioned. That sort of helps paint the picture of your therapist here.

I had a therapist who was a psychiatrist, and he did this every other week. He'd tell me when I got in that he had a patient in crisis and might have to take a call. Once in a while he'd tell me in advance he had to take a text from a family member. It was never a problem.

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Originally Posted by justafriend306 View Post
I suppose it depends on the nature of the phonecalls.

My psychiatrist operates out of the hospital. He is on call. The psychiatrist that was conducting my CBT program is a forensic psychiatrist and is on call for emergencies too.

However... both have explained to me why they have their phones turned on and why it may be neccessary to respond.
Thanks for this!
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