I'm sorry, I can't see a situation where it's ok for a t to have their phone on. If it can't wait til the end of the session - what 60 mins at the most - they're probably not the person to be dealing with it. If I were standing on a ledge somewhere it's the emergency services I need, my therapist isn't the right person for that scale of immediate crisis and all she would do is phone emergency services anyway.
If my T is on call, I don't expect them to book me fit a session - I'd rather them plan to see me st another time than be distracted by the phone. I just don't think my T can presence herself with me fully while knowing her phone might go, much less actually responding to it. I've had jons where I had scheduled appointments and an on call process, so I know what it is to need to juggle both.
All of which is beside the point, you've told her you don't like it, she's being paid for her time with you and she continues to be disrespectful. You've been with her for 2.5 years, what is she doing to help you build a support system away from therapy?
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