I remember once I showed up for my couples session and I was kind of dreading it. I didn't want to be there. I felt I needed an individual session with T before I met with him and my husband and that had not been possible to schedule. My husband was supposed to meet me at T's office but I got there early. In the waiting room was another woman. T had accidentally double booked her for my couples session. I felt like it was an answer to my prayers. I would not have to do the couples session! Thank you, God!!! Anyway, T comes into the waiting room when he hears us talking and is taken aback. He realizes he screwed up and double booked. I offer to the other woman that she can have the session. Then she says no, no, you take it. I say no, you should have it. And it went on. Finally I said I don't even really want to be here, so this is perfect, you take the session. Then she said, I don't want to be here today either, so you take it. This was pretty funny, T was chagrinned. He had two clients there, neither of whom wanted to see him! I bet that was a first.

Finally, T intervened and said one of us could have the slot afterwards because that was open. It would not work for the other client. T explained to her that it was really important that I got the slot because my husband and I were "in crisis." So she left. And then T let me have the first session alone and my husband had to wait an hour, and then he joined us for the second hour. It worked out perfectly.

I just remember that look on T's face as his two clients bent over backwards to NOT have to do therapy with him.