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Originally Posted by GoodVibrations101
I am not talking about ALL California residents, but I have known therapists in NY who worked on Saturdays and Sundays or in the evenings. I have known lawyers in NY who take all-nighters to finish their work. There are many grocery stores and restaurants in NY which are open 24/7. I don't think ALL NY residents are hard working, but I sense in California this idea that the area is so good vacationing and relaxing that the residents want to slow down and vacation and relax on a daily basis.
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I'm in NY. Yes, it is a different lifestyle. But, quantity, plus the constant talking about how much one works or how late (status-seeking behavior here in NY), is not the same as the actual quality of work. Just because one stays up all night working doesn't mean the work is any good.
As for therapists, they adjust to their environment. Therapists in NY offer evening and weekend hours because so many of their clientele need and expect them. Same with the grocery stores. Large areas of the country do not have 24/7 stores. That doesn't make the residents or the therapists not hard-working.
I wouldn't call the problem cultural differences (because that could apply to you too) but that you have expectations she doesn't meet. If that's the case, why not move on?
2. seems like typical therapist talk to me, but I am curious about her idea that if something is too hard one should give up? A therapist going around saying that doesn't seem like a very good therapist, wherever they are located.