I asked my therapist today if she had a pattern of six weeks on/three weeks off, as she has had since I started seeing her in January.

So that’s 17-18 weeks out of the office a year. That’s more than any other therapist I have seen. It seems high, so I was curious about the standard. What’s the average amount of time your therapist is out of the office each year? Could include both vacation and non-vacation (conferences, damily matters, etc.).

By the way, I’m not upset about this (mostly it’s annoying because after every gap I’ll need a session or two to readjust to her, but I probably don’t need therapy every week plus I have a second therapist I do see every other week who hardly ever goes out of town, so I’m covered), and I’m not criticizing her, so please don’t think I am and respond accordingly, or tell me therapists are human too and need breaks. That’s not the question I’m asking.