I tend to be a little touchy (which is why I'm in therapy haha) so I wanted to ask what you would think of this situation.
MyT is helping me find a T who does DBT. She gave me the name of someone she's known for 20 years and says she is great. MyT gave me her email address. I looked the NewT up online and she has no website and no contact info online. There are just a few sites about her teaching in different schools. I figured she probably isn't interested in having new clients so I came back to MyT the next week and said what I felt. MyT said that was not the case at all, she's trying to build a practice in our area and shared with me NewT's phone number to call.
I called NewT and she called me back the following day. The conversation went like this:
NewT: Hi, this is NewT. Is this thegreenmarker?
Me: Yes, this is she.
NewT: How can I help you?
Me: *tell her I'm looking for DBT and my therapist recommended her*
NewT: Do you want to make an appointment and we can talk about whether we should work together?
Me: I've never done DBT and don't know much about it. What would individual DBT be like?
NewT: We'd identify your problem behaviors and then change them.
Me: Ok, where is your office in "NeighboringTown"?
NewT: in "NeighboringTown." (yes, she wouldn't tell me her address, just repeated the town name)
Me: And you don't take insurance?
NewT: No.
Me: How much is a session?
NewT: $275
Me: What is the CPT code to check if I have out-of-network benefits?
NewT: Same one as usual
Me: *silent for 20 seconds because I'm nervous to admit I don't know the code*
NewT: *finally says code*
Me: *don't know what else to ask and feel like I need to schedule an appointment with her since I took up her time* Ok, when would be the next available appointment?
*Go back and forth with dates and times, but finally pick a date and time in a week and a half*
NewT: Do you want me to dictate the address or can I just text it to this number?
Me: You can text it.
*say goodbye and end call*
Now it's been a week and she still hasn't texted me her address.
What would you make of this exchange? I felt like she didn't really want to talk to me and was giving short, vague answer because she just wanted me to make an appointment already and then she would talk to me. I also feel a bit weird that she still hasn't texted me her address. I don't even know where I'm supposed to be going in 4 days. However, I'm anxious and can jump to conclusions so I wanted to know what others think.
Me: How much would an appointment be?
NewT:
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