My T said something interesting when I asked if he'd be checking e-mail during his 5 days out of the office. He said he hadn't set up anyone to check his messages, so that meant he'd be checking both e-mail and voicemail. I asked what he meant about having someone check them. He said if he was going to be away and unable to access e-mail or voicemail, that would constitute client abandonment, unless he had someone else checking them for him. I hadn't heard that before, and it really surprised me.

I mean, with my ex-T and ex-MC, they always told me who the backup T was at the practice when they were out of town (and I think ex-MC used to check his messages anyway), but never said they'd have anyone else actually checking their messages--unless that's what they meant? I'd certainly want to know if someone other than T would be reading my messages (I assume another T!) if he'd be out of town, since I'd be much more careful in what I said. So I'll be sure to confirm with him in the future.

But I just found it interesting that he'd think of it as "client abandonment" if someone couldn't reach him (or a backup) for 5 days, since it seems like many other posters have T's who go away for weeks and don't allow any sort of contact. Maybe it's partly because he's in solo practice without any sort of receptionist, unlike ex-T/ex-MC, who could, say, pass me on to another T in case of emergency? I don't know...