I don't know that all T's are going to want to give cut-and-dried information at the beginning of therapy before they know a client at all?

When I saw my T for the second 9 years, she and I pretty much knew one another and I was shocked and offended when she told me she doesn't "chase ambulances". It's a perfectly good rule and I understand why T's have it but I was offended that she said it to me when I'd never given her any problems like that in 9 years worth of therapy before.

She didn't have e-mail and never gave me any phone boundaries because I rarely called her and when I did she directed the conversation to "see you in our next session", wouldn't get into material on the phone other than a sentence or two or reassurance. She didn't mention paying for sessions that weren't cancelled within 24 hours until after I did that two or three times and even when I explained why I hadn't been able to and she agreed they were good excuses and backed off, I still paid her for one as I'm fond of moral high grounds But I can't imagine her just straight out coming up with a bunch of rules, that wouldn't go well with me.