Hi BethRags. I understand how there can be varying opinions on how one should handle this. Perhaps my opinion would not be the best, but if I was in your shoes, I would speak to your psychiatrist or therapist about the tech's behavior and how it is triggering or stress inducing. I can't imagine that they would ever reveal to the tech that you, specifically, talked to them about the issue. They are not supposed to reveal anything you talk about with them to others. Certainly if you tell them you don't wish to be IDd as the complainant, they shouldn't reveal that. I fear that if you talk directly to the tech that that may anger her, making your experience even less comfortable. She may even ignore your feedback. It would be harder to ignore the feedback from a therapist or psychiatrist. Plus, if there is a manager of the techs, your psychiatrist and/or therapist could talk directly to them -- still not revealing that you provided the feedback.

I totally agree with you that the tech's behavior is unprofessional. Her attire as you describe it is not an issue, in my book, but the screaming and running around certainly would be. I think it is right that if you talk to your psychiatrist or therapist that you express not just your own discomfort with the tech's behavior, but also that you feel it also likely affects other patients.