I see a counselor who's not a therapist and we're not doing therapy but I see her for "supportive chats".

What I've now noticed several times is that she has begun to take days off for hobbies and because of different private reasons.

Of course it's ok to take some time off when a relative just died or when you're sick but my counselor has just recently stayed at home to train and to be with her dog. Today she told me I can't see her as usual next week because it's her adult daughter's birthday on that day we usually meet.

I find it strange that her supervisor allows her to be away as much as she is and due to such reasons I now mentioned. I feel my counselor tries to find reasons to be away instead of focusing on her patients during the week.

She's always free on Saturdays and Sundays and still she took a day off just because it's her daughters birthday, to me that's not ok as it affects me and other patients.

Both her attitude and the facilities attitude towards patients is a bit nonchalant as I see it. They seem to do a bit as they want and I assume one reason is that my counselor isn't seeing any patients for therapy. But still, it's way too easy for them to prioritise themselves and what they feel like doing.