Thanks. To me there´s a big difference if my counselor cancels because of needing to see a dentist or a doctor or because of a death in her family or similar or if she cancels (and also cancels late) because she feels like spending time with a relative or to train her dog.

If she worked within administration only and no other people were directly affected I think it´s perfecly fine to decide to take a day off just because you feel like it and you get an offer about a party or whatever. But not when you work as my counselor does, within health care and with patients.

I think a counselor should then stick to the scheduled times from week to week and then take time off during bigger holidays like Christmas, Easter and during summer.

If she had just told me she wanted to take some time off and not why I had suspected it was because of something family or hobby related and I had still felt bad about it. As many patients within psychiatry often have a difficult situation, living by their own and so on I think it´s unsuitable for counselors and therapists to reveal they are going to a birthday party, on a vacation and similar. They should understand it can be very triggering to their patients.