My therapist tends to get sick fairly often because she has trouble with her lungs. Every time she's been sick it's a last minute cancellation. Over 2 1/2 years she's been out sick for weeks at a time. Even though I know she really is too sick to work, her absence has had a negative effect on my therapy. I don't feel abandoned really, I just feel like I can't trust that she'll be there. So when it comes the day for a session I expect a phone call telling me she's out of the office for the week (or more). So yes, my connection to my therapist is shaky, due to her fairly frequent absences.
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