I mean, mine offers me a backup T (which I've used before) if he's going to be gone for a week because he said he otherwise thinks of it a "abandoning his practice." But I get the sense that's unusual, as many people mention their T's going away for planned vacation (let alone illness) for multiple weeks without any sort of backup offered. I'm not sure what he would do in the case of sudden illness (or worse), though I know he has something setup where his wife (not a therapist) would contact his clients to inform them, as I asked about it once (I refrained from asking what if something happened to both of them).


I know if a T terminates, at least in the US, they're supposed to offer a few referrals. I'd think if they knew they were going to be out for an extended period of time they'd at least ask clients if they wanted to see someone else and offer a few names, ideally contacting those T's to try to get their clients to the top of any waiting list. Though there is a therapy shortage in some areas, made worse by the pandemic, so that could complicate things.