Yeah, I googled my t's name and the town where we live, and her address popped right up. She's been sick, on leave, for months. Zero communication. Because I care very much about her, wanted to cheer her up (she's been extremely ill), and because I was trying to keep a connection between us I sent her some small gifts. Well, I sure heard from her then - about how I was crossing boundaries, da, da, da. Never mind that she frequently crosses boundaries and certainly, her sudden months-long absence with no communication to her clients, no plan for seeing another therapist in her absence, just dropping clients through the slats...I agree with stopdog. Too many therapists are quick to yell and scream when their clients "break ethics" - but the t's excuse themselves all the time for not upholding ethics. It's screwed up.
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