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Nov 27, 2022, 06:09 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by jmariah001
I feel like my counseling agency is letting me down. My counselor is taking 2 months for medical reasons . She is leaving me with no one to talk to. December and January are the worst 2 months for me. .....
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Oooh, I am so sorry. I've been in that situation with my therapist a lot. I've been in therapy with her "on paper" for almost 4 years. I've actually, when added all up, seen her for less than 3 years because she has been absent so much. She is over 70 years old, has health problems and a number of family situations that suddenly arise. Most of her absences are on very short notice (same day or same week; once in a while I get notice a week in advance, but that's rare). Sometimes she misses 1 session, sometimes a week, and sometimes a month - a couple of times it's been as long as 2 and 3 months, with zero contact.
The inconsistency in my therapy with her is extremely stressful - almost more so than not being in therapy, at all. But I don't pay to see her and she and I are very bonded (which makes it all the more difficult when she's gone).
My purpose in telling you this is to express that I know how very upsetting it is when a therapist is away as yours will be.
You said "There has to be another counselor I can talk to." IS there another one? Can you strongly advocate for that? Or, if not, is there a different clinic you can transfer to?
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