Thank you, Scarlet.

First, the appointment with New T went very well. Old T was her clinical supervisor for her post-doc and she knows him very well. The fact that he was involved in some of her training is ultimately what made me choose her. She acknowledged how challenging and painful it is to end a long-term therapeutic relationship. She's disconcertingly young for this middle aged crone (lol), but I think I can work with her.

And I wish that the single case agreement were possible! Thank you for bringing it up. Ultimately, Old T chooses not to have anything to do with my insurance company whatsoever in his solo practice. He's in network with a few companies, but not mine. Apparently my insurance really awful from the provider POV, and they notoriously underpay, like $50 less than the rate for psychologists paid by other companies. I get it! I don't want to be underpaid either. AND it still really really sucks that his professional choice has such a detrimental impact on me.