thanks sky. i think... one thing that has come up for me in the past is that therapists have burned out. i guess... there is something of a pattern there. one of the things i learned in DBT was 'how to look after people' including... therapists. to prevent burnout and stuff. i guess it has broader people skill applications as well.

(this is a hard thing to talk about because i know that some people have the opposite issue of worrying too much about their therapists and stuff. but i do think... that not looking after therapists has been an issue for me. so... i'm not going to obsess over it... but i think that it is something i do need to be sensitive to).

it is hard, though. appropriate balance as in all else, i guess...

yeah... i get that it is unethical for a therapist to see another therapists client. 'tis a bummer about medicare... but then i guess there would have been international calling rates on top of that... maybe they will fund email 'sessions' or maybe they won't...

i think i might try and find a therapist where i'm going but i won't be all that surprised if i don't find one in the time i'm there. and... for the first time in my life... i'm not feeling panicky about that.

:-)