How long did it take for you to get into see T?

Lola's post today got me thinking.. It didn't seem to take very long for Lola to get into to see a new T. I was suprised by that b/c when I was first trying to get in, many Ts were not taking new patients at all whether not I had some kind of referral or not.

When, I finally was able to get into the office I am at now (I started with a different T for two or three sessions before he was out for medical leave) it took 4 months to get an appointment. Then, when the first T ended up leaving on medical leave it took another 4 months to get in with my current T. I am wondering if that is the norm? Now, that I am in.. I am feeling taken care of even though they are busy.. So, it doesn't bother me now, but I have to admit I was a bit turned of by the wait times. What was everyone else experience??

for T1, T2, and all the ones I interviewed in between - less than 1 week

I called my current T to set up an appointment the week before Christmas. He was on vacation until the Monday after New Year's. I got an appointment for that Thursday and have since seen him every Thursday since then. I was lucky - he'd had a couple of clients terminate just before the holidays.

Never more than three weeks.

I initially called him on Oct 31st and my first appt was on Nov 7th.

I have met with a lot of them this year and there was only one that it took more than a week and part of the hold up was my schedule and because it was during a period of several holidays bunched together.

I think it was like the next day. I was SO nervous not having any time to prepare. I think I had emailed late afternoon on monday asking if she was accepting new patients and she replied yes. I asked if she was free Wed or Thurs. She replied tuesday morning said nothing wed or thurs but was free after x pm that day!!!!!!

I received a referral on a Thursday, called for an appointment Friday, and saw my T Monday afternoon. I felt very lucky to get in that quickly.

Sent an email for a phone consultation and got a reply the very next day and a phone call the day after that. Had my first appointment within a week of that initial phone call.

I don't remember but I feel like we made an appointment for the following week. For my current pdoc, it took 1.5 months, maybe longer.

I called on a Friday and was given an appt for the following Wed. They did offer me two other walk-in crisis times if I needed to be seen on Monday instead. I went on Wed.

With my first two T's I literally saw them the same day the inquiry was made. In the first case I had a friend who personally arranged the meeting as a professional courtesy. In the second case he was actually my pastor (and a licensed pastoral counselor) who asked me to come see him because of things he noticed about me.

My appointment with my current therapist occurred about three days or so after I made the inquiry.

I can't recall for sure, but probably about a month. Now, I see her every week, and am scheduled about 6 weeks out. If I don't schedule that far in advance, she is booked, so I just make sure to stay scheduled way in advance

Seems I called on a Monday or Tuesday and had my first appointment on that Friday.

My T was already seeing my in laws, and had apparently already heard about me and how depressed I was, so he got me in right away even though he's busy.

Two and a half weeks tops--any longer and it was due to the fact that they weren't taking new patients!

It was 1-2 months before I could get in to see my T. I looked through many different profiles, and I kept coming back to his.

Now I have to schedule about two months in advance to get the time slot I need (which is annoying).

Called one day, got in to see T the next day - which was really rather unusual! From there I wasn't able to get a standing appointment for a few weeks due to Ts schedule, that took about a month. Now I have my standing appointments which is incredibly helpful, as I don't need to spend any time talking about the schedule - just the occasional holiday hiccup- otherwise it's same time, same place, every week, which I like and need the consistency and reliability that provides.

I failed to mention I took the bull by the horns and called up the phycologist xT referred me too and insisted on speaking to her before our appointment that was 1 month away. She responded and I told her my needs, she said she would help me get in with someone who wasn't as busy as she was ( she sees most patience once every 3 weeks ). I don't like taking no for an answer so I called around , it took me a few days and I scheduled and cancelled a bunch of appointments in between until I found a few that were willing to see me immediately. Thank goodness xT's referral was nice she facilitated this for me. I called their office today to confirm appointment and the receptionist already knows " your in our system" and I haven't even been their yet! I can already tell I am going to hate receptionist!

From my very first call to my actual first appointment with T, it took about 2 months. (I almost gave up in the meantime though because it took her so long to call me back - she was very busy).

I'm surprised to hear others "got in" so quickly. Maybe this is specific to my country, but I always hear people having to wait up to 6 months for a permanent spot is not at all unusual. Anyway, I consider myself lucky I got in rather quickly in comparison.

Depends on client flexibility and availability of appointments. Right now Im booked solid. Typically: If they can come it at say, 11am I could see them in a week. If they need afternoon (2 or later) its at least 1-2 months. 5p is 6-8'months.

It was a lil under a week..

Hmmm.. very interesting. I have heard a theory that is it so hard to get into see a thearpist around her b/c we live right next to an Army base.. one of the most deployed bases in the U.S.. and we are having a lot of soliders comes back with issues with PTSD and other things. And we live in a rural area, with not as many options as a bigger city with present. Thanks for your responses.

A year due to lost paper work then 4 months waiting list for my T now. Long time coming.