[nessaea]

Just out of curiosity - I've seen a lot of people comment on here about their "regular" time, so I'm wondering how many of us have a specific time that is just ours?

I personally never had a regular spot with any therapist except one, and even with her it was only temporary. We would book a month or two in advance, so it was my spot for that time, and then it would change. Maybe this is why I never really felt connected to any of my other therapists?

So, do you have a regular time slot? How do you feel about it?

[lemon80s]

Yes and no, there's a regular time but we discuss every week if the regular time for the next week is still on or if there's a reason to change it. I'm not very attached to a timeslot so it's fine by me. I'll see T whenever. I know i'll see her every week and thats enough for me.

[jadedbutterfly]

I have a regular appointment time with my T. I like it, I am one of those people that craves consistency. of course, now and then we miss a week if she goes on vaca

[Wren_]

I don't because we both have irregular schedules and a lot of different things going on; so work it out in other ways. Sometimes it would be very nice to have a regular time slot but when we tried it failed badly and ended up being hurtful rather than helpful

[ready2makenice]

Kind of regular schedule
In the beginning I knew I was Wednesdays at 3pm now because work schedule has changed I'm usually Friday at 3pm thru last of the day,I'm pretty comfy with that,because its something I can look forward to before the weekend

[Blue_Bird]

Nope, it's once a week but usually different days and times. I don't currently have a busy schedule so I have no problem with it.

[stopdog]

I now have a regular time slot but I have had a moving slot with a previous therapist. Either can work for me but I have learned to have them write the moving slot down after we had miscommunicated about dates and times, so then when it happened again - I had her card with her handwriting to show that I was not the one who had screwed up.
I will say, that even the therapist now who is iffy in terms of competence as a therapist, she has, at least to this point, kept the slot I have pretty much for me. Sometimes she cancels, but I do not think it is because of giving the slot to someone else. Although it may be. I never really thought that if she told me she had to cancel that it was because someone else was in the slot.

Yes, I do. I see T twice a week and it would be very difficult to do that if I didn't have regular time slots. I have to be able to plan my work schedule, and knowing that Tuesday and Thursday mornings are T time makes that task simpler. With exT I did not get a set time. I saw her once a week, and we'd plan a few weeks in advance, and sometimes I'd get very early morning appointments which doesn't work well for me, and sometimes I had to cancel a week because she had no appointment slots free when I was able to get away from work. So having regular slots is good for me, personally.

I have a "regular" timeslot, but as others have said, it's not completely set in stone and it's not as if I just miss a week if one of us cannot make that particular date and time. We can usually find another date or time if our regular time doesn't work for some reason.

[refika]

I have a regular time slot and I get frazzled if it needs to change.

[pbutton]

I have a regular timeslot as long as I remember to call and schedule out the next month about 2 months ahead of time.

[wotchermuggle]

I don't because I don't always know if I can afford to come. I used to have a regular time when I had a predictable work schedule.

[dolphingirl]

I've had the same time slot for 3 weeks. That has been the longest time I've gone at the same time during the summer. During the school year, it is usually the same time slot unless t has a conference/meeting or I have something come up. If we do, then we'll change it. It's not a time slot in the form that if something comes up I'd have to wait to the next weeks.

[Moodswing]

I absolutley need routine and have a hard time coping if it gets messed up or changed.

[tooski]

I now have a regular time every week, but sometimes it gets moved around due to his teaching schedule, with faculty meetings, etc. The first year my time was random every week and it finally got to me. I learned something about myself - that I need some order and dependability to develop trust. The therapeutic r/s is hard enough without dependable session times.....at least for me.

[skysblue]

I feel very possessive of MY slot. It is MINE and my T preserves that space for me. When I request extra sessions during the week, it feels odd to see her on a different day. Funny how a bit disorienting that is. I see her Wednesday afternoon and to me it feels just like the right time. If something comes up during session, I have the chance to see her again before the weekend. It hasn't happened much but just knowing I have that safety valve before weekend is helpful.

No, a regular time slot would never work for me. I prefer the flexibility to schedule around my life rather than trying to schedule my life around therapy. I like feeling free to go more or less frequently as is needed rather than constrained to once a week. Too confining to me.

[skysblue]

Originally Posted by 1914sierra

I like feeling free to go more or less frequently as is needed rather than constrained to once a week. Too confining to me.

If T didn't cost $80.00 per session, I would love to have the freedom of going as frequently as I'd like. You're right - it IS confining.

[The_little_didgee]

We always meet on Tuesday afternoons at the same time. During the fall and winter, I see her every 3 or 4 weeks. In the spring and summer, I see her weekly or biweekly. It depends on our schedules.

I like having the same time slot, because it reduces the chance of me missing an appointment.

[critterlady]

I have regular timeslots (I see T twice/week), although they're not officially in his book until the session prior. He's never double-booked because of that, though. With my previous T, my sessions were random -whenever he and I both had an open spot in our calendars. I really didn't like it. I could go on a Monday one week and not till Friday the next. It was hard to keep the continuity of the work.

[BonnieJean]

I have regular time slots. That's the way t does it. I would have trouble if they were at different times.

[healed84]

Yes, generally during the school year when I work I do have a time spot. I really have to book those appointments a month in advance to keep them though. Through the summer, it seems we are just scheduling whatever works the best for me.

[confused and dazed]

I have a regular time each week. My T is in a private practice so there is no setting up appointments. My day and time are mine until I quit. The few times it was changed was due to emergences, either T's or mine.

[Miswimmy1]

With my old t, I had a set time, 3x a week. If that time didn't work, I was always able to get in at another time slot... My t was very good at finding me a time or making time for me.

My new t has a set time slot as well.

I like having that schedule and predictability.

[kaliope]

i see t every other tuesday at 10am. i like having the predictability of when i am going to see t, knowing that appt is coming around every two weeks makes me feel safe.