[insane..ly smart]

So I made a thread about how my therapist left the organization I am attending, and she started a private practice. So I called her a month ago to make an appointment, but she said her practice was not up and running yet and to call back in a couple of weeks, I asked her if I could have at least one more session and she said "absolutely" and we even discussed having one session a month or every two weeks and she said "absolutely"

I called her back today (after a month of waiting) to make an appointment and she said "i dont think that would be a viable option" and she said something about "soliciting" i cant quite remember. something about a solicitation... thingy i dont know. All I said was I wanted to schedule an appointment and she basically said no and didnt really give a reason why.

I called back about 5 mins later and she didnt pick up...? I wanted to know why she wouldn't take me back even though last month she said "absolutely" three different times.

WHAT DO I DO? I CANT LET THIS GO. I AM GOING CRAZY. SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON THIS.

is there some sort of agreement that she made with the organization that she cant take me? what is it? my new therapist at the organization said i could have two therapists at once and even asked me if I was coming back and I said maybe.

[Leah123]

I am very sorry to hear this. One possibility, likely, given that she said "solicitation" is that she is engaged in a non-compete contract with her prior practice, which means she is not permitted to retain any clients from that practice, at least not for X period of time.

[insane..ly smart]

What if I stopped going to the organization? could she take me back then?

[unlockingsanity]

I just want to agree with Leah. I had a therapist tell me the same thing....that if they left the practice where they were, they couldn't take clients with them as by a contract they signed.

Even if you leave that organization, she might not be able to take you back for a certain amount of time (like a year or more).

She would have known this. I don't know why she wouldn't tell you this. Pretty cruel.

You might be able to get a better answer from the organization about what happened or what their rules are.

As hard as it is, you should try to move on from this therapist. You can't make her take you back, unfortunately.

[Wren_]

sorry that happened ... how horrible in so many ways ...
she may not have been aware about some policy but I think she should at least explain this properly to you; i think I would call back again if i was in that situation to try and at least find more answers

Generally their contracts read that if they leave the practice they cannot take clients with them. Fairly common practice.

[Leah123]

Originally Posted by insane..ly smart

What if I stopped going to the organization? could she take me back then?

In a normal non-compete situation, there is a 'hands-off' period for a minimum amount of time, anywhere from several months to years.

Of course, I am only speculating, your former therapist and current agency would have all the details.

[WePow]

I am SOOOO sorry! My T would say that was very unprofessional for her to not explain the situation. It caused you pain. It may be tough but based on her acting this way it may be healthier in the long run to let her go. She does not deserve to know you.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by insane..ly smart

So I made a thread about how my therapist left the organization I am attending, and she started a private practice. So I called her a month ago to make an appointment, but she said her practice was not up and running yet and to call back in a couple of weeks, I asked her if I could have at least one more session and she said "absolutely" and we even discussed having one session a month or every two weeks and she said "absolutely"

I called her back today (after a month of waiting) to make an appointment and she said "i dont think that would be a viable option" and she said something about "soliciting" i cant quite remember. something about a solicitation... thingy i dont know. All I said was I wanted to schedule an appointment and she basically said no and didnt really give a reason why.

I called back about 5 mins later and she didnt pick up...? I wanted to know why she wouldn't take me back even though last month she said "absolutely" three different times.

WHAT DO I DO? I CANT LET THIS GO. I AM GOING CRAZY. SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON THIS.

is there some sort of agreement that she made with the organization that she cant take me? what is it? my new therapist at the organization said i could have two therapists at once and even asked me if I was coming back and I said maybe.

Im a bit confused....here you say she didnt tell you why she cant see you but yet say she talked about soliciting/solicitation....

Originally Posted by insane..ly smart

I called her back today (after a month of waiting) to make an appointment and she said "i dont think that would be a viable option" and she said something about "soliciting" i cant quite remember. something about a solicitation... thingy i dont know. All I said was I wanted to schedule an appointment and she basically said no and didnt really give a reason why.

Im gonig to take a guess here that you didnt understand what she was telling you about why she couldnt see you....

here in NY (the one in the USA as opposed to other locations) a treatment provider cant get their clients from another agency that they previously worked at unless that client has been referred....

you ever hear the term ...ambulance chaser....thats when insurance people look for their clients by visiting accident scenes or emergency rooms.

your ex therapist can get into trouble with the states ethics board by taking her clients from her ex employment to her private practice...doing that is solicitation.

but if you go through the correct process of getting your present therapist to "refer" you to this ex therapist for either a consult appointment or because you are terminating with your present therapist, then the ex therapist isnt soliciting clients from her past employment. it wont be seen as the ex therapist committing an unethical infraction with her state board.

my suggestion talk with your present treatment provider, if the two of you are a good match then dont terminate with her, because it could result in you not having a treatment provider depending upon whether or not this ex therapist's private practice is set up the same way as when she worked with the other agency, whether this ex therapist can work with you or her schedule is full, whether there is a limit of how many clients she can have for her private practice...many variables go int a private practice, staffing, what types of clients they can /want to work with....