[mira belle]

I made an appt with a new T over the phone.
2 hours before the appt. T cancelled saying their child was sick and they would call me to reschedule once back in office.
this was on friday. No call/email on monday. maybe not in office? who knows.
Its tuesday and still no call.
does this mean T doesnt want me as a client?
I could call ..but I dont wanna chase. i wanna see if T would reach out to reschedule.
I wanna see this T...cause of the profile, experience etc.

Would you call ? or just let it be...T has my email address also...can simple shoot an email..hmm...

[LonesomeTonight]

I'd call. Could still be out, too.

[winter4me]

No harm in calling. It may ease your mind.

Just call. She probably just forgot over the weekend.

[mira belle]

dont want T forced into seeing me.... (((

Call him. You are not going to force him into anything, and he won't have suddently decided over the weekend that he doesn't want to work with you.

Originally Posted by mira belle

dont want T forced into seeing me.... (((

How is calling to set an appointment "forcing" someone to see you? Making appointments is what people do. I highly doubt he spent his weekend deciding he doesn't want to work with you and is passively-aggressively not calling you in hope that you will just go away (see how silly that sounds). I'm not making fun of you, but just trying to help you see how your line of thinking just isn't terribly rational.

Give him a call.

Personally, I would not call this therapist back. I would just find someone else to call. I have issues around wanting consistency anyway, so I would not want to start a relationship with a therapist who cancelled an appointment with only two hours of notice and then also flaked on calling me.

[Apathy123]

I would call again, they might have misplaced a note they wrote or something.

[divine1966]

Originally Posted by mira belle

dont want T forced into seeing me.... (((

It's not a date. You are potential client.

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[Gavinandnikki]

I would call

[divine1966]

Originally Posted by My kids are cool

Personally, I would not call this therapist back. I would just find someone else to call. I have issues around wanting consistency anyway, so I would not want to start a relationship with a therapist who cancelled an appointment with only two hours of notice and then also flaked on calling me.

Kids get sick and often unexpectedly

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I understand that, D1966, but the combination of the short notice to cancel and the lack of a phone call would cause ME not to call back and to move on. I am not saying it is the right answer; it is just what my response would be.

[divine1966]

Originally Posted by My kids are cool

I understand that, D1966, but the combination of the short notice to cancel and the lack of a phone call would cause ME not to call back and to move on. I am not saying it is the right answer; it is just what my response would be.

Makes sense.

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[WrkNPrgress]

Originally Posted by mira belle

dont want T forced into seeing me.... (((

You aren't and can't force the T to do anything. You're requesting an appointment. You have the right to expect a call back within reasonable amount of time and then follow up on that after a few days go by.

Furthermore, you have no reason to assume T feels anything one way or the other about you. The T's problems are not about you at all. If the T's child is/was seriously ill they probably had to cancel several appointments and might be trying to catch up with numerous people.

If you think your T is being unprofessional, that's another thing but but don't think it's a sign someone is avoiding you personally or that you can't follow up. It is only a sign of your own self respect that you expect some kind of communication within a reasonable amount of time.

[stopdog]

I don't think one can know why the therapist didn't call back and speculating that it was at a client specifically, especially when they haven't known each other long, is not super useful for me. But if the therapist not following through with what they said they were going to do is a problem- then perhaps finding a new one is good. Or having one appointment and asking the therapist what the deal was. I think clients should be able to depend upon those guys doing what they say they are going to do.

[mira belle]

He emailed ! He emailed ! yayyy !!!!
i was thinking..it was my name..or my voice...that was ahh noo...dont want her :P hehehehe
so silly of me..!

thanks everyone
appt in 2 weeks.