Share Your 'Fired by T' stories.

I'm formal I guess. I refer to it as 'terminate.' lol

So sorry to hear this, Petra. It was your post that inspired me to make this one because 1) your story terrified me and 2) I didn't want to hijack your thread.

I'm so sorry for what you are going through.

I think it is somewhat common to ask if either the spouse is part of the problem or it would be therapeutically beneficial for the client. I have never heard of the client being terminated over it.

Early on t suggested bringing hubby in as there was things in my past I really needed to tell him. We did it only after we spent a couple of weeks discussing how the session would go. I knew her roll was to be there for spot and safety. All she would do was as answer any questions hubby might have and support him as well.

I can bring him in any time I feel the need. I don't need to tell her ahead of time. I have brought him in one other time.

I was terminated because of it. He knew that it was something I would never do. He knew how I felt about it and I feel like he used it to just get rid of me for whatever reason. I was not a difficult client. I have a lot of struggles, but I don't feel like I was a burden to him.

It was an unethical thing to do. To give me an ultimatum with no other options, no chance to come in and talk it over by myself, nothing. Just "if you don't do this, then don't come back." Now he has some bad reviews on the internet. When I first started seeing him there weren't any reviews about him that I could find.

Many therapist are extremely inept and unethical. It happens to people here all the time.

I'm ok, really. I was lucky to not have any connection at all, in that regard I couldn't care less. But, I think it is still damaging to be "dumped" when you're in a fragile mental state. What shocks me is how someone could so nonchalantly dismiss a suffering patient, after only 10 or so minutes of conversation.

I got fired twice (different docs) for asking for a second opinion b/c I disagreed with the diagnosis and the meds that were being prescribed.

I know now that I was suffering from agitated PTSD and was in the middle of a major meltdown. Both P-docs diagnosed me as bipolar and refused to listen to me when I said I'd never been manic...I knew I wasn't manic, I was panicked. The first P-doc literally told me to get out of her office! Said since I didn't have my medical degree, I had no right to question her. I felt totally worthless, abandoned and like I deserved her reaction. It was a miserable time and she certainly didn't help me any.

The good news is I survived both experiences and found better docs who listened to me.