[ilikecats]

How often is your T on time? If your T is late, does he/she make up the time at the end? How much are they late by? How do you feel about your T's lateness? Do you think your T is late for everything in life, or just for clients?

My T is basically always late by about 15-20 minutes. One time she was 30 minutes late, but that was right after she got back from vacation. She was only on time once or twice, ever. But she always makes up the time at the end, and sometimes she even goes over the regular 45 minutes. I don't really mind that my T is always late. I'm glad that she's consistent about it. If she were on time half the time and late half the time, I'd never know what to expect. So at least I know to expect her to be late. And I'm glad she always makes up the time, because if she didn't, that might be a deal breaker. My T has told me that she's late for everything, and that for family events they sometimes tell her an hour earlier than the actual start time. I find that really funny.

[Serzen]

He's always on time.

[stopdog]

The two I see now are very rarely not on time. The first has only been late once in 5 years and the second is only late if something happens with her car and she does call to tell me. If a therapist was consistently late by 15 minutes, I would just then approach the time as being 1:15 rather than one and tell the therapist so. I would not regularly arrive at 1 and wait for the therapist sort of thing. I would also expect them to be as flexible about timeliness towards me being late as they seem to expect from clients.
I don't wait for more than 15-20 minutes for any professional I hire unless they come out and explain it is some sort of emergency. The few times I have bothered with mds in the past, I have gone and gotten my co-pay back and left if the md was later than 15 min with no explanation.

[doogie]

I see my T in her home, and she is always ready for me when I arrive.

He's always waiting for me when I get there, he's never been late.
If my therapist was late more than once they wouldn't be my therapist any more.

100% of the time.

[Petra5ed]

I voted almost never, but if someone has an appointment before me there's a better chance he will be at or close to on time. If I'm the first appointment, 95% chance he will be late, and 50% chance he'll be more than 15 minutes late. He seems to hold his late (after work hours) slots for other clients, so normally I'm first with someone after me, hence he is almost always late. Don't think he's comfortable seeing me after work hours, although I have no clue why.

[Ellahmae]

T is always punctual. There have been a few times where she has been at most 4 minutes late but it was due to grounding the client before me. I'm okay with this as she has spent time with me doing the same thing and I appreciate it.

[Out There]

My T works from home so is always on time. I think he spaces his clients out and I'm the last of the day so we sometimes go over 5 - 10 minutes , I'm not often late but when I have been he makes up the time.

[LonesomeTonight]

I said "Other" just because it would be a very different answer for my T vs. my marriage counselor. My T is almost always on time, or maybe a couple minutes after the time (I consider within 5 minutes to be on time). The couple times she's been late, it's been due to bad weather or traffic, and I usually get informed by the receptionist. And she makes up the time at the end.

My marriage counselor, on the other hand, is late more often than he's on time. Could be 5 minutes, could be 20 minutes late. However, he always makes up the time at the end (which, of course, makes him late for the next client). He also sometimes gives us extra time, like up to an extra 20 minutes beyond the usual 45-50, if we're having a particularly rough session. I figure he does that for other clients, too, so I understand (if he only did that for other clients, but not for us, then it might bother me). The lateness can be frustrating at times, but I like him enough that I put up with it. Plus I'm not exactly the most punctual person myself, so I'm more forgiving of that in others.

[awkwardlyyours]

Exactly and consistently 5 mins late.

I voted "other". My T is always on time, but his on time is starting 5-10 minutes after the hour. I learned that about him. His 50 minutes start after the hour and end ON the hour.

[PsychNitrous]

My T is always 10-15 minutes late. Often I will run into her in the parking lot as we both are walking in to the building (I'm her first session of the day). She always makes sure to keep me for a full 50+ minutes, but it's still frustrating because that makes me even later to work after our session. I've stopped trying to be on time, I usually show up 5-10 minutes after my appointment time so I don't have to wait as long.

[clairelisbeth]

My T is on time 99% of the time, and never more then 2-3 minutes late. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, she always makes up the time at the end.

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[unaluna]

Ive started showing up early, so he takes me in early. Ive been doing 45 minutes for SOOOOOOO long, i automatically look at my watch after 30 minutes for some reason, but now its like twenty-something past the hour, so it kinda messes me up. but hes always a stickler for time.

I voted always/almost always on time. He always gets me within 5 mins of when my session starts. I always get my full time.

[nottrustin]

In 7 years t has been late 3 or 4 times. She always apologized and made up the time at the end

[HALLIEBETH87]

Mine is up to 10 minutes late but always makes it up. In one particular difficult session she talked to me for an extra 20 minutes

I saw my T once or twice a week for 18 months and he wasn't late once.

[velcro003]

Originally Posted by ilikecats

How often is your T on time? If your T is late, does he/she make up the time at the end? How much are they late by? How do you feel about your T's lateness? Do you think your T is late for everything in life, or just for clients?

My T is basically always late by about 15-20 minutes. One time she was 30 minutes late, but that was right after she got back from vacation. She was only on time once or twice, ever. But she always makes up the time at the end, and sometimes she even goes over the regular 45 minutes. I don't really mind that my T is always late. I'm glad that she's consistent about it. If she were on time half the time and late half the time, I'd never know what to expect. So at least I know to expect her to be late. And I'm glad she always makes up the time, because if she didn't, that might be a deal breaker. My T has told me that she's late for everything, and that for family events they sometimes tell her an hour earlier than the actual start time. I find that really funny.

My T is about the same as yours. She ranges from 5-10 minutes late every time, but she always makes it up at the end. I think she is a person who is late at everything, and the fact that she has two small kids is probably the main reason why. It used to bother me a little, but I've accepted it and she is consistent about it, so it is normal now.

[velcro003]

Forgot to mention that my appointments are on Saturdays, so it isn't a big deal to be ten minutes behind. If it was a work day, I wouldn't be able to be late, so I would hope she would accommodate that.

[RedSun]

She's pretty much always on time. She's late (5 or 10 mins) once a month as she has a prior appt some way away, but we both know this might happen and she keeps me up to date by text.

I do notice that I feel a bit abandoned in the week after session if she's unpredictably late, and I don't share as much in session. Maybe I'm a bit angry (not good at feeling that one)

[nervous puppy]

T is always on time. Within 1 or 2 minutes of our appointment time, no more.

[Pennster]

we are both pretty much always on time. If either of us is going to be late at all we text each other. He is very prompt with time and very scrupulous that way.

I had one therapist who was late all the time though- this never bothered me as he always gave me extra time as well. His schedule was built with big gaps in it so the delays didn't result in a huge backup.

I could go either way- if my therapist is prompt I'm prompt; if he's chill on time I'm cool with that as well.

[Chummy]

First, my T was almost always on time. In the summer she went to work at a other practise and she was 3-10 minutes late most of the time. And usually it was because the client before me left after their time should had ended. I got upset about it and after a few months like that I told her about it. Since then she's most of the time on time.

Pdoc's usually also some minutes late. I don't know why. Maybe he has difficulties reading the clock? This doesn't bother me as much as it did with T, because I don't seem him that often.

And me, I'm always on time.