Texting therapist on vacation

paingrl · Jul 17, 2016, 12:43 PM

No she doesn't say I can contact her during holidays. In fact i think she doesn't want me to.

divine1966 · Jul 17, 2016, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by musinglizzy

T1 allows me to contact her when she's on vacation, but I usually don't. Two years ago, however, she was off actually getting MARRIED, and I talked to her that very day (by text). I certainly wasn't expecting to hear from her the day she got married....

I would reply if a student ( or a former) in distress texting me on my wedding day ( I am a spec Ed teacher and have some students who contact me at all hours. I wouldn't walking down the aisle but would otherwise

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musinglizzy · Jul 18, 2016, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by divine1966

I would reply if a student ( or a former) in distress texting me on my wedding day ( I am a spec Ed teacher and have some students who contact me at all hours. I wouldn't walking down the aisle but would otherwise

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Yeah....this was in the evening....after all was said and done. I was amazed to get a text from her on that day. But that was back when she was really trying hard to "reel me in," and was, herself, more attached to me, I think.

itjustis · Jul 18, 2016, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dizzydoo

I've been seeing my T for about 4 months now, and she is about to go away on vacation for a couple of weeks. I've been going through a particularly rough patch recently, so this hasn't come at the best time. At the end of our last session she said I could text her whilst she was if I wanted, she would be checking her phone every couple of days.

I don't know if I should text her, somehow it seems to be pushing the boundaries a bit, although she did give me permission so clearly it is ok with her. I don't want to annoy her by sending her lots of texts and I want her to have a good break so she comes back rested and able to continue helping me. I have texted her a couple of times before, mainly to reschedule appointments and also once when I had some particularly bad news.

Do you text your therapists on vacation, or keep in touch with them in other ways (email, phone, Skype)?

I've text my T a couple of times and she only replied the one time.
I'm going to leave her now, she clearly doesn't want to reply and is trying to break off my attachment to her. I hope she has a good break and a well deserved rest so when summer is over she can help me again.
Like you, I'm having a rough time but I'm going to have to find ways of coping by myself.

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Cinnamon_Stick · Jul 18, 2016, 03:17 PM

My old T asked me to email her during a few days she went away as she knew I was in crisis and she wanted to be there for me. I only emailed her a couple times as I felt bad for invading her personal time with her family. It was nice she offered though.

ScarletPimpernel · Jul 18, 2016, 03:38 PM

I'm usually allowed to email my T, but not on vacation. She usually tells me when I can't email her. A few times she said I could email, but she won't answer them until she works again. So I just don't email her when she's on vacation.

skeksi · Jul 18, 2016, 04:14 PM

My T has said it is okay to email and text, though he hasn't specified regarding vacations (although I see on his website he says it is OK). Still, I have never emailed or texted because I don't think it would help much; I think what I want his to hear his voice.

That said, I had an unusually bad spell this weekend while he was on vacation and I would've emailed or texted except I knew he did not have access to devices. Alas.