[pmbm]

Last week, my therapist changed my appointment times and days for this week. It was confusing. But i thought i got it down in my calendar correctly. Then yesterday, i was not convinced it was right yesterday, so i emailed my therapist to confirm, and she emailed me back saying what i had down was correct. When i got to my appointment this morning, at the confirmed time, i had missed my appointment. She apologized and asked me to wait as she thought her next client may not want to stay as she was not feeling well. Well, the next client wanted to stay. My therapist came out go the little wasiting area to talk to me and asked what she could do to make it up to me. I told her there was really nothing. I reiterated that i had confirmed the time with her and she said that yesterday was a holiday and she didn't have her book with her. I would have been happy to email her again tbis morning if she had told me that. And then it was like she turned the whole thing around on me and told me that it was my responsibility to write things down correctly. I usually do. I had thought it was messed up and tried to confirm things, but it didnt work out. I've had many hard days lately and would like to not have to focus on this tomorrow. I am perturbed that today wass messed up, but i think anybody would be. It's hard for me to find a babysitter for my 3 special needs. But, really, I dont want to spend time talking about yhis tomorrow. The other stuff is really important and i dont want too have to wait for another week. Ugh. I hate this stuff.

[Sarmas]

Originally Posted by pmbm

Last week, my therapist changed my appointment times and days for this week. It was confusing. But i thought i got it down in my calendar correctly. Then yesterday, i was not convinced it was right yesterday, so i emailed my therapist to confirm, and she emailed me back saying what i had down was correct. When i got to my appointment this morning, at the confirmed time, i had missed my appointment. She apologized and asked me to wait as she thought her next client may not want to stay as she was not feeling well. Well, the next client wanted to stay. My therapist came out go the little wasiting area to talk to me and asked what she could do to make it up to me. I told her there was really nothing. I reiterated that i had confirmed the time with her and she said that yesterday was a holiday and she didn't have her book with her. I would have been happy to email her again tbis morning if she had told me that. And then it was like she turned the whole thing around on me and told me that it was my responsibility to write things down correctly. I usually do. I had thought it was messed up and tried to confirm things, but it didnt work out. I've had many hard days lately and would like to not have to focus on this tomorrow. I am perturbed that today wass messed up, but i think anybody would be. It's hard for me to find a babysitter for my 3 special needs. But, really, I dont want to spend time talking about yhis tomorrow. The other stuff is really important and i dont want too have to wait for another week. Ugh. I hate this stuff.

Sorry to hear that happen. You have every right to be upset. I think you acted way better than I could have ever in that situation. I think some Ts have to be more careful and pay attention to detail in order to prevent issues like these. When it is their mistake then they should own it instead of turning it around onto the client and holding them liable. Clients already go to session with issues to be addressed. It does seem like a wasted week when you have to spend a session trying to explain how a scheduling issue bothered you. I would either tell her in the next session that you don't want to discuss it because you just want to focus on the issues you are originally there for or briefly state your point for 5 minutes and come up with a plan so that it doesn't happen again.

[toomanycats]

Whatever responsibility you had to write things down is overruled by her freaking confirming the wrong time. Grr.

I've definitely had this happen, and I HATE IT SO MUCH. I'm sorry it happened to you.

[88Butterfly88]

You're only human, I don't understand why she would say that. She's only human too, human error happens, sorry to hear t doesn't seem to get that.

ETA- Sorry, I think I misunderstood your post, it sounds like her error now and not yours. again.