In general, what happens if you cancel a therapy session and don't reschedule?

Is there a time limit they give you to make the next appointment or do they just say "two consecutive weeks of no therapy--terminated." Even if the second week never had a scheduled appointment.

I don't know if this makes sense.

First week canceled. Never scheduled the next week's appointment so it's not a cancellation technically. What's going to happen after that if you just don't make anymore appointments, but at some point in the future decide you do want to return to therapy with that therapist?

Random question just curious about. I am working on my stuff and going to show up weekly so don't accuse me of being a shytty client looking for attention, trying to manipulate the T, or not dedicated to recovery or any other BS thing that can be said.

Also, how come if a client cancels two weeks in a row they terminate, but if a therapist cancels three weeks in a row and starts the next session 25 minutes late (out of a 45 min session), that's ok?

I think it depends on the therapist. I was never terminated for cancelling. Snow storm, sick, kid sick, car broke, delayed at work etc Life happens all the time

Now if you don’t return for a very long time, therapist might have to take a new client and might become unavailable. I had a therapist who was ok with occasional sessions as needed. But some might not be able to. I think you need to ask them directly what are their policies. I doubt you get terminated for missing two sessions but you should ask them

here where I am treatment providers dont have time for chasing down someone and giving them a time frame of when they must reschedule.

its just part of the rights and responsibilities that anyone over 18 is to be treated according to the laws .... like competent responsible adults capable of making their own decisions and as such a person can choose to reschedule or not.

and not rescheduling is considered to be you do not want any further appointments. file is closed until which time the person contacts the mental health agency to schedule a new intake appointment.

sometimes they are able to get the same treatment provider sometimes not depending upon whether other people are on a waiting list for a treatment provider.

my suggestion since you have two treatment providers, contact them to let them know whether or not you want to continue with treatment. and if so when you would like to schedule your next appointment.

this way they know whether to put your name in the time slot schedule available to you or give your time slot to someone else on the waiting list.

In general, it depends.

From their point of view, you are trying to burn an hour of their time. From our point of view, its usually all kinds of angst, but really combined when you combine it with their point of view, its all kinds of anger. So thats why they say "oh come in and lets deal with it HERE."

i dont think one can assume anything about the following week.

I agree that it depends on the therapist. Assuming you're in the US, you likely would have signed some sort of consent to therapy agreement that may have listed those sorts of policies. Especially if they have, say, a strict one about terminating after a certain number of cancellations. If you don't know, I'd ask about it. I think it can also depend on whether you cancel in advance and reschedule vs. no-showing or canceling at the last minute (unless it's due to illness, which shouldn't count against you, but some therapists will still count it as a last-minute cancellation).

In terms of not scheduling an appointment, I've asked my therapist about this before out of curiosity. I think he said that after a couple months, he'd send a formal letter saying that the person is no longer considered a client (I think for legal purposes), but that they're welcome to return in the future. So I think they have to formally let you know.

If it was something where you knew you couldn't see the therapist for a particular amount of time--like if you were inpatient, doing PHP, traveling, etc.--and let them know, then I assume they'd hold a slot.

I was private and T held a time and day for me for 20 plus yrs.. So I was responsible for those slots.. I'd I didn't go I paid.. If I didn't turn up T would encourage me to come but I'd it looked like I was not returning then the unwritten contract would have ended.. In a clinic setting I'm unsure what would happen..