Posted by All Done on April 3, 2006, at 17:09:03
In reply to Re: Once a week vs. twice a week » All Done, posted by fairywings on April 1, 2006, at 15:01:43
> I think if I called and left a message, by the time he called back I'd feel stupid for calling anyway.
I've felt that way, but somehow, I always come up with something to talk to him about. ;)
> Part of it too is that I know he already works long hours, I don't want my pdoc or T to have to call me - even when I felt su/i I didn't call.
Another reason you should ask for their policies. It's important to have a strong support system in place when you feel that way. I do believe they know it's part of their jobs. I know the feeling of not wanting to make their jobs any more difficult, though. :(
> How did you put it when you asked for confirmation of the rules?
I said, "don't you have a book of therapy rules that will tell me when and how often I can call? You really should give your clients a handout when they start to see you." (I try not to beat around the bush much with him.) :) He tried to give me some sort of ambiguous answer, but I pushed for him to tell me how often was too much. He wouldn't do that, but he told me not calling at all wasn't enough.
> Did you somehow work it out so you could go more often?
> fwI'm still working on it. I think it's going to take a little time to adjust our finances, but I'm hoping within two months I can start going two times a week regularly. Until then, maybe two times as really needed.
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