Posted by Dinah on July 12, 2006, at 18:57:45
In reply to wanting to give up therapy... long, posted by wishingstar on July 12, 2006, at 16:23:04
I don't think Laurie's being overly helpful to you. How is it helpful to put perjorative labels on you or your actions? Would compassion in discussing any behavior reduce the effectiveness?
My therapist would say Laurie's wrong, if that means anything. He'd say that a client has a right to have a phone call returned in a timely manner (even if he admits to not always doing it). And since it doesn't sound as if you call her daily or even weekly, he'd say it wasn't anywhere near close to the boundary line.
Therapists vary widely on this. Laurie's got her rules, and that's fine. But she shouldn't generalize. And I don't think it's ever fine to keep a client waiting a long time to return a call - in any profession.
My attorney ought to give them both lessons in client service. So ought my hairdresser.
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