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Personally, I would be very disturbed to not have been notified of it beforehand. Regardless of whether it was on or not it's mere presence would be disruptive to my therapy and I would consider it an invasion of my therapy session and a hindrance to the trust required to do the work. I...

If you are not pleased with their behavior it is up to you to walk away. I would not associate with anyone who lied to me.

Thanks a lot. I will look them up. I'm now really questioning myself wondering how long i was wasting my time and money for. I think it was beneficial in the first while. I am questioning if and when he 'checked out' and stopped caring and/or trying. I do feel like somewhere along the line he...

That is a very good point thanks.

Really? I think that especially a professional relationship (8 years) and that it was an apology #1 would dictate phone. Hmm i do want to get more opinions on this. Thanks a lot though. Interesting i will ponder

I would try to look at it from a pure business/professional standpoint. What does and doesn't affect your job professionally? Also look at your defined role, expectations, responsibilities etc. It may be hard to overlook triggers but try to focus on your job. If the safe issue concerns you...

I was wondering about that. Normally i find it proper etiquette to communicate in the manner that the other person has initiated in. Immediately after he cancelled appt i PHONED him and said that we needed to talk. I also followed with the barrage of emails but i did call. So his last 'apology'...

I think it would depend on how you look regarding admission. If you do have a political activism background that could work against you as well. I mean they detained mohammed ali's son. Just last month they refused entry to a teenaged canadian (by birth) citizen on a school soccer tournament...

Thank you. I believe i am still in processing mode. I have not responded to him yet. i want to be at least 1/2 done processing how i feel before i do. I am extremely hurt and angry and insulted and offended by his apology. I believe i am focusing on the bad in it rather than the good but the...

Yes beyond repair. He's caused too much pain.

I'm not understanding your reply. He was a psychologist and the biggest issue is the betrayal, being lied to.

I'm not sure of the context of your post or who you are referring to but it sounds like they may be narcissistic or borderline. That being said it is just an assumption on my part by what you said about their emotional outbursts and dislike of criticism. I hope things are better for you right now

For myself I would not be ok with feeling treated 2nd rate or with cancellations except in emergency. And if too many emergencies happened I wouldnt be comfortable with that either

Yes, it is time for a change. The relationship is too damaged

Thank you. yes! I do need to look at things from different viewpoints. Regarding: "It's a business arrangement, first and foremost. He was definitely scattered with his communication - but, the next time you email someone in a professional capacity and expect to hear back from them, follow up...

Thank you. I am also being slapped in the face with the fact that it is first and foremost about money. I think my social isolation played a big part in that. there are very few people I trust enough to even have a relationship with and none that i am even close to the level of intimacy that i...

No apology needed but thank-you. it is incredibly long winded story and i doubted too many would have time or energy to read it. I just needed to get it out mainly

Thank you. I am processing it and on the surface very hurt and angry. More hurt than anything. And confused. he lied. lied by omission and directly. Maybe he honestly was in complete denial. In any case it's good it all blew up. But as a professional psychologist i did/do have expectations of...

Additionally I'd already worked out what i can afford with him. we'd had the same agreed upon rate for 8 years

Actually we met anywhere from weekly to monthly except for that gap where he didnt return the contact like he had declared he would. I did not run any debt to him longer than a few weeks and mostly paid on the day of appt unless arranged. He admitted in his apology email that his failure to...

Best of luck to you and we can heal even if our families aren't

This is going to be SO long but i need to get it off my chest, get feedback, and support. I have been seeing the same psychologist for approx 8 years. I started seeing him when I had memories of a sexual assault surface. After the crime victim sessions ran out we had an agreed upon sliding...

You cannot save him. You can help him however by refusing to enable him. Enabling is defined as doing for someone what they are capable of doing for themselves and/or interfering behavior that prevents someone from experiencing the consequences of their actions if consequences are in the natural...

Therapist i've been working with for awhile but recently had an issue/break with. i'll expand on weekend. I was a mess earlier and now woke up crying about it. needed to get a bit out but not too much b/c of exhaustion and how long it would take me to explain.Going to be one long winded post...

Really really hurting tonight. Had 1st appt with therapist that i'd had previous issues with scheduled for today but it blew up before it even started. I sobbed for 2 1/2 hours straight and am still crying periodically. Thank gawd i had my dog to lick my face for a couple hours. My face is so...