What would you do? Therapist late for phone session.

[Gs172003]

My therapy is over the phone because she is too far for me to drive to. It is supposed to be 4:00 on Wednesdays. She usually calls me about 4:05 and hangs up with me about 4:50. It's supposed to be an hour.whatever.
Today though I waited for her call for 15 minutes. Nothing. So I left and went to the y. She calls me at 20 after. Sends me a text "call me". I let her know why I went to the y. Her response.." can't talk then?" I said no. She said " talk next week then?" I said I guess. No apology no explanation no nothing. What would you do?

 

[Keming]

good work going to the gym. i'd probably sit and stare at the phone for an hour.

nothing wrong with the client deciding 15 minutes waiting was enough. but i wouldn't request an apology or explanation - if its interoffice politics etc., telling me would be effectively disclosing or prolonging office gossip.

if the late meeting bothered me, i'd disclose that to the T. honesty in therapy is complete and total, including telling the T if we are dissatisfied, frustrated, or angry. telling the T our feelings re: topic is not the same as requesting an explanation.

 

[Gs172003]

good work going to the gym. i'd probably sit and stare at the phone for an hour.

nothing wrong with the client deciding 15 minutes waiting was enough. but i wouldn't request an apology or explanation - if its interoffice politics etc., telling me would be effectively disclosing or prolonging office gossip.

if the late meeting bothered me, i'd disclose that to the T. honesty in therapy is complete and total, including telling the T if we are dissatisfied, frustrated, or angry. telling the T our feelings re: topic is not the same as requesting an explanation.

There's no office anything. It's just her which makes it that much worse.
I don't need an explanation now as much as I needed a "hey I'm running late, I'll call you at such and such time" which never happened.

As far as the gym....I go everyday. I have to. The only thing that keeps me functioning is movement. I'm walking/hiking/exercising all day every day. That's just what works for me the most I guess.

 

[Gs172003]

She charged me! She freaking charged me for today! You've got to be kidding me!

 

[Gs172003]

She explained herself to me and it was a misunderstanding. It's all good now.

 

[Starfire]

We don't do phone sessions unless it's an ER. But in his office I have been the cause of him running late for his next appointment so I wait if he needs to make sure his client is safe to leave. He does the same for me. However we set a time. If he thinks he is going to be more then 10 minutes, he or his receptionist let's me know. He also tells me when there is 5 minutes left in a session so it's a smooth ending.