Posted by Dinah on May 31, 2009, at 8:45:23
In reply to Re: Back to the same yucky place » Annierose, posted by Daisym on May 31, 2009, at 1:21:36
> And I couldn't help but wonder, under all of this, if you aren't hurt that an earlier slot on Tuesday came open and she filled it with a new client instead of asking you. This has happened before, right? So you may not really realize it but you might beel dropped or slighted about this.
If you just feel slighted, Annierose, you're a nicer person than I am. I gave my therapist a tongue lashing for the same thing, and in his style of practice it isn't even as important as I think it is in your therapist's practice. How on earth did she justify that?
Differences in temperament and culture are one thing. Even misunderstandings between therapist and client can be used to the client's benefit since learning about those things in ourselves and others is one of the biggest benefits of therapy. Learning about your patterns and how they influence your relationships with others having their own patterns is immensely helpful even if it causes distress. I credit whatever getting better I've done to that sort of thing.
But being so inconsiderate as to ignore a current client who is in an inconvenient time slot for a potential client is far harder to justify in my possibly biased eyes.
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