My old therapist reached out to me to resume therapy but she already started with the rescheduling again…

Hey! I’m a therapist and I agree that it’s kinda weird and unprofessional to constantly be needing to reschedule from the therapist point of view. I’ve definitely had times where I’ve needed to reschedule but I try to give at least a week notice when possible and that’s typically only ever with my in person clients (except for vacations of course) and still super rare, maybe once or twice in a 3-4 month period. Honestly, it’s a matter of respecting the clients time just like we appreciate our time being respected as well. I hope your next therapist is a better fit for you!❤️

@Maria thanks ! Yeah it’s kind of disappointing because you go out of ur way to meet on time then last minute having to deal with the therapist rescheduling or even forgetting to cancel/ reschedule the appointment.

Absolutely! Do what’s best for you and your healing and please don’t feel bad about it! You deserve consistency and reliability ❤️

I think it's weird and unprofessional that she then says "ok and you'd rather work with her?" (And agree that the rescheduling is crummy too)

Like, don't make me feel guilty. If she said that to me I would respond with "yeah I like working with someone who respects my time and doesn't reschedule on me last minute so frequently"

@Tera yeah today she asked why I decided to start seeing another therapist and she said why didn’t I talk to her abt it . I told her I felt unimportant and like it was obvious because it was happening back to back. She apologized , said helping me was important life was lifeing & sorry for making me feel that way.

@Maria I have a therapist and it’s been 5 weeks and I feel no different and almost uncomfortable from the lack of substance. No progress. If you don’t mind me asking is it poor to continue asking “how do you feel about that?” “How does that make you feel?”. I studied counseling for social work and the only technique I see being used is telling me what I said back to confirm listening and occasional validation of feelings.

@Nicole hey! You can feel free to dm me! Honestly that can depend on the theory that she practices in therapy and sometimes not every client responds well to every theoretical orientation. As I’m sure you know, a lot of the therapists role is to be a supportive, nonpartisan, person to kind of be a “sounding board” for the client which involves a lot of reflection. If you’re not feeling any progress, that may not be abnormal because therapy takes time…. That being said you can definitely let her know that you’re not feeling like you’ve made the progress that you would’ve expected at this point. It’s also worth mentioning that not every therapist is going to be a great match for you and that is totally okay! If you need to switch to try a different therapist that may better suit your needs, you should definitely explore that!